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Airports in Russia's Tatarstan region resume operations after two-hour safety pause May 31, 2024 02:01AM

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Airports in the cities of Kazan and Nizhnekamsk lifted temporary flight restrictions which had been imposed for safety reasons earlier on Friday, a representative for Rosaviatsia, the country's aviation regulator, said on Telegram.

The airports, both located in the Tatarstan region, were out of action for more than two hours before restarting operations.

Unverified videos on social media earlier on Friday had shown... (continue reading...)


'Too much heat' hits Delhi courts, judges asked to let lawyers ditch robes May 31, 2024 02:00AM

By Arpan Chaturvedi

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Soaring temperatures in India's capital have proven to be too much for some courts and are putting to the test a law in place since 1961 that requires lawyers to wear heavy black robes and coats.

At least three High Courts have permitted lawyers to discard the robes and coats for the summer, although the Supreme Court is being urged to make it a general rule for all lawyers in the country.

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Cleaner shipping fuel is contributing to ocean warming, scientists say May 31, 2024 01:59AM

By David Stanway

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Shipping fuel regulations introduced in 2020 have led to a substantial cut in sulphur dioxide (SO2) pollution, but may also have made the ocean warmer by reducing cloud cover, according to a modelling study in a paper published late on Thursday.

International Maritime Organization (IMO) rules to tackle marine pollution forced shippers to cut their fuel sulphur content to 0.5% from 3.5%, leading to an... (continue reading...)


Slovak Prime Minister Fico released to home care, hospital says May 31, 2024 01:52AM

(Reuters) - Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has moved to home care from a hospital in the central city of Banska Bystrica, where he had been recovering from an assassination attempt, the hospital said on Friday.

(Reporting by Jason Hovet in Prague; Editing by Christian Schmollinger)


BOJ panelist calls for steady rate hikes, warns of inflation risk May 31, 2024 01:51AM

By Leika Kihara and Takahiko Wada

TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan must steadily raise interest rates to guard against the risk of inflation accelerating well above its 2% target, said Takeo Hoshi, an academic with knowledge of the country's monetary policy.

Japan's wage-inflation dynamics are changing in ways unseen in the past with intensifying labour shortages pushing up labour costs and prodding more firms to hike prices, said... (continue reading...)


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