LONDON (Reuters) - Emissions need to be halved by 2030 to limit warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius but temperatures are on track to reach double that by the end of the century even if countries’ current plans are fully implemented,…

OSLO (Reuters) - PGS, the world’s largest seismic surveyor, called off a planned debt refinancing on Wednesday amid rising market volatility, sending its shares down 24%. Oslo-listed PGS, which owns a fleet of seismic vessels that scan the seabed for…

BEIJING (Reuters) - China’s Commerce Ministry said on Wednesday it is launching an anti-dumping investigation on some rubber products from the United States, South Korea and the European Union. The investigation into Ethylene Propylene Diene Monomer rubber (EPDM) should be…

(Reuters) - A magnitude 6.8 quake struck south southeast of Raoul Island in South Pacific chain of the Kermadec Islands, the U.S. Geological Survey said. There were no immediate reports of casualties. The quake struck 180 km (110 miles) south…

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia’s energy and environment minister has delayed a visit to Australia to discuss rare earth miner Lynas Corp’s storage of radioactive waste in the Southeast Asian nation, according to a ministry spokeswoman. The trip, initially scheduled…

MUMBAI (Reuters) - India’s monsoon has progressed more slowly than usual after hitting the southern state of Kerala nearly a week late. Monsoon rains have been 44% lower-than-average so far in June, delaying the sowing of summer-sown crops and raising concerns that…

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Chinese officials said there were no indications that a deadly earthquake in the southwestern province of Sichuan this week was caused by excessive shale gas fracking in the region, state media reported on Wednesday. A woman stands…