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Costly 'cleaner' coal fights for space in emissions debate| Reuters

NEW DELHI/TOKYO The global coal industry is trumpeting "cleaner coal" technology to fight bubbling competition from renewable energy, but the high costs of greener plants are proving a major obstacle in selling them to power-hungry countries such as India.

Not just China: Japan, South Korea push cheap steel as world reels | Reuters

MANILA/TOKYO As the world reels from a flood of cheap Chinese steel, other countries including Japan and South Korea are selling products overseas at prices as much as a third lower than in their home markets, according to industry data and officials.

Protesters demonstrate against Trump at New York Republican gala | Reuters

NEW YORK Hundreds of protesters chanted and waved signs on Thursday to voice their outrage at Republican front-runner Donald Trump outside the New York venue where he and his two rivals for the presidential nomination gathered for duelling speeches. Inside a hotel near Grand Central Terminal, Trump, U.S.

Policymakers fret as storm clouds gather over world economy | Reuters

WASHINGTON World financial leaders sounded a sour note on the global economy on Thursday, pointing to Britain's possible exit from the European Union as a serious threat alongside China's bumpy growth path and dissent over interest rates in the euro zone. Concern that British voters are edging closer to leaving the EU in a June 23 referendum has spooked finance ministers, central bankers and other officials gathered here for the International Monetary Fund and World Bank spring meetings

Kerry alarmed by Russian flights near U.S. Navy ship - State Department | Reuters

WASHINGTON Secretary of State John Kerry was alarmed by video of a simulated attack on a U.S. Navy ship in the Baltic Sea by two Russian warplanes and will raise the incident with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, the State Department said on Thursday.

Strong quake hits Japan, nuclear plants safe, two dead - media | Reuters

TOKYO An earthquake of magnitude 6 hit southwestern Japan on Thursday, bringing down some buildings, killing at least two people and injuring hundreds, local media said, but the nuclear regulator reported no problems at power plants. The initial tremor struck 11 km (7 miles) east of the city of Kumamoto, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Putin blasts Panama Papers 'provocation,' soothes crisis-hit Russians | Reuters

MOSCOW Vladimir Putin on Thursday dismissed media reports that billions of dollars in Panama offshore accounts might be linked to him as a U.S.-backed "provocation", as he told ordinary Russians that the country's economic crisis will ease next year. The leak of confidential documents from a Panamanian law firm earlier this month has angered the Kremlin, forcing it to field questions about offshore accounts allegedly belonging to one of Putin's best friends

Strong quakes hit Japan, nuclear plants safe, dozens injured - media | Reuters

TOKYO An earthquake of magnitude 6 hit southwestern Japan on Thursday, bringing down some buildings and injuring dozens of people, local media reported, but the nuclear regulator reported no problems at power plants. The initial quake struck 11 km (7 miles) east of the city of Kumamoto, the U.S.

German coalition leaders agree new counter-terror plans - sources | Reuters

BERLIN The leaders of Germany's ruling coalition parties agreed at a meeting stretching into Thursday morning on a package of counter-terror measures, coalition sources said.

U.S. health officials confirm Zika cause of severe birth defects | Reuters

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