Human activity is leading to more disasters — UN report
LONDON — Human activity is contributing to an increasing number of disasters, with 350 and 500 medium-sized or large disasters a year occurring globally in the past two decades and more frequent events expected, according to a UN report.
Global coal plant capacity edges up in 2021, hitting climate -report
By Timothy Gardner
WASHINGTON - The global capacity of power plants fired by coal, the fossil fuel that emits the most carbon dioxide when burned, rose nearly...
Musk gets Twitter for $44 billion, to cheers and fears of ‘free speech’ plan
By Greg Roumeliotis
NEW YORK - Elon Musk clinched a deal to buy Twitter Inc TWTR.N for $44 billion cash on Monday in a transaction that will...
Airbus, Qatar Airways back in court as plane row heats up
By Tim Hepher
LONDON - A British judge will on Tuesday rule whether Airbus must keep building A321neo jetliners for estranged Qatar Airways in a decision with...
Higher inflation factors into review of tariffs on Chinese goods- White House
By Andrea Shalal
WASHINGTON - The Biden administration is carefully studying the inflationary impact of tariffs imposed on China by former President Donald Trump's administration given a...
In troubled France, no honeymoon for re-elected Macron
PARIS — Now comes the hard part. Emmanuel Macron may have seen off far-right leader Marine Le Pen, but his second term could be even rockier than the first with mounting political opposition and boiling social discontent.
Indonesia’s palm oil export ban leaves global buyers with no plan B
MUMBAI — Global edible oil consumers have no option but to pay top dollar for supplies after Indonesia’s surprise palm oil export ban forced buyers to seek alternatives, already in short supply due to adverse weather and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Brussels prepares to hit Russia with ‘smart sanctions’ on oil imports —The Times
The European Union (EU) is preparing “smart sanctions” against Russian oil imports, The Times reported on Monday, citing the European Commission’s executive vice president, Valdis Dombrovskis.
France’s Macron defeats far-right, pledges change
PARIS — Emmanuel Macron comfortably defeated far-right rival Marine Le Pen on Sunday, heading off a political earthquake for Europe but acknowledging dissatisfaction with...
ECB policymakers keen for quick end to bond buys, early rate hike — sources
WASHINGTON — European Central Bank (ECB) policymakers are keen to end their bond purchase scheme at the earliest possible moment and raise interest rates...
Shanghai fences up COVID-hit areas, fueling fresh outcry
SHANGHAI — Shanghai authorities battling an outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have erected fences outside residential buildings, sparking fresh public outcry over a...
Macron or Le Pen: France votes for new president
PARIS — The French began voting on Sunday in an election that will decide whether pro-European Union (EU), centrist President Emmanuel Macron keeps his job or is unseated by far-right euroskeptic Marine Le Pen in what would amount to a political earthquake.