
Ending Nigeria's fuel subsidy pushes a shift to solar. Without a climate plan, progress is at risk
Nigeria's removal of a subsidy that helped reduce the price of gasoline has increased costs for people already struggling with high inflation
2023-06-20 14:23

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba announces new CEO and chairman in major management reshuffle
China's Alibaba Group has announced that Eddie Wu, chairman of its e-commerce group, will succeed Daniel Zhang as CEO in a major management reshuffle
2023-06-20 13:22

Large fire breaks out at Germany's biggest theme park, police says blaze is "under control"
A large fire at Germany’s biggest theme park has sent a dense plume of black smoke billowing into the sky that was visible for miles
2023-06-20 11:27

Ex-PM Cameron says the UK focused too much on flu rather than other potential pandemics before COVID
Former British Prime Minister David Cameron has told a public inquiry that his government made a mistake by focusing too much on preparations for a flu pandemic rather than considering other types of pandemic in the years before the COVID-19 outbreak
2023-06-20 10:17

UK lawmakers back scathing report that slammed Boris Johnson over 'partygate'
Britain’s House of Commons has endorsed a report that found Boris Johnson lied to lawmakers about lockdown-flouting parties in his office
2023-06-20 05:28

Macron urges Europe to develop its own air defense systems and not rely on the US
French President Emmanuel Macron is urging European nations to seek more independence on airspace defense
2023-06-20 04:26

UN: International donors promise $1.5 billion in aid to Sudan
The United Nations says International donors have promised Monday almost $1.5 billion in additional aid to conflict-stricken Sudan
2023-06-20 04:15

New Jersey casinos, tracks and partners won $471M in May, up 9.4%, but in-person winnings still lag
New Jersey’s casinos, horse tracks that take sports bets and the online partners of both types of gambling won nearly $471 million in May, an increase of 9.4% from a year earlier, according to figures released Monday by state gambling regulators
2023-06-20 03:47

UN complains Russia blocks aid workers from area of Ukraine dam collapse; Moscow says it's unsafe
The Kremlin's spokesman says U.N. aid workers who want to visit areas ravaged by a recent dam collapse in southern Ukraine can’t go there because fighting in the war makes it unsafe
2023-06-20 00:54

Intel and Germany sign agreement for $32.8 billion chip plant investment
Intel and the German government have signed a deal that would see the U.S. company investing more than 30 billion euros ($32.8 billion) in a chip manufacturing site in the German city of Magdeburg, with financial support from Berlin
2023-06-19 23:59

Spain registers record asylum claims, approves far fewer than European average
Spain has received a record number of claims for refugee status and international protection last year
2023-06-19 23:47

Airbus wins mammoth order for 500 jets from India's IndiGo at Paris Air Show
India’s IndiGo airline is buying 500 passenger jets from European planemaker Airbus
2023-06-19 23:17