Supporters of Iranian-backed Iraqi paramilitary groups who stormed the U.S. embassy’s perimeter and hurled rocks in two days of protests withdrew on Wednesday after Washington dispatched extra troops and threatened Continue Reading
A brutal cold wave has swept northern India, blanketing streets in freezing fog, intensifying pollution, disrupting hundreds of flights and prompting school closures. India’s capital, New Delhi, experienced its coldest Continue Reading
Nigeria, like the rest of the world, enters a new decade this new year, 2020; it’s the decade of the twenties!How Nigeria starts the new decade, that is, how it Continue Reading
With an emoji of a flexing bicep, Venezuelan state oil company Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A., or PDVSA, on Tuesday celebrated what was once a routine task in the OPEC nation: Continue Reading
China’s central bank said on Wednesday it was cutting the amount of cash that all banks must hold as reserves, releasing around 800 billion yuan ($114.91 billion) in funds to Continue Reading
The leader of Australia’s eastern New South Wales state has declared a week-long state of emergency in response to the escalating bushfire threat. High temperatures and strong winds are forecast for Continue Reading
Thousands have been evacuated after flash floods on New Year’s Eve At least 21 people have died in flooding in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, after the city had its most Continue Reading
China consumed 27.22 Bcm of natural gas in November, up 4% year on year, the latest data from the National Development and Reform Commission showed. The year-on-year growth was much Continue Reading
Hyundai Motor Group (HMG) will invest more than KRW100 trillion (US$87 billion) over next 5 years—KRW20 trillion (~US$17.4 billion) annually to enhance its leadership in vehicle electrification, autonomous driving and mobility services, Continue Reading
Engineers at the University of Illinois have developed an electrolyte that could help manufacturers produce recyclable, self-healing commercial batteries. In a study published in the Journal of the American Chemical Continue Reading
