More than half of humanity is crowded together in cities. That’s about 4 billion people living on top of one another, working, commuting, polluting, and figuring out how to survive. Continue Reading
A 5.9 magnitude earthquake in southern Iran partially has damaged a critical oil facility and disrupted production, state television reported April 18. Not registered? Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes Continue Reading
Iran on Friday has announced its latest nuclear fait accompli , saying that it’s obtained for the first time ever 60% enriched uranium overnight . This marks the highest level Continue Reading
In the winter of 2015, Chennai suffered its worst inundation in a century, severely disrupting flights, train and bus services and forcing the postponment of half-yearly school exams. Source: Strdel/AFP/Getty Continue Reading
India’s currency has swung from emerging market leader to laggard as the country battles a ferocious wave of coronavirus infections, prompting concerns among global investors that a nascent economic recovery Continue Reading
The COVID-19 pandemic has hit Colombia and its economy, including the vital energy sector, particularly hard. After implementing one of the world’s longest pandemic lockdowns during 2020, which took the Continue Reading
China sought to allay fears it wants to topple the dollar as the world’s main reserve currency as Beijing makes bigger strides in creating its own digital yuan. People’s Bank of Continue Reading
The United States and China, the world’s two biggest carbon polluters, agreed to cooperate to curb climate change with urgency, just days before President Joe Biden hosts a virtual summit Continue Reading
The US and China have committed to work together to combat climate change despite rising tensions between the two powers, boosting chances of global deal on emissions at a UN Continue Reading
A pair of seasoned investors see Texas’ largest city as the prime place to foster the development of innovations to accelerate the transition away from oil and gas, and Rigzone’s Continue Reading
