While hopes are rising that a rapid rollout of Covid-19 vaccines is helping to tame the pandemic in the U.S., in much of the world the virus is still surging. Covid-19 Continue Reading
Pakistan on Saturday reported its highest COVID-19 death toll in a single day. Authorities reported 157 deaths, bringing the overall fatalities to 16,999. A total of 5,908 additional cases pushed Continue Reading
Rail-thin teenagers hold placards at traffic stops with the word for hunger — fome — in large print. Children, many of whom have been out of school for over a Continue Reading
In September, Chinese leader Xi Jinping won plaudits when he pledged to the United Nations that China would reach carbon neutrality before 2060. Earlier this month, Chinese and U.S. climate envoys Continue Reading
China administered about 4.86 million vaccinations against COVID-19 on April 23, bringing the total number administered to 216.08 million, according to data released by the National Health Commission on Saturday. Continue Reading
The U.S. death rate in 2020 was the highest above normal ever recorded in the country — even surpassing the calamity of the 1918 flu pandemic. Death rate above and Continue Reading
China announced it would curb coal consumption in its economic plans spanning the next 10 years at US President Joe Biden’s global climate summit April 22, in addition to affirming Continue Reading
An influential U.S. federal advisory panel is set to meet Friday to potentially decide the fate of the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine rollout, as more reports emerged of rare but Continue Reading
China has slammed Australia’s decision to cancel agreements between the Belt and Road Initiative and the Victoria state government, signaling a worsening of ties between the nations. The Australian federal government Continue Reading
China’s President Xi Jinping will attend a U.S.-led climate change summit on Thursday at the invitation of President Joe Biden, in the first meeting between the two leaders since the Continue Reading
Sinopec to develop eastern Mansuriyah gas field Iraq wants to boost gas output amid Iranian imports Most gas production is pumped with oil Iraq awarded Sinopec a contract to develop Continue Reading
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday called for a rejection of hegemonic power structures in global governance, amid growing tensions between Washington and Beijing over a widening range of issues Continue Reading
Sinovac Biotech (SVA.O) has supplied 260 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine globally, with over 60% supplied to countries outside China, the company’s chief executive Yin Weidong said on Tuesday. Continue Reading
China’s crude oil imports from top supplier Saudi Arabia rose 8.8% in March from a year earlier, driven by strong demand and as shipments delayed due to a port congestion Continue Reading
The disputed South China Sea may soon see an escalation in tensions over oil drilling rights between China and the Phillippines, according to Phillippine President Rodrigo Duterte who spoke to Continue Reading
China has flagged it will seek to raise its power generation from solar and wind plants to around 11% of the country’s total power consumption in 2021, from 9.7% in Continue Reading
The U.S. State Department said on Monday it will boost its “Do Not Travel” guidance to about 80% of countries worldwide, citing “unprecedented risk to travelers” from the COVID-19 pandemic 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
The throughput of Chinese refineries last month averaged 14.08 million bpd last month, up by 19.7 percent on the year thanks to the recovery in demand for fuels and China’s Continue Reading
Frustrated by slow and uncertain vaccination drives around the world, some of the nine million Americans living abroad are coming home to get their Covid-19 shots. For many, the risks of Continue Reading
Coal-fired power stations are still a major part of China’s energy production China can save up to $1.6 trillion (£1.2 trillion) over 20 years by switching from coal power to Continue Reading
China’s economic recovery quickened sharply in the first quarter to record growth of 18.3% from last year’s deep coronavirus slump, propelled by stronger demand at home and abroad and continued Continue Reading
A general view of the Xilutian coal mine in Fushun, Liaoning province, China June 26, 2018. REUTERS/Stringer China’s coal output rose 16% in the first quarter from the same period Continue Reading
China’s ever-expanding oil refining capacity will increase competition among crude processors around the world and weigh on their margins, the nation’s biggest energy producer said. Refining capacity will reach 900 Continue Reading
China’s economy surged 18.3% in the first quarter from a year earlier, a record rate of growth that reflected the recovery from a deep coronavirus-induced trough in early 2020 and the Continue Reading
China’s oil product exports are expected to rise by 31.7% year on year to around 54.7 million mt in 2021, as the recovery in the jet fuel market and an Continue Reading
The pandemic now looks very different depending on where you are in the United States. While some states have seen the crisis start to dissipate, a spring wave of coronavirus infections Continue Reading
China’s economy likely grew at a record pace of 19% in the first quarter, rebounding from a pandemic slump early last year as demand recovered at home and abroad and Continue Reading
A group of 175 former world leaders and Nobel laureates is urging the US to take “urgent action” to suspend intellectual property rights for Covid-19 vaccines to help boost global Continue Reading
After a day that many hoped might add clarity to the rollout of Johnson & Johnson’s troubled Covid-19 vaccine, the picture on Thursday is as muddy as ever in the Continue Reading
Far beyond the United States and Europe, the safety scares engulfing the AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson vaccines have jeopardized campaigns to inoculate the world, undercutting faith in two sorely Continue Reading
Slideshow ( 2 images ) BERLIN (Reuters) – The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany jumped on Thursday by 29,426 to 3.073 million, the biggest increase since Jan. 8 Continue Reading
In a bid to reduce refining overcapacity, China is stepping up pressure on independent refiners to uproot illegal tax practices and check if outdated facilities have been closed as required, Continue Reading
China’s exports rose 30.6% over a year ago in March as global consumer demand strengthened and traders watched for signs of what President Joe Biden might do about reviving tariff Continue Reading
From the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, US cities, states, and even villages made up their own rules and called it freedom. That approach to combating coronavirus arguably led to Continue Reading
A more transmissible coronavirus variant first detected in Britain does not cause more severe illness in hospitalized patients, according to a new study published by the Lancet Infectious Diseases journal. The study, Continue Reading
Doctors in the Canadian province of Ontario may soon have to decide who can and cannot receive treatment in intensive care as the number of coronavirus infections sets records and Continue Reading
China’s top disease control official has said the country is formally considering mixing COVID-19 vaccines, as a way of further boosting vaccine efficacy. Available data shows Chinese vaccines lag behind Continue Reading
China’s BYD confirmed that it is going all-in on LFP (lithium-iron-phosphate) batteries, scrapping NCM (nickel, cobalt, manganese) technology from its model line-up entirely. BYD, which is backed by legendary US Continue Reading
China has set a world record for deep-sea drilling in the South China Sea, Chinese state media reported, while tensions in the disputed area are rising. According to the Xinhua Continue Reading
Hong Kong’s CLP Holdings Ltd. is looking offshore to help meet a growing need for renewable energy, as limited land supply in the city poses a challenge to building clean-power Continue Reading
The head of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention conceded that the efficacy of Chinese coronavirus vaccines is “not high” and that they may require improvements, marking a Continue Reading
A number of refineries in China are starting or planning to carry out works in the second quarter. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now Continue Reading
A few weeks ago, doctors in Michigan hospitals began noticing their intensive care units were filling up again with coronavirus patients — something they had hoped the state’s high level Continue Reading
Hospitals in Turkey and Poland are filling up. Pakistan is restricting domestic travel. The U.S. government will send more help to the state with the country’s worst infection increase. The Continue Reading
Leaders of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee introduced major legislation on Thursday to boost the country’s ability to push back against China’s expanding global influence by promoting human rights, Continue Reading
Spain and Italy have moved to limit the use of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine to people aged above 60, in shifts that will complicate the countries’ efforts to step up their vaccination Continue Reading
Some Polish doctors and nurses are just taking naps between shifts as they fight a third wave of the coronavirus, the health minister said on Friday, amid reports of medical Continue Reading
