China locks down third city, raising affected to 20 million
A third Chinese city has locked down its residents because of a COVID-19 outbreak, raising the number confined to their homes in China to about 20 million people. It wasn’t Continue Reading
China’s Solar Giants Have a Fix for Their Broken Supply Chain
The supply chain snarl that tripled the price of a key raw material for solar panels is about to get fixed, clearing the way for a renewed boom in the Continue Reading
What We Can Learn From South Korea’s Hydrogen Strategy
South Korea plans a pivot to hydrogen. Should we care? Well, South Korea, with a population of 52 million, is the tenth largest economy in the world, has the fifth Continue Reading
U.S. poised to break covid-19 hospitalization record
The United States is poised to surpass its record for covid-19 hospitalizations as soon as Tuesday, with no end in sight to skyrocketing case loads, falling staff levels and the struggles of Continue Reading
U.S. breaks COVID-19 hospitalization record at over 132,000 as Omicron surges
COVID-19 hospitalizations in the United States reached a record high on Monday, according to a Reuters tally, as a surge in infections caused by the highly contagious Omicron variant strains Continue Reading
Analysis: Kazakhstan reminds world leaders of costly fuel subsidy dilemma
A deadly uprising in Kazakhstan triggered by a fuel price hike is a powerful reminder of the struggle governments face in trying to limit public subsidies of fossil fuels when Continue Reading
Nearly 8,000 detained in Kazakhstan amid unrest
The authorities in Kazakhstan said Monday that nearly 8,000 people were detained by police during protests that descended into violence last week and marked the worst unrest the former Soviet Continue Reading
India starts booster shots for vulnerable amid omicron surge
Healthcare and front-line workers along with people above age 60 with health problems lined up Monday at vaccination centers across India to receive a third dose as infections linked to Continue Reading
Threat of omicron keeps China walled off, as scientists search for more-effective coronavirus vaccines – The Washington Post
A year ago, Chinese health experts had hoped the country could safely reopen to the world by now, as it attained herd immunity against the coronavirus. China achieved last month the Continue Reading
Kazakhstan’s Tengiz oil field operator says resuming normal output after protests
Gradual increase to normal levels after protests at remote site Tengiz is largest contributor of CPC export blend CPC, a light, relatively low-sulfur crude, is Kazakhstan’s main export blend Kazakhstan’s Continue Reading