The Chinese capital endured another day under an air quality “red alert” on Wednesday, with schools still closed, half of all cars kept off the roads and factories shut. But Continue Reading
Diesel is the cheapest versus gasoline for this time of year in at least a decade as inventories surge and mild temperatures reduce heating demand. Ultra low sulfur diesel on Continue Reading
Under a fingernail moon at Sassoon Docks, Parumati Mangela, a fisherwoman, sat on her haunches, grimacing. Something strange is happening over the Arabian Sea, she said: “The sky is getting Continue Reading
The US has unexpectedly joined a large group of countries trying to isolate China and India in the tense home stretch of UN talks in Paris on a new global Continue Reading
Under a fingernail moon at Sassoon Docks, Parumati Mangela, a fisherwoman, sat on her haunches, grimacing. Something strange is happening over the Arabian Sea, she said: “The sky is getting Continue Reading
Last week, China was trumpeting its arrival as one of the world’s great economic powers, as the International Monetary Fund elevated the renminbi to the ranks of leading currencies , Continue Reading
Enlarge This article was originally published by At some point in the history of all scientific theories, only a minority of scientists—or even just one—supported them, before evidence accumulated to Continue Reading
When Bill Gates arrived at the Élysée Palace to meet the French president François Hollande and other officials in June, he brought a message. Mr. Gates told Mr. Hollande that Continue Reading
Families in Beijing waited anxiously on Monday evening to hear whether schools would shut the next day, posing sudden child-care challenges, after the city issued its first-ever red alert for Continue Reading
Believe it or not, the air quality in the Chinese capital is actually improving. Just not very fast. On Monday, the Beijing municipal government issued its first “red alert” for Continue Reading
