Global inflation pressures could become harder to manage in coming years, research suggests
Rising trade barriers
2023-08-27 17:19
Cause of Kenya's longest power outage in memory remains unclear as grid suppliers exchange blame
The longest nationwide power outage in Kenyans’ memory remains a mystery as the government-owned power company blames a failure at Africa’s largest wind farm, which laid the responsibility on the power grid instead
2023-08-27 14:20
Workers exposed to extreme heat have no consistent protection in the US
State and federal agencies are scrambling to find measures to combat what experts call one of the harshest and most neglected effects of climate change in the U.S.: rising heat deaths and injuries of people who work in triple-digit temperatures
2023-08-27 12:56
North Korea to allow its citizens abroad to return home, a sign of further easing of pandemic curbs
North Korea says it will allow its citizens staying abroad to return home in line with easing pandemic situations worldwide
2023-08-27 12:56
Women working in Antarctica say they were left to fend for themselves against sexual harassers
Many women who work at McMurdo Station, the main United States research base in Antarctica, say the isolated environment and macho culture have allowed sexual harassment and assault to flourish
2023-08-27 12:27
Takeaways from AP's investigation into sexual harassment and assault at Antarctica's McMurdo Station
Many women who work at McMurdo Station, the main United States research base in Antarctica, say the isolated environment and macho culture have allowed sexual harassment and assault to flourish
2023-08-27 12:18
Louisiana refinery fire mostly contained but residents worry about air quality
Crews in Louisiana were still working to suppress flare-ups as an oil refinery fire burned for a second day along the banks of the Mississippi River
2023-08-27 04:45
Broadband subsidy program that millions use will expire next year if Congress doesn’t act
One of the programs set up to ensure affordable internet for all is set to run out by the middle of 2024
2023-08-26 20:51
Bare electrical wire and poles in need of replacement on Maui were little match for strong winds
In the first moments of the Maui fires, when high winds brought down power poles, slapping electrified wires to the dry grass below, there was a reason the flames erupted all at once in long, neat rows -- those wires were bare, uninsulated metal that could spark on contact
2023-08-26 20:50
France and EU to spend 215 million euros shoring up struggling wine producers
The French government and the European Union will spend 200 million euros ($215 million) to help the country's wine producers, who are struggling to cope with falling prices and waning demand.
2023-08-26 19:55
Power outages across Kenya approach the 12-hour mark with little explanation and a rare apology
Much of Kenya is still without electricity almost 12 hours after an unexplained power outage Friday night shut down the country’s main international airport and led to a rare public apology by a government minister
2023-08-26 15:23
Fukushima residents react cautiously after start of treated water release from wrecked nuclear plant
Fish auction prices at a port south of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant have dropped amid uncertainty about how consumers may respond a day after treated and diluted radioactive wastewater began to be released into the sea
2023-08-26 13:18