Drought is parching the world’s largest man-made lake, stripping Zambia of its electricity
LAKE KARIBA, Zambia -- Tindor Sikunyongana is trying to run a welding business which these days means buying a diesel...
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Oregon’s most populous county adds gas utility to $51B climate suit against fossil fuel companies
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Oregon's Multnomah County, home to Portland, has added the state's largest natural gas utility to its $51.5...
Snubbed by Tesla, Mexican government pledges to create its own small, affordable electric car
MEXICO CITY -- Snubbed by Tesla, Mexico’s new president pledged Friday to create a Mexican-made small, affordable electric car to...
Stock market today: Wall Street rises to close its latest record-setting week as banks jump
NEW YORK -- U.S. stocks rose to records Friday as big banks rallied following a run of reassuring profit reports.The...
Awash in oil money, Guyana promises cash, free tuition and other perks ahead of election
GEORGETOWN, Guyana -- Guyanese President Irfaan Ali announced several perks ahead of national elections next year, including free college tuition...
Brazil starts blocking irregular online gambling as concern rises over addiction
SAO PAULO -- Brazil on Friday started blocking over 2,000 gambling websites designated as irregular, part of a push by...
Stellantis CEO under fire from Italian lawmakers as the group grapples with financial troubles
ROME -- Italian lawmakers on Friday questioned the head of Stellantis, the world's fourth largest automaker, over the group’s strategy,...
United Airlines adding 8 new international destinations to itinerary for next summer
United Airlines is adding eight new international destinations to its itinerary for next summer.The airline, which said that this is...
AI is having its Nobel moment. Do scientists need the tech industry to sustain it?
Hours after the artificial intelligence pioneer Geoffrey Hinton won a Nobel Prize in physics, he drove a rented car to...
Gunmen kill 20 miners in an attack in southwest Pakistan ahead of an Asian security summit
QUETTA, Pakistan -- Gunmen killed 20 miners and wounded another seven in Pakistan’s southwest, a police official said Friday, drawing...
