Japan needs to take away China’s power to ‘weaponize’ rare earths: finance minister
Interview Exclusive: Katayama envisions creating market of democracies with US, Europe Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said China’s…
Donald Trump is reshaping American power and the threat to international order is alarming
Mark the first week of 2026 as the one in which the often overblown rhetoric of the Trump…
Help! I Have ADHD and My Finances Are a Mess.
My Two Cents Personal-finance columnist Charlotte Cowles asks the nosy, revealing, sometimes uncomfortable questions about money so you…
Renewables Surge as Coal Remains Backbone
India’s electricity system has moved decisively beyond chronic shortages into a more complex phase of managing utilisation, grid…
What It Really Costs to Go Without Health Insurance
My Two Cents Personal-finance columnist Charlotte Cowles asks the nosy, revealing, sometimes uncomfortable questions about money so you…
China’s new solar battery converts sunlight into stored electricity
Chinese researchers have built a solar redox flow battery (SRFB) that can harvest sunlight and store energy at…
Electricity is now holding back growth across the global economy
The chip equipment maker ASML Holding NV is so crucial that a swing in its fortunes can sway…
Rick Smolan Wins $100,000 for HIPA’s 2025 Photography Appreciation Award
HIPA, the world’s most lucrative photo contest awarding $1 million in total prizes annually, announced its 2025 winners on November…
Largest Western Power outage in 15 years cuts essential mobile phone services in firegrounds
Volunteer firefighters were left without essential mobile communications while battling two serious fires in Western Australia’s Midwest over…
Energy giant AGL latest company to abandon Gippsland offshore wind zone
A third wind farm planned for Australia’s first declared offshore wind zone has been abandoned, raising fears about…
Energy grid not ready for Eraring coal plant’s closure, AEMO says
The energy grid is not ready for the closure of the Eraring coal plant, the energy operator has…
Google’s global data hub plan for Christmas Island gets mixed reviews from locals
Rising 5,000 metres from the deep sea floor, information hurtles to one of Australia’s most remote territories along a…