‘We’re not the United Nations’: top official defends Eurovision ahead of tense final – POLITICO
The countries sitting out this year’s 70th anniversary contest (Spain, Ireland, the Netherlands, Slovenia and Iceland) say their decision is due…
NATO backs renewables as solution to energy security, despite US skepticism – POLITICO
“By diversifying the energy sources, and routes, on which our Alliance depends — including through use of alternative…
The essential health checks older Kiwis should not skip
But a male relative’s results weren’t so good. The words “very severe coronary calcification” and “high risk” leapt…
Asia’s great disconnect: Markets boom as Iran war fuels cost of living crisis
Markets in Tokyo and Seoul have hit record highs, while in Manila jeepney drivers went on strike last month to protest surging fuel…
Thai plastics crisis puts SME factories at risk as costs surge
Saran Srimanoch, managing director of Grand Polymers Inter Co., Ltd., said Thailand’s plastics industry was worth more than…
EU to prioritize jet fuel supplies in new emergency energy package – POLITICO
Overall, it emphasized an accelerated switch away from fossil fuels and toward clean electricity. “Coordination is key,” the…
France freezes €6B spending this year because of Middle East crisis – POLITICO
Finance Minister Roland Lescure was quick to insist that the freeze would not inevitably lead to spending cuts,…
Maverick Photographer’s Wildlife Images From the 1960s Document Animals in Crisis
Peter Beard, Roping Rhinos with Ken Randall in Hunting Block 29, 1964 © The Estate of Peter Beard,…
Editor’s Choice: Energy crisis spreads across Asia, but investors stay bullish
Hello from Tokyo. As uncertainty hangs over negotiations aimed at ending the war between the U.S. and Iran,…
What the world needs to know about the real stakes of the energy crisis – POLITICO
“[The] damage to household finances this year is to a large degree already done,” said James Smith, chief economist at…
Brussels backs windfall tax on big firms to ease pain from energy crisis – POLITICO
This wouldn’t be the first time that EU capitals have raided the profits of energy companies to ease…
Asian governments turn to subsidies to cushion energy crisis pain
Iran war Price supports, tax cuts and cash handouts are the most popular measures Workers load gas cylinders…