The AI boom needs electricity, but Western grids are strained. Is power China’s power?
Near the end of last year, thousands of European travellers saw their holiday plans unravel after a prolonged…
Euro zone investor morale better than expected at start of 2026
BERLIN, Jan 12 (Reuters) – The Sentix index measuring investor morale in the euro zone rose more than…
US exit of key UN climate treaty criticized as self-sabotage
WASHINGTON, Jan 8 (Reuters) – The United States’ decision to withdraw from the United Nations’ key climate treaty…
Dollar set for second straight weekly gain after US jobs data
Dollar on track to extend winning streak into fourth dayAnticipated Supreme Court tariff ruling not happening on FridayUS…
Irish households pay €360 more per year for electricity than western European average
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Tech firms must block unsolicited nude images under new UK rules
UK laws target cyberflashing on major platformsUK regulator to set codes of practice for tech platformsFollows global outcry…
Starmer sets up fight with Farage on EU single-market access
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he will pursue greater access to the European Union’s single market, setting…
Britain should seek closer alignment with EU single market, Starmer says
LONDON, Jan 4 (Reuters) – Britain should seek closer alignment with the European single market on an “issue-by-issue”…
Take Five: New Year, same FOMO
Jan 2 (Reuters) – The new year starts with U.S. jobs data, a rebalancing of commodity indexes and…
Israel to Bar 37 Aid Groups as UK and EU Warn of Severe Impact in Gaza
10 Conflicts to Watch in 2026 As global power shifts and geopolitical tensions rise, the year 2026 is…
How palm oil plantations drained a Guatemalan rainforest community – The Irish Times
Forty years ago when Dolores Mucu arrived in Carolina, the area in Guatemala’s tropical province of Alta Verapaz…
Exclusive: Soy trading firms to abandon Amazon protection pact in Brazil
ADM, Bunge, Cargill, Cofco signed 2006 agreement to protect Brazil’s Amazon forest with soy farming moratoriumMato Grosso law…