Mark Poynting Climate and environment researcher Reuters Last month’s Los Angeles fires were one of the costliest disasters in US history Last month was the world’s warmest January on record raising further questions about the pace of climate change, scientists say. January 2025 had been expected to be slightly cooler than January 2024 because of…
Getty Images Investigators had earlier last week said they had found evidence of a bird strike on the Boeing 737-800 plane All South Korean airports will need to install bird detection cameras and thermal imaging radars, after an air crash in December last year killed 179 people. The rollout is set to happen in 2026….
Anbarasan Ethirajan South Asia Editor Protesters set fire to Sheikh Hasina’s house on Wednesday evening Protesters in Bangladesh have vandalised and set fire to the former family home of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, as well as those of other members of her party. The unrest was sparked by news that Hasina would address the…
Reuters Panama has denied making changes to allow US government vessels to transit the Panama Canal for free, following White House claims it had agreed to such a move. The State Department said in a statement on X that its government vessels “can now transit the Panama Canal without charge fees, saving the US government…
Reuters US President Donald Trump’s proposal to resettle Gaza’s population would only be temporary, Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said. It follows Trump’s suggestion that the US could “take over” Gaza and resettle around two million Palestinians living there – an idea that has drawn criticism from the UN, human rights groups and Arab…
Sweden’s Volvo Cars on Thursday reported a 12% rise in full-year operating income and record revenue, but warned of severe market challenges ahead from intensifying electric vehicle competition and global tariffs. The automaker, which is majority-owned by China’s Geely Holding, said operating income came in at 22.3 billion Swedish kronor ($2.04 billion) in 2024 amid an…
MOSCOW, Russia – March 31, 2022: Bottled Carlsberg beer seen on a supermarket shelf. Russia on Monday seized control of the Russian subsidiaries of Danone and Carlsberg, both of which are in the process of selling their Russian operations. The Danish brewer is still represented in Russia by the brands Carlsberg, Kronenbourg, Holsten and Tuborg….
A package from Temu is seen in front of a screen with the Temu logo. (Photo by Nikos Pekiaridis/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Chinese online retailer Temu has been surfacing more products on its app that can be shipped from warehouses in the U.S. following President Donald Trump’s decision to…
Ford Motor Co., CEO Jim Farley gives the thumbs up sign before announcing Ford Motor will partner with Chinese-based, Amperex Technology, to build an all-electric vehicle battery plant in Marshall, Michigan, during a press conference in Romulus, Michigan February 13, 2023. Rebecca Cook | Reuters DETROIT — Ford Motor CEO Jim Farley on Wednesday said…
Google has become the latest big US firm to scrap its goals to recruit more workers from underrepresented groups, BBC News understands. The decision to abandon the diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) recruitment targets comes after the company carried out an annual review of its corporate policies. The technology giant is also reviewing some of…
