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Iran war sends crude prices soaring as Khamenei son takes chargeTehran (AFP) Mar 9, 2026 The Iran war sent oil prices soaring on Monday after Tehran, under new leader Mojtaba Khamanei, fired a new barrage of missiles at its Gulf neighbours and signalled that the strategic Strait of Hormuz would likely remain shut. ... more 
Trump's limited options to curb Iran war oil price surgeWashington, United States (AFP) Mar 9, 2026 US President Donald Trump is under pressure to curb oil prices sent skyrocketing by the war with Iran, but has only limited tools to fix a problem that is shaking the world economy and is politically toxic at home. ... more  
AI evolved legged robots reconfigure run and survive damageLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 09, 2026 Northwestern University engineers have created modular legged robots with what they describe as athletic intelligence, capable of operating outdoors, adapting to damage and reshaping themselves into ... more  
Industrial TOPCon silicon cell sets new efficiency benchmarkTokyo, Japan (SPX) Mar 09, 2026 Crystalline silicon solar cells dominate the global photovoltaic industry, and tunnel oxide passivating contact (TOPCon) architectures are rapidly gaining market share because they offer strong perf ... more |
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Hybrid perovskite device taps power from sun and rainLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 09, 2026 A team from the Institute of Materials Science of Seville, a joint center of the Spanish National Research Council and the University of Seville, has developed a hybrid energy harvesting device that ... more  
US fusion report urges new diagnostics for commercial plasma powerLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 09, 2026 To operate fusion systems safely and reliably, scientists must monitor plasma fuel conditions and measure properties such as temperature and density that influence fusion reactions. This work depend ... more  
Two step reactive sintering boosts zirconium carbide ceramic performanceTokyo, Japan (SPX) Mar 09, 2026 With the growing demands on materials used in extreme environments such as hypersonic flight, advanced propulsion systems, and next generation nuclear energy, ultra high temperature ceramics are att ... more  
Blazar population may power record energy neutrinoParis, France (SPX) Mar 09, 2026 Three years ago, the KM3NeT/ARCA neutrino detector in the Mediterranean Sea recorded the passage of an ultra-energetic cosmic neutrino, the most energetic neutrino ever detected, with an energy of a ... more |
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EDA taps Airbus to broaden Capa-X drone mission rolesParis, France (SPX) Mar 09, 2026 Airbus Helicopters, through its subsidiary Survey Copter, has been selected by the European Defence Agency for the Multi Mission Unmanned Aircraft System project, which aims to develop a hybrid uncr ... more  
Equities plunge as energy prices soar on Mideast crisisHong Kong (AFP) Mar 9, 2026 Stock markets plunged Monday as oil and gas prices soared on fears about supplies from the Middle East with the US-Israeli war against Iran continuing into a second week with no sign of letting up. ... more 
Nobel economist Aghion says no repeat 2008 financial crisis; France to host G7 finance meeting on MideastParis, France (AFP) Mar 9, 2026 The war in the Middle East is unlikely to trigger a collapse of the world economy on the scale of the 2008 global financial crisis, Nobel prize-winning economist Philippe Aghion said Monday. ... more 
Bangladesh rations fuel as Mideast war deepens energy crunchDhaka (AFP) Mar 8, 2026 Bangladesh launched fuel rationing on Sunday as the war in the Middle East deepened an energy crunch, creating long queues at filling stations and boiling over into anger. ... more 
China says 'clearly aware' of economic risks, vows to boost spendingBeijing (AFP) Mar 6, 2026 China's leaders are 'clearly aware' of challenges facing growth, the head of the country's top economic planning body said on Friday, vowing to boost sluggish domestic consumption. ... more |
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Greek ship workers strike to support of stranded Gulf crewsAthens (AFP) Mar 5, 2026 Greek ships were confined to port on Thursday, the coastguard confirmed, as workers staged a 24-hour strike in support of crews stranded in the Gulf by the Middle East war. ... more 
China sets lowest growth target in decades as consumption lagsBeijing (AFP) Mar 5, 2026 China set its lowest annual growth target in decades on Thursday, at 4.5-5 percent, as the government outlined plans to tackle sluggish consumption and a flagging property market. ... more 
Global economic resilience 'tested yet again' by Mideast war: IMF chiefBangkok (AFP) Mar 5, 2026 Global economic resilience was being tested yet again by the latest war in the Middle East, the head of the IMF Kristalina Georgieva warned Thursday. ... more  
DR Congo mine landslide death toll tops 200: governmentKinshasa (AFP) Mar 4, 2026 The death toll from a landslide at a mining site in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has passed 200, the government said Wednesday. ... more  
Japan eyes remote Pacific island for nuclear wasteTokyo (AFP) Mar 4, 2026 Japan is looking into using a remote deserted Pacific island nearly 2,000 kilometres (1,250 miles) from Tokyo as a site for burying nuclear waste, officials said. ... more |
 
UK dieselgate lawsuit enters final journey for carmakersLondon (AFP) Mar 2, 2026 A trial involving five major carmakers entered its final phase in London on Monday, in the run-up to a decision on the latest chapter of the dieselgate emissions scandal. ... more
Trump defends Iran war decision as oil soars above $100New York (AFP) Mar 9, 2026 Oil prices surged above $100 a barrel for the first time in nearly four years on Sunday over worries that the spiralling Middle East war could create prolonged supply disruptions. ... more 
10 vessels attacked in Hormuz Strait: analystsParis, France (AFP) Mar 8, 2026 About 10 vessels in or near the Strait of Hormuz have come under attack since Iran blocked the strategic waterway in retaliation for US-Israeli strikes, data analysis groups report. ... more 
India says to push ahead with Russian oil importsNew Delhi (AFP) Mar 7, 2026 India said Saturday it was pushing ahead with imports of Russian oil, after a temporary US waiver to import crude from Moscow due war in the Mideast - but adding it did not need Washington's permission. ... more |
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US, Israel hit five oil sites in and near Tehran: officialTehran (AFP) Mar 8, 2026 The United States and Israel hit five oil facilities with overnight strikes in and near the Iranian capital, killing four people, an official told state TV on Sunday. ... more 
Six injured in Abu Dhabi and blasts heard in Doha, ManamaAbu Dhabi (AFP) Mar 5, 2026 Debris from a drone injured six people in an industrial zone of the Emirati capital Abu Dhabi on Thursday, while Dubai, Doha and Manama were subjected to missile attacks as Iran pressed on with a retaliation campaign. ... more  
Dubai airport briefly suspends operations after interceptionDubai (AFP) Mar 7, 2026 Dubai airport, the world's busiest for international traffic, suspended operations Saturday before partially resuming services, after an air defence interception in the area during attacks from Iran. ... more  
New hunt for flight MH370 ends with no clues to 12-year mysteryKuala Lumpur (AFP) Mar 8, 2026 The latest search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, which went missing 12 years ago in one of aviation's greatest enduring mysteries, concluded in January without yielding any findings, Malaysia's transport ministry said on Sunday. ... more |
Chile leaders bury the hatchet after cable project clashSantiago, Chile (AFP) Mar 9, 2026 Chile's outgoing president and his successor met Sunday to cool tensions, after publicly clashing over a Chinese fiber optic cable project, with both promising a smooth handover of power on March 11. ... more 
Young Chinese parents tighten belts as childcare costs riseLangfang, China (AFP) Mar 8, 2026 New mother Zhang Xiaofei wanted to be financially secure before having a baby, wary of high childcare costs that have been softened only a little by Chinese government cash incentives to boost record-low births. ... more  
Italy challenges EU over key climate toolRome (AFP) Mar 6, 2026 Italy is once again challenging the EU's green transition, pushing for an overhaul of the bloc's carbon trading scheme and changing the way the tool operates to try to cut electricity bills. ... more 
Swiss vote down proposal for massive 'climate fund'Geneva (AFP) Mar 8, 2026 Swiss voters on Sunday rejected a proposal to create a multibillion-dollar climate fund aimed at combating global warming and its consequences, voting against it by a large margin. ... more |
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US opposes UN nuclear watchdog resolution on Ukraine power grid strikesVienna (AFP) Mar 5, 2026 The UN nuclear watchdog's governing body passed a resolution on Thursday - overcoming US opposition - expressing concern over 'repeated and intensified attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure' posing a 'threat to nuclear safety', according to diplomatic sources. ... more  
Anthropic vows court fight in Pentagon rowWashington, United States (AFP) Mar 6, 2026 Anthropic chief executive Dario Amodei has said the company has 'no choice' but to challenge in court the Pentagon's formal designation of the artificial intelligence firm as a risk to US national security. ... more 
China FM urges US to manage differences in face of trade woesBeijing (AFP) Mar 8, 2026 China's top diplomat urged the United States Sunday to iron out its differences with Beijing, as the world's two largest economies lock horns over trade tariffs and geopolitical issues. ... more 
Chinese firms slam EU's 'protectionist' 'Made in Europe' planBrussels, Belgium (AFP) Mar 5, 2026 A group representing Chinese companies slammed an EU plan to bolster the bloc's industries against fierce competition from China on Thursday, labelling it a shift towards protectionism that could affect trade cooperation between the two giants. ... more |
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