Tirana, Albania (AFP) Aug 6, 2025 - The Chinese chief executive of Albania's largest oil producer was refused bail on Wednesday, amid a tax evasion investigation involving several Bankers Petroleum executives, authorities said.
Boston MA (SPX) Aug 06, 2025 - Researchers from MIT and elsewhere have designed a novel transmitter chip that significantly improves the energy efficiency of wireless communications, which could boost the range and battery life o
Tehran (AFP) Aug 5, 2025 - Iranian authorities ordered many government offices to close on Wednesday in a bid to cut power consumption as a heatwave strains generating capacity, state media reported.
Frankfurt, Germany (AFP) Aug 5, 2025 - Germany presented a plan Tuesday drawn up with European wind power groups to reduce dependence on China for components made from rare earths, after export curbs on the materials sparked tensions.
London (AFP) July 31, 2025 - British energy giant Shell on Thursday said its net profit slid 23 percent in the first six months of the year, hit by lower oil and gas prices.
Wellington (AFP) July 31, 2025 - New Zealand's government voted Thursday to open the country for new oil and gas exploration, reversing a ban put in place under former prime minister Jacinda Ardern.
Washington (AFP) July 31, 2025 - Top scientists told AFP Thursday their research cited in a flagship climate report by the US Department of Energy (DoE) was misused to downplay the role of human activity in global warming.
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jul 30, 2025 - A team at Japan's National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology (QST) has developed a method to recycle the durable plastic polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) using electron beam (EB) irradiati
Oslo (AFP) July 30, 2025 - As teenagers in Norway, Andreas Bjelland Eriksen and his younger cousin Vebjorn Bjelland Berg survived a mass shooting together - a trauma that united them.
Plainsboro NJ (SPX) Jul 30, 2025 - Lithium is considered a key ingredient in the future commercial fusion power plants known as tokamaks, and there are several ways to use this metal to enhance the process. But a key question remaine
Brussels, Belgium (AFP) July 29, 2025 - The EU is promising colossal new US fossil fuel purchases under its trade deal with President Donald Trump, raising concerns for the bloc's climate fight - should the mammoth pledges come true.
Sydney (AFP) July 28, 2025 - The UN's climate chief on Monday challenged Australia to take more ambitious climate action, saying the mining superpower faced a defining moment as it prepared new emissions targets.
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jul 25, 2025 - Researchers at the National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology (QST) have developed a method to convert polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), better known as Teflon, into gas using electron bea
Beijing (AFP) July 24, 2025 - China hailed on Thursday a positive ruling by the world's highest court declaring that states are obliged under international law to tackle climate change and warning that failing to do so could open the door to reparations.
Paris (AFP) July 24, 2025 - An historic climate ruling by the world's highest court could make it legally riskier for fossil fuel companies to do business and embolden lawsuits against oil and gas expansion, experts say.
Berlin (AFP) July 24, 2025 - Major economies including China and the EU on Thursday welcomed a ruling by the world's highest court paving the way for climate reparations, with Germany hailing the move as a milestone.
