The Hague (AFP) July 23, 2025 - The world's highest court Wednesday declared that states have a legal obligation to tackle climate change and that failing to do so was a wrongful act that could open the door to reparations.
The Hague (AFP) July 23, 2025 - The International Court of Justice is preparing to hand down its first-ever opinion on climate change, seen by many as a historic moment in international law.
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jul 22, 2025 - In a new collaboration with GIGA Storage, the University of Glasgow, and Princeton University, researchers at Centrum Wiskunde and Informatica (CWI) have developed a strategy to help energy communit
Washington (AFP) July 21, 2025 - The next round of US-China talks could include Chinese purchases of Russian and Iranian oil, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Monday, a move that would shift the focus of trade negotiations into national security issues.
Washington (AFP) July 18, 2025 - The United States unveiled on Thursday preliminary anti-dumping duties of 93.5 percent on imports of a key battery component from China, after looking into a petition on the matter.
Baghdad (AFP) July 17, 2025 - The Iraqi government announced Thursday an agreement to resume crude exports from the autonomous Kurdistan region after a more than two-year halt and amid drone attacks on oil fields.
Washington DC (UPI) Jul 17, 2025 - Russian and North Korean officials violated U.N. resolutions regarding arms, troops and refined petroleum shipments throughout 2024 and beyond, a U.N. report says.
Arbil, Iraq (AFP) July 17, 2025 - A drone loaded with explosives struck an oil field in Iraq's northern Kurdistan region on Thursday, Kurdish forces said - the second attack in two days on the Norwegian-operated site.
Arbil, Iraq (AFP) July 16, 2025 - Explosive-laden drones hit three oil fields in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region on Wednesday, Kurdish authorities said, a day after a similar attack halted operations at a US-run field.
Arbil, Iraq (AFP) July 16, 2025 - Explosive-laden drones hit three oil fields in Iraq's northern autonomous Kurdistan region early Wednesday, Kurdish forces said, a day after a similar attack shut operations at a US-run field.
Arbil, Iraq (AFP) July 15, 2025 - A drone strike on Tuesday forced a US company to suspend operations at an oil field in Iraq's Kurdistan, the latest in a string of attacks targeting the autonomous region's energy facilities.
New York (AFP) July 15, 2025 - The artificial intelligence industry is scrambling to reduce its massive energy consumption through better cooling systems, more efficient computer chips, and smarter programming - all while AI usage explodes worldwide.
Beijing (AFP) July 15, 2025 - China tightened export restrictions on certain battery materials technologies on Tuesday, as Beijing pulls ahead in the emergent sector despite its trade war with the United States.
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jul 14, 2025 - A fleet of ten lightweight drones from the German Aerospace Center (DLR) has completed a series of coordinated flights to investigate the airflow immediately around wind turbines-an area typically i
Tonalea, United States (AFP) July 13, 2025 - Workmen plant electricity poles in the rust-orange earth of the Navajo Nation and run cables to Christine Shorty's house - finally giving her power against the searing Arizona desert heat.
Boland, Afrique Du Sud (AFP) July 10, 2025 - Snout pressed to the ground, a border collie named Delta zigzagged through the shrubs on a private nature reserve near Cape Town, frantically sniffing for critically endangered tortoises.
