Tokyo (AFP) Jan 8, 2020 - Oil prices spiked Wednesday morning, rising over 4.5 percent at one point after Iran fired a barrage of ballistic missiles against two airbases in Iraq used by US and coalition forces.
Osaka, Japan (SPX) Jan 08, 2020 - A team of researchers at Osaka University has investigated a new method for generating nuclear fusion power, showing that the relativistic effect of ultra-intense laser light improves upon current
London (AFP) Jan 8, 2020 - Barclays shareholders filed Wednesday a landmark resolution asking the bank to phase out the financing of energy companies driving the climate crisis, a pressure group coordinating the action said.
Caracas (AFP) Jan 8, 2020 - Venezuela's opposition leader Juan Guaido called Tuesday for three days of protests against President Nicolas Maduro, hours after he was sworn in for another term as National Assembly speaker following a standoff with the armed forces.
Thuwal, Saudi Arabia (SPX) Jan 08, 2020 - Wearable electronics could be perpetually powered by stretchy, self-mending materials that use body heat to generate electricity. Three carefully curated organic compounds have been combined to deve
Melbourne, Australia (SPX) Jan 07, 2020 - Imagine having access to a battery, which has the potential to power your phone for five continuous days, or enable an electric vehicle to drive more than 1000km without needing to refuel. M
Brussels (AFP) Jan 7, 2020 - Four leading European powers on Tuesday condemned Turkey for deploying troops to Libya on the weekend, in a sign of rising tensions with Ankara.
Caracas (AFP) Jan 7, 2020 - Venezuela's opposition leader Juan Guaido was sworn in for another term as speaker of parliament on Tuesday after a tense stand-off with the armed forces who initially prevented him from entering Congress.
London (AFP) Jan 6, 2020 - Climate activists from protest group Extinction Rebellion on Monday climbed aboard a gas rig in the Scottish city of Dundee in a bid to stop it from being transported to the North Sea.
Ankara, Turkey (AFP) Jan 5, 2020 - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday said Turkish soldiers had begun deploying to Libya after parliament approved such a move last week.
London (AFP) Jan 5, 2020 - The UK is preparing to deploy the Royal Navy to escort British-flagged commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz following the rapid escalation of tensions between Iran and the United States.
Riyadh (AFP) Jan 5, 2020 - Saudi Arabia was not consulted by its ally Washington over a US drone strike that killed a top Iranian general, an official said Sunday, as the kingdom sought to defuse soaring regional tensions.
Hong Kong (AFP) Jan 3, 2020 - Oil prices soared more than four percent Friday following news that the US had killed a top Iranian general, fanning fresh fears of a conflict in the crude-rich region, with Tehran warning of retaliation.
Dubai (AFP) Jan 3, 2020 - America's allies in the Gulf could be on the front line of Iranian reprisals after the assassination of military commander Qasem Soleimani inflamed fears of a disastrous escalation, analysts say.
Ikarama-Okordia, Nigeria (AFP) Jan 3, 2020 - Martha Alfred used to harvest 20 bags of cassava each year before an oil spill forced her to abandon her field and hawk roasted fish to survive.
Hong Kong (AFP) Jan 3, 2020 - Oil prices soared more than four percent Friday following news that the US had killed a top Iranian general, fanning fresh fears of a conflict in the crude-rich region.
