Oil Prices Rise Amid Optimistic Outlook of Easing Inflation
NEW YORK — Oil prices rose on Tuesday, Nov 15 along with major stock indexes, after U.S. data signaled...
Kevin McCarthy Eyes Coveted Seat As Republicans Close-In On US House Majority
WASHINGTON — With Republicans closing in on a narrower-than-expected majority in the U.S. House of Representatives...
Argentina Strikes $5 Billion Deal With China to Expand Currency Swap
BUENOS AIRES — Argentina has agreed to expand its currency swap deal with China by $5 billion — the Latin...
Analysis-Ukraine’s Sparse Wheat Plantings Sow Further Trouble for Global Food Security
By Pavel Polityuk, Maytaal Angel, and Nigel Hunt KYIV/LONDON - War, rain, and economic hardship have...
U.S., Japan, and Partners Mobilise $20 Billion to Move Indonesia Away From Coal
By David Lawder and Valerie Volcovici NUSA DUA, Indonesia/SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt - A coalition of countries will mobilize $20 billion of public and private finance to help Indonesia shut coal power plants and bring forward...
NASA Prepares for Third Attempt at Artemis Lunar Rocket Launch
By Joey Roulette and Steve Gorman CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Ground teams at Kennedy Space Center prepared on Tuesday for a third try at launching NASA's towering, next-generation moon rocket, the debut flight of the...
RCMP Charges Quebec Utility Employee With Funneling Trade Secrets to China
Canada’s federal police, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, have charged a Hydro Quebec employee with allegedly stealing trade secrets for export to the Chinese Communist Party. A Nov. 13 announcement by the RCMP stated that...
Twitter’s Old Guard Spars With Elon Musk, It Ends Badly
Some of Twitter’s previous and remaining staff members thought it wise to spar with new owner and CEO Elon Musk on the platform this week. Needless to say, the results can only be classified as...
Boeing in Hot Water For Aircraft Peeling Issue
WASHINGTON — Boeing Co., the world's largest aerospace and aviation manufacturer, said on Monday, Nov 14 that operators of its 787 Dreamliner jetliners have experienced paint peeling issues on wing and horizontal stabilizer surfaces due...
Electric Vehicle Makers Burning Cash, Slammed by Sky-high Costs
Every time Lucid Group Inc or Rivian Automotive Inc sells an electric car, they are losing hundreds of thousands of dollars due to staggering raw material and production costs, their latest earnings statements showed. Quarterly...
Medicinal Herbs and Spices of India, Part V – Basil
Basil (Ocimum basilicum), a popular culinary herb across most of the world, is a green leafy plant that belongs to the mint family (Lamiaceae) and shares several medicinal traits with its botanical cousins. King of...
Dolly Parton Receives $100 Million Award from Jeff Bezos
Country music star and philanthropist Dolly Parton received a $100 million prize from the "Bezos Courage & Civility Award" given by Amazon founder, billionaire Jeff Bezos, an honor that recognizes leaders who "pursue solutions with...