Lithium prices in China spiked on Thursday following Zimbabwe’s sudden suspension of raw mineral exports. The move has ignited significant supply chain anxieties at a critical juncture, as the rapidly expanding energy storage sector continues to drive a massive market boom. Read: Samsung launches Galaxy S26 and S26+ with refined design The impact was immediately…
The Department of Health and Human Services said Tuesday that it is freezing all federal child care payments to the state of Minnesota in the wake of a viral video that alleged widespread fraud at child care facilities across the state. In a statement and accompanying video on X, Deputy Secretary Jim O’Neill and Assistant…
Dominion Energy’s wind turbines located 27 miles off of Virginia Beach in the Atlantic Ocean on July 17, 2023. Kendall Warner | Virginian Pilot | Getty Images The Trump administration on Monday halted Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind, the largest project of its kind in the U.S., as well as four other projects off the East…
A fire outbreak on Thursday has disrupted activities at the Blue zone axis of the ongoing United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Belém, Brazil, forcing the temporary closure of the Blue Zone where formal negotiations are taking place. Organisers said emergency responders swiftly evacuated delegates and contained the blaze within minutes. In a joint…
Published On 31 Aug 202531 Aug 2025 Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has cancelled a trip to China, as deadly antigovernment protests spread outside the capital, and social media platform TikTok suspended its live feature, citing concerns over the “increasing violence” in the Southeast Asian country. The announcement by Prabowo’s spokesman came on Saturday as Indonesian…
TOKYO — A Japanese convenience store chain has pulled its handmade rice balls, also known as onigiri, from shelves after employees were caught faking expiration dates. Ministop, which has more than 1,800 stores across Japan, said it was conducting an “emergency investigation” at all of its stores after discovering that staff at some locations had…
