16 h. ago From ‘Hamnet’ to ‘Wicked’: The movies defining the Oscars race so far

So many movies have debuted over the past three weeks. So. So. So. Many. Movies. Back-to-back film festivals in Venice, Telluride, Colorado, and Toronto are where studios bring their biggest, most prestigious fall titles for splashy world premieres amid a gathering of international press. It can feel a little like being in an antigravity chamber […]

Transport

4 d. ago China to Overtake Germany as World’s Top Importer of Piped Gas

China is set to overtake Germany to become the world’s biggest importer of pipeline natural gas this year, as the Asian nation bolsters its energy security.

Economics

4 d. ago World’s Biggest Battery Secures Financing for UK Construction

The world’s biggest battery project secured about £750 million ($1 billion) in public and private financing, and will begin construction immediately in northern England, marking a significant step forward in the UK’s transition to renewable energy.

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9 d. ago China Hits EU Pork With Initial Duties Up to 62% After Probe

China slapped preliminary duties on pork imports from the European Union, a move set to disrupt shipments from one of the world’s biggest suppliers and further stoke trade tensions between Brussels and Beijing.

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1 week ago Pakistan’s Punjab province battered by its biggest flood with 2 million people at risk

LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province is dealing with the biggest flood in its history, a senior official said Sunday, as water levels of rivers rise to all-time highs. Global warming has worsened monsoon rains this year in Pakistan, one of the countries most vulnerable to climate change, according to a new study. […]

Economics

2 w. ago Small parcels to U.S. in limbo as Trump moves to end tariff exemption

WASHINGTON — An approaching U.S. deadline to end tariff exemptions on small parcels has tripped up global deliveries to the world’s biggest economy, with businesses halting shipments to American consumers and mulling price hikes. Come Friday, U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration is abolishing a rule that allows packages valued at $800 or below to enter […]

Economics

2 w. ago World’s No.3 Miner Zijin Warns of Scramble for Critical Minerals

China’s Zijin Mining Group Co., the world’s third-biggest metals miner by market value, warned that growing geopolitical competition presents a challenge as nations vie to secure supplies of strategic commodities.

Events

2 w. ago SD Guthrie Plans Industrial Park In Malaysia’s Data Center Hub

SD Guthrie Bhd., the world’s biggest oil palm planter by acreage, is positioning itself to tap into the data-center boom as it looks to develop a green-energy powered industrial park in Malaysia’s southern state of Johor.

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2 w. ago China Is Pouring Exports Into Africa Faster Than Anywhere Else

Africa has become a new hotspot for Chinese exports as Donald Trump’s tariffs redraw trade for the world’s biggest manufacturing nation.

Economics

2 w. ago LeBlanc and Lutnick to meet in Washington after Canada drops some tariffs

LeBlanc has said the goal is to negotiate a bilateral agreement that helps lessen the impact of Trump’s separate tariffs on steel, aluminum, copper, lumber and autos

Economics

3 w. ago Indian Energy Giants Rally Behind Nuclear in Clean Power Push

India’s top energy firms are advocating for nuclear power to decarbonize the world’s third-biggest emitter, while cautioning that electricity from reactors needs to be affordable to substitute coal.

Science

3 w. ago World’s Two Biggest Miners Meet With Trump Over Copper Project

The chief executive officers of the world’s two biggest mining companies met President Donald Trump to discuss a copper project that could supply the US with a quarter of its demand for decades to come.

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3 w. ago World’s Two Biggest Miners Meet With Trump Over Copper Plans

The chief executive officers of the world’s two biggest mining companies met President Donald Trump to discuss a copper project that could supply the US with a quarter of its demand for decades to come.

Other

3 w. ago Trump Raises Stakes Over Copper Project With CEOs at White House

President Donald Trump met with the chief executive officers of the world’s two biggest mining companies to discuss a copper project that could supply the US with a quarter of its demand for decades to come, adding greater weight to his push to boost local output of the vital metal.

Other

3 w. ago US Copper Firms Hike Prices Even After Trump Tariff Reprieve

Major US producers of electrical wire are raising prices just weeks after a surprise decision by President Donald Trump to exempt the most basic copper imports from tariffs, suggesting that American consumers may end up paying more even after metal prices plunged.

Economics