China used 188.3 billion tonnes of seawater for cooling in 2024, up 1.6 percent year on year, News.az reports citing Xinhua. That volume is roughly equivalent to eight times the water volume of Lake Baikal, meeting the cooling-water needs of power, petrochemical, and steel plants in the coastal areas, according to the report released by…
Ione WellsSouth America correspondent Reuters Ecuadorean President Daniel Noboa Five people have been detained after an alleged attempted assassination of Ecuador’s president, according to the government. About 500 people threw rocks at the car of President Daniel Noboa and there were “signs of bullet damage” on his vehicle, according to the country’s energy and environment…
By Hannah Lang and Elizabeth Howcroft NEW YORK/PARIS (Reuters) -A race by crypto companies to sell tokens pegged to stocks is raising alarm bells among traditional financial firms and regulatory experts who warn that the fast-growing novel products pose risks to investors and market stability. Buoyed by President Donald Trump‘s pro-crypto stance and his administration’s…
China’s low-priced electric cars are powering Southeast Asia’s EV surge, and Vietnam has emerged as the region’s No. 2 market year-to-date on company-reported figures, closing on Thailand’s lead. The comparison is based on Vietnam’s total, which reflects VinFast deliveries, while Thailand’s count is official registrations. Emerging markets could account for … Source link
President Donald Trump called for Sen. Richard Blumenthal to be investigated in a Truth Social post late Tuesday night, hours after the Democratic senator sparred with Attorney General Pam Bondi during a contentious Senate hearing. Referencing decade-old allegations that Blumenthal “lied” about his military service in Vietnam, Trump said in the post, “This guy shouldn’t…
AS Roma star Matias Soule is ready to switch allegiance to the Italian national team if Argentina continue to overlook the playmaker, claims his agent Martin Guastadisegno (h/t LaRoma24). Soule has risen to prominence as one of Serie A’s best young talents, yet he hasn’t caught the attention of the Argentine senior team head coach…
Hundreds of employees at dozens of fashion and beauty companies would be affected by the Trump administration’s new policy charging employers $100,000 for H-1B work visa applications, a BoF analysis of government data shows. The fee, announced by President Donald Trump last month, applies to a type of visa used to bring highly skilled workers…
US lawmakers are calling for broader bans on chipmaking equipment to China after a bipartisan investigation found that Chinese chipmakers had purchased $38 billion of sophisticated gear last year. Inconsistencies in rules issued by the United States, Japan and the Netherlands have led to non-US chip equipment manufacturers selling to some Chinese firms that US…
A rare interstellar comet — only the third ever confirmed to enter our solar system — was photographed last week, closely approaching Mars, the European Space Agency said Tuesday. The images taken on Friday by two Mars orbiters show a bright, fuzzy white dot of the comet, also known as 3I/ATLAS, appearing to move against…
(Bloomberg) — Spot gold smashed through $4,000 an ounce for the first time, as concerns over the US economy and a government shutdown added fresh momentum to a scorching rally. It’s a milestone for bullion, which traded below $2,000 just two years ago, with returns that now outstrip those for equities this century. Gold has…