How Trump allies have organized and promoted anti-lockdown protests
Republican politicians and individuals affiliated with President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign are organizing or promoting anti-lockdown protests across key electoral battleground states, despite the White...
Elevator maker Kone’s first-quarter profit beats forecasts
Finland’s Kone reported a 10% fall in first-quarter profit hurt by the coronavirus outbreak but beat forecasts and stuck with its recently adjusted 2020 outlook....
Silver linings: China air improves after coronavirus lockdowns, but smog seen returning
Air and water quality in China and elsewhere have improved dramatically after coronavirus lockdowns cut traffic and forced polluting factories to close....
China allows Samsung Elec staff to enter country for chip factory expansion
China has allowed 200 employees from South Korea’s Samsung Electronics Co Ltd to enter the country to work on an expansion of the firm’s NAND...
Equinor head of exploration Dodson to step down
Equinor’s head of exploration, Tim Dodson, will step down at the end of May in a planned leadership change, the Norwegian oil and gas company...
Brent slumps to 1999 lows, stocks clamber higher
Stormy oil markets sent Brent prices crashing to their lowest since 1999 on Wednesday, though a stabilisation of some petrocurrencies and a bounce in European...
Last year was Europe’s hottest on record, even without El Nino: scientists
Last year was the hottest on record in Europe, extending a run of exceptionally warm years driven by record levels of heat-trapping greenhouse gases in...
Oil hits lowest this century as coronavirus crisis hammers demand
Oil slumped to less than $16 a barrel on Wednesday, hitting its lowest since 1999, with the market awash with excess supply as the economic...
Tyre industry pushes back against evidence of plastic pollution
A growing body of scientific research linking tyre wear to microplastic pollution, as well as increasing scrutiny from lawmakers in the European Union (EU), has...
Coronavirus live news: UN warns of ‘biblical’ famine as Trump reveals 60-day immigration halt – The Guardian
Coronavirus live news: UN warns of ‘biblical’ famine as Trump reveals 60-day immigration halt The Guardian Trump says immigration order will apply only to green cards...