Germans to pay 5.5% higher levy for renewable power in 2020
Germany’s power network operators (TSOs) will hike by 5.5% next year the fee consumers have to pay to support the country’s shift toward renewable energies,...
Mozambique votes in high-stakes election
Mozambicans voted on Tuesday in an election that could test a fragile two-month-old peace deal between the ruling Frelimo party and its old civil war...
Indonesia shuts some schools as haze again clouds the skies
Indonesia warned its citizens of more choking smoke from forest fires on Tuesday as several provinces closed schools due to worsening air quality....
Embattled drugmaker Indivior raises forecasts on Suboxone strength
Indivior Plc on Tuesday raised its full-year forecasts as the embattled British drugmaker’s best-selling opioid addiction drug Suboxone fared better than expected in the face...
Climate change activists protest against British high-speed train line
Climate change activists, including one of the founders of Extinction Rebellion, targeted Britain’s transport ministry in central London on Tuesday to protest against a proposed...
German renewable power levy to rise by 5.5% in 2020: source
A fee levied on German consumers to support renewable power will rise by 5.5% to 6.756 cents/kwh in 2020, a source close to the matter...
Papua New Guinea police seek to arrest ex-prime minister O’Neill
Papua New Guinea police have issued an arrest warrant for former prime minister Peter O’Neill on suspicion of “official corruption” but he was declining to...
Australia bars entry to Vietnamese woman for failing to declare raw pork
Australia has refused entry to a Vietnamese woman for failing to declare 10 kg (22 lb) of raw pork, seafood and poultry on arrival in...
A question of trust: British pollsters battle to call looming election
British pollsters have a big problem to solve as the country heads towards an election: Brexit has scrambled traditional political allegiances and they say it...
Poll showing fall in support dims election outlook for New Zealand’s Ardern
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is pleased with her government’s progress, she said on Tuesday, after two closely watched opinion polls showed support for...