Exclusive: U.S. EPA granted full biofuel waivers to refineries over Energy Department advice – memo
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency granted some refineries full waivers from the nation’s biofuels regulation for the 2018 compliance year, even though the Department of...
Puerto Ricans urged to seek shelter as Tropical Storm Karen bears down on island
Residents of Puerto Rico were braced for potential flooding on Tuesday as Tropical Storm Karen barreled towards it and the smaller Virgin Islands nearby, packing...
Meet Barry, whose job is to get fired over and over
Barry is a virtual human whose sole purpose is to be fired, again and again – in virtual reality. LA-based VR firm Talespin developed Barry...
Turkey’s Erdogan says nuclear power should either be free for all or banned
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday said nuclear power should either be free for all states or banned completely, and warned that the “inequality” between...
Qatar’s emir criticizes those backing Libyan warlords attacking Tripoli
Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani on Tuesday took a swipe at countries backing Libyan warlords and militias fighting the internationally-backed government, which Qatar...
Bulgarian tourism faces serious challenge from Thomas Cook collapse
Thomas Cook’s collapse poses a serious challenge to Bulgarian tourism, with dozens of Black Sea hotels facing losses totaling tens of millions of dollars as...
Four Colombia fracking projects could bring $5 billion in annual investment
Four fracking pilot projects in Colombia could bring in $5 billion annually in investment once they are in the production phase, industry leaders said on...
Egypt hands life sentence to Egyptian plane hijacker
An Egyptian court on Tuesday handed a life sentence to an Egyptian man who hijacked an airliner to Cyprus in 2016 using a fake explosive...
Trump confirms he held back U.S. aid to Ukraine as controversy swells
President Donald Trump confirmed on Tuesday he had withheld nearly $400 million in U.S. aid to Ukraine but denied he did so as leverage to...
Can nuclear energy be green? Draft EU classifications don’t rule it out
European Union governments are set to approve criteria to define which investments can be labeled sustainable, EU documents show, although some states have already criticized...