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Arctic cold 'no sweat' for electric cars in Norway
Arctic cold 'no sweat' for electric cars in Norway
by  AFP

Norwegian electric car owners have a word for the way they feel when they look nervously at their battery indicators while driving in subfreezing weather: "rekkevideangst", or "range anxiety".

Lebanese villagers try to stem illegal logging scourge
Lebanese villagers try to stem illegal logging scourge
by  AFP

Braving the bitter cold, Lebanese villagers have been patrolling a mountainside in the country's north, trying to protect trees from loggers who roll in under the cover of darkness. Lebanon, whose flag bears a cedar tree, is known for its greenery, with forests covering 13 percent of the Middle Eastern country's territory, according to official data.

Most Asian markets rebound from losses after Wall St rally
Most Asian markets rebound from losses after Wall St rally
by  AFP

Most Asian markets bounced from two days of losses on Wednesday as traders tracked a Wall Street surge fuelled by data pointing to slowing US inflation and hopes the Federal Reserve's rate hike drive is coming to an end. While they indicate the world's top economy is slowing, hope is building that the data will allow the central bank to wind down its rate hikes.

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