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Russia strikes Kyiv and grain export route on Danube
Russia strikes Kyiv and grain export route on Danube
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Russian drones on Wednesday damaged infrastructure at a Ukrainian port on the Danube, as Moscow targeted strikes against facilities vital for grain shipments from Ukraine following the collapse of an export agreement. "The enemy attacked port facilities and industrial infrastructure of the Danube," the Ukrainian general prosecutor's office said in a statement.

In a warming world, is an air-conditioned future inevitable?
In a warming world, is an air-conditioned future inevitable?
Business and Economy
by  AFP

They are ubiquitous in the United States, controversial in Europe and coveted in South Asia. In the United States, where about 90 percent of households have AC, studies have highlighted the role of air conditioning in protecting the population -- and the potentially devastating effect of widespread power cuts during heatwaves.

Most oil removed from decaying tanker off Yemen: UN
Most oil removed from decaying tanker off Yemen: UN
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Most of the oil on board a rusting super-tanker off war-torn Yemen has been moved to a replacement vessel in a bid to avert a catastrophic spill, the United Nations has said. "More than half the oil aboard the decaying FSO Safer has been transferred to the replacement vessel Yemen in the past seven days," the UN resident coordinator for Yemen, David Gressly, said on social media on Tuesday.