Energy experts warn spiralling capacity payments, underutilised plants remain core crisis The Asian Development Bank has approved a $330 million financing package for Pakistan to expand and modernise its high-voltage transmission infrastructure, a move expected to significantly improve the flow of clean and low-cost energy across the national grid. While the project marks an important…
The UN climate talks COP30 have been evacuated due to a fire breaking out inside the venue in Belém, Brazil. BBC journalists saw flames and smoke in the pavilion area before they were rushed outside where fire engines raced past. The Brazilian government says that the fire is now under control and that no-one has…
Nick Triggle, Jim Reed, Dom Hughes and Michelle Roberts Getty Images The long-awaited independent report into how well or badly the government handled the Covid pandemic has been published. Chairwoman of the inquiry, former judge Baroness Hallett, said the UK’s response could be summarised as “too little, too late”. The report looks at whether lockdowns…
When Autumn Durald Arkapaw first decided to pursue a career in cinematography, she found it hard to find female role models. “I started looking up research on who shot my favorite films. And I couldn’t find a woman,” she recalls. “Finally I looked at Blow (2001), my favorite Ted Demme film, and I saw Ellen…
Greg WyshynskiNov 20, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Before the 2025-26 NHL season — on Sept. 24, to be exact — we made bold predictions for all 32 teams. With a quarter of that season now in the books, it’s time to check the validity of those claims….
A good kettle is essential if you want to up your home-brewing game, and it can help make a bunch of other things too like tea, ramen and more. Cosori’s Gooseneck Electric Kettle packs most crucial features into a relatively compact kettle that’s also priced right at $70. Goosenecks can be intimidating but they give…
Money laundering watchdog cracks down on Chinese ceramic factories over Rs30b in suspected tax evasion ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s tax chief on Wednesday warned Chinese companies to either fully disclose their production or wind up operations after a representative of four firms told a parliamentary panel that their managements were refusing to allow installation of monitoring cameras….
More than 250 people have been arrested in Charlotte, North Carolina, as part of President Donald Trump’s escalating crackdown on undocumented immigration, US officials say. Charlotte is the latest US city that Trump has targeted with federal troops, following similar measures in bigger cities like Chicago and Los Angeles earlier this year. Officials with the…
The most prophetic post I’ve ever written wasn’t about economics — well, not directly at least. It was about military technology. I’m not much of an expert in that subject, but I managed to make some predictions that were unpopular at the time but which have been borne out spectacularly in the years since. The…
Alison Holt,Social affairs editor, Ewan Somerville and Kate Whannel,Political reporter Getty Images Trans people could be asked about whether they should be accessing single-sex services based on their physical appearance or behaviour, proposed new guidance seen by the BBC has said. A code of practice, produced by the equalities watchdog and awaiting ministerial approval, says…
