Can we go green without forever chemicals? August 13, 2026 From solar panels to wind turbines, batteries and hydrogen cells, many renewable energy technologies driving the energy transition share a common ingredient: a class of man-made substances known as "forever chemicals." The group contains 10,000 synthetic chemicals also known as per- and…
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Karoline Leavitt to step down as White House press secretary at end of August President Donald Trump announced that White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will be stepping down from her role at…
Geopolitical turmoil hasn't dented global shipping, but port and trucking capacity constraints could mean delivery delays and higher prices, the heads of two of the world's biggest shipping firms…
A U.S. helicopter fired missiles on Tuesday (August 11, 2026) into the engine room of a Panama-flagged cargo ship that attempted to break the American blockade of Iran's ports, the United States…
Andrew Bragg has agreed that lower-income Australians should accept poorly built housing in a bid to boost the number of dwellings built nationally, amid growing internal fallout continues over his…
For more than three years, I have been working on a question that many would consider impossible: What would it take to rebuild Gaza not simply with new buildings, but as a functioning, productive,…
US: Karoline Leavitt to step down as Trump's spokesperson August 13, 2026 Karoline Leavitt, will leave her role as White House press secretary at the end of the month, US President Donald Trump said…
India and the five-member Southern African Customs Union signed terms of reference on Wednesday (August 12, 2026) to start talks on a preferential trade agreement, as New Delhi seeks lower tariffs on…