US and Venezuela probe secret oil contracts signed under Maduro

Authorities in the United States and Venezuela are reviewing dozens of confidential oil agreements signed during the rule of former leader Nicolás Maduro, according to Bloomberg, as part of an investigation that could complicate efforts to revive the country’s struggling oil sector. The agreements, known as productive participation......

China sustains two way satellite laser link for three hours

Chinese researchers have achieved a major milestone in space communications by maintaining a stable two way laser link with a geostationary satellite for more than three hours, demonstrating progress in high speed optical data transmission between Earth and space. The experiment, announced on March 3, connected a ground station in China’s......

Greenland fishers struggle as Arctic warming melts vital sea ice

Fisherman Helgi Áargil says the waters of Greenland’s fjords have become increasingly unpredictable. Last year his boat became trapped in ice that broke away from a nearby glacier. This year the weather has been unusually wet. Some fishing trips bring him around 100,000 Danish kroner, about $15,700, while others produce no income......

China explores space solar station concept to weaken typhoons

Chinese researchers working on an ambitious space based solar power project say the technology could eventually serve purposes beyond clean energy generation, including the possibility of weakening typhoons and wirelessly recharging satellites across space. Duan Baoyan, the chief scientist behind China’s “Zhuri” space solar......

South Korean won falls past 1,500 per dollar for first time since 2009

Asian currencies recorded their steepest losses of 2026 this week as the fallout from coordinated U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran drove investors toward the U.S. dollar, pushing the South Korean won beyond a key threshold not seen since the global financial crisis. The won weakened past the psychological level of 1,500 per dollar early Wednesday......

South Korea halts trading as Asian markets tumble over Iran war fears

Asian stock markets fell sharply on Wednesday as escalating tensions involving the United States, Israel and Iran rattled investor confidence and pushed oil prices higher across global markets. South Korea’s Kospi index plunged as much as 10 percent, triggering circuit breakers that temporarily halted trading. Other major regional benchmarks......

Toyota and Stellantis exit Tesla emissions pool under EU rules

Toyota and Stellantis have withdrawn from Tesla’s European carbon emissions pooling arrangement for 2026, according to newly filed documents with the European Union, removing two of the largest contributors to a coalition that analysts once estimated could generate more than €1 billion annually for the electric vehicle manufacturer. The......

Apple unveils six devices in two days during major spring launch

Apple introduced six new devices in two days as part of one of its most ambitious spring product launches in recent years, with at least one additional announcement expected during a hands on media event scheduled for Wednesday. The rollout began Monday, March 2, when the company revealed the iPhone 17e and the iPad Air powered by the M4......

Morocco links new digital law to its push for global AI governance

Morocco is moving ahead with a new legal framework for its digital ecosystem just as it steps up efforts to position itself as a key player in global talks on artificial intelligence governance. The draft “Digital X.0” framework law, now under review by the General Secretariat of the Government, is designed to regulate the use......

Asian nations rush to evacuate citizens and safeguard oil supplies amid Middle East conflict

Governments across the Asia-Pacific region are accelerating evacuation plans and reinforcing energy security measures as escalating hostilities in the Middle East disrupt global oil flows and unsettle financial markets. Countries including China, India, Pakistan and Australia have mobilized diplomatic and logistical resources to assist citizens......

Byd’s denza z9 gt targets record electric range with new batteries and charging tech

BYD’s luxury brand Denza is preparing to launch an updated Z9 GT electric shooting brake that claims up to 1,036 kilometers of range on China’s CLTC test cycle, or 644 miles, a figure that would place it among the longest-range production electric vehicles on the market. The new model improves range by about 64 percent compared......

Oil producers outside Middle East conflict zone gain from market shock

The surge in oil prices following US and Israeli strikes on Iran is creating fresh revenue opportunities for crude exporters far from the fighting. As Brent crude jumped as much as 13 percent to above 82 dollars a barrel after the attacks, countries such as Russia, Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, and Guyana are emerging as key suppliers for importers......

Apple opens major spring launch with iphone 17e and new ipad air

Apple has opened what it calls its most ambitious spring product rollout by unveiling the iPhone 17e and a refreshed iPad Air as the first devices in a three-day sequence of launches capped by a “special Apple experience” on 4 March in New York, London, and Shanghai. The campaign departs from the company’s traditional single......

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