Persistently high prices for gasoline are frustrating many Americans and causing a political headache for the administration of President Joe Biden, but they also might be accelerating the process of transitioning the country to more widespread use of …
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Cameroonian Fishermen Harvest Invasive Aquatic Fern to Create Energy Source
DIZANGUÉ, CAMEROON — Cameroon’s largest lake, Lake Ossa, has been invaded by Salvinia molesta, an aquatic fern native to Brazil that hinders navigation, makes fishing impossible and blocks water access. […]
Read moreUS, 5 Other Countries to Tap Oil Reserves to Ease Consumer Costs
WASHINGTON — The United States and five other countries said Tuesday they plan to tap their strategic oil reserves for refining into gasoline and other energy products in a coordinated […]
Read moreBudget ‘Score’ Gave Moderate Democrats the Cover Needed to Pass Biden’s Signature Bill
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s signature Build Back Better package of climate and social spending passed the House of Representatives on Friday morning, 220-213, less than 24 hours after the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) produced an analysis of…
Read moreWorld Central Banks Under Fire as Cost of Living Surges
For weeks, governments and policymakers across the world have been suggesting the recent spikes in consumer and energy prices are transitory and rising inflation will ease, once pandemic-related chain-supply disruptions and labor shortages are resolved…
Read moreRecycling Company Provides Safe Sanitation for Kenyan Slum Dwellers
NAIROBI, KENYA — A Kenyan recycling company is improving sanitation for slum dwellers in Nairobi and turning the waste products into fertilizer for farmers.Anita Mutinda walks to a small structure located inside the cluster of makeshift houses that she…
Read moreNAO honors employees with more than 10 years of service
Manama, Auditor General of the National Audit Office (NAO) Shaikh Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa, received employees with continuous service of more than 10 years, and employees who recently qualified as Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) and Certified Anti…
Read moreUS Retail Sales Surged in October
U.S. retail sales surged in October, the Commerce Department reported Tuesday, in a signal that at least at the start of the annual holiday shopping season, consumers were not scared off by sharply increasing prices.Retail sales increased 1.7% last mon…
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