Ivory Coast Prime Minister Patrick Achi, 65, has been admitted to hospital in Paris, where he was being treated for severe fatigue accrued since his appointment in March, two sources close to him said.Achi, a close confidant of President Alassane Ouattara, was named prime minister in March following the death of the West African cocoa producer's second premier in less than eight months.He is a key figure 

Ivorian prime minister in hospital in France with severe fatigue

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 13 (ANI): Hindustan Construction Company (HCC) in a joint venture with KEC International has been awarded Rs 1,147 crore contract by Chennai Metro Rail Ltd for construction of 7.95 km elevated viaduct section and nine elevated stations on corridor four of phase two.
HCC share in the JV is 51 per cent or Rs 585 crore. The scope of work involves civil works, architectural works, plumbingdra

HCC-KEC JV wins Rs 1,147 crore Chennai Metro order

Environmental movements are increasingly finding it hard to exercise their right to protest. This is partly due to the pandemic, though not always. The UK government, for instance, has proposed a bill which would give the police extra powers 

What happened when Italy criminalised environmental protest

World Bank's International Finance Corporation is interested in funding emergency energy providers in South Africa.This could include Karpowership, the Turkish supplier of gas-fired power plants on ships. The potential involvement of the IFC comes as environmental groups pressure investors to halt investment in fossil fuels.Th

World Bank&#039;s IFC could fund controversial powerships in South Africa

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 12 (ANI): Equity benchmark indices ended nearly one per cent lower on Wednesday tracking weak trends in Asian markets amid inflation fears globally.
At the closing bell, the BSE SP Sensex was down by 471 points or 0.96 per cent lower at 48,691 while the Nifty 50 slipped by 154 points or 1.04 per cent to 14,697.
Sectoral indices at the National Stock Exchange were mixed with Nifty metal cr

Sensex dives 471 points, metal stocks drag

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 12 (ANI): Equity benchmark indices traded substantially lower during early hours on Wednesday in line with their Asian peers amid inflation fears globally.
At 10:45 am, the BSE SP Sensex was down by 396 points or 0.81 per cent at 49,766 while the Nifty 50 slipped by 122 points or 0.82 per cent to 14,728.
Sectoral indices at the National Stock Exchange were mixed with Nifty financial servi

Bearish trends grip bourses, financial stocks suffer

Islamabad [Pakistan], May 12 (ANI): Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Sindh provinces have rejected monopoly to centralise transmission lines of gas companies in the country terming it as a violation of the 18th constitutional amendment and warned of approching the court against the Imran Khan government in this connection.
According to The News International, both the provinces have rejected the monopoly to centrali

Pak's provinces reject monopoly to centralise transmission

New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): Water supply in many areas of East Delhi, North East Delhi, parts of South Delhi, parts of NDMC area will be affected on Wednesday.
"Water supply in many areas in East Delhi, North East Delhi, parts of South Delhi, parts of NDMC area will be affected in the morning and evening tomorrow," informed Delhi Jal Board.
"Due to very high turbidity in raw water from upper Ganga canal, the pumping 

Water Supply in parts of Delhi to be affected tomorrow

Beijing [China], May 11 (ANI): China's rapidly growing carbon financing market lacks clear and unified regulatory standards to guide financiers to worthwhile projects and help them assess the carbon-reduction benefits of their investments.
The need to clarify standards shows how China's regulatory regime has lagged behind developments in the carbon financing market, a crucial tool for making the green transition necessary

China's growing carbon financing market lacks standards

DUMAGUETE CITY, May 11 (PIA) -- Dumaguete City's segregated residual waste will be temporarily disposed at the sanitary landfill in Brgy. Maninihon, Bayawan City.This as Dumaguete City Mayor Felipe Antonio Remollo and Bayawan City Mayor Pryde Henry Teves signed yesterday a memorandum of agreement that would allow Dumaguete City to dispose its garbage momentarily at the sanitary landfill in Bayawan City.Ea

2 NegOr cities ink agreement on waste disposal

Bulgaria could take advantage of financing available under the EU Green Deal to solve the most pressing challenge the country is currently faced with - the demographic crisis. But is it really that simple EURACTIV Bulgaria discussed the issue with leading economist Krassen Stanchev.Bulgaria faces numerous economic challenges, but many of them can be traced back to the country's demography. Declining population g

EU Green Deal May Help Bulgaria Overcome Demographic Crisis

 GaN Systems Releases Highest Power Density 3kW LLC Reference Design for Power ApplicationsOTTAWA, Ontario, May 4, 2021 - GaN Systems, the global leader in GaN (gallium nitride) power semiconductors, today introduced a new reference design for a high density, high efficiency GaN-based 3kW LLC Resonant Converter (GS-EVB-LLC-3KW-GS) aimed to reduce design cycles, costs, and tim

GaN Systems Releases Highest Power Density 3kW LLC Reference Design for Power Applications

Sticker shock for Colorado Springs Utilities customers as billing change shows double balance KRDO

Sticker shock for Colorado Springs Utilities customers as billing change shows double balance

Idaho May 2021 Water Supply Outlook Report - Local News 8 LocalNews8.com

Idaho May 2021 Water Supply Outlook Report  8

ERCOT forced dozens of natural gas facilities offline during winter storm Houston Chronicle

ERCOT forced dozens of natural gas facilities offline during winter storm

Columbus utilities says its phones are down The Republic

Phones at Columbus utilities now operational

May 1 (BTA) - Bulgaria&#39;s Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (EWRC) set the price of natural gas at 37.71 leva-MWh, as of May 1 (excluding access and transmission fees, excise duty and VAT), the Regulator informed on Saturday. The higher price of natural gas in May is due to a price hike on the international markets, but it will not affect the prices of heating and electric energy, they will remain unchanged. RY-MT

Regulator Sets Natural Gas Price at 37.71 lv-MWh

Warm, dry April drains water supply in many parts of Oregon OPB News

Warm, dry April drains water supply in many parts of Oregon - OPB

North Carolina again denies permit for Mountain Valley gas pipe extension Reuters

North Carolina again denies permit for Mountain Valley gas pipe extension

Iraq plans to import natural gas from Syria - Iraqi News Agency Reuters

Iraq plans to import natural gas from Syria - Iraqi News Agency

WASHINGTON D.C.: Supply disruptions caused by the shutdown at Colonial Pipeline---the country's top fuel pipeline network---could result in prices rising at pumps across the southeastern United States, with demand already picking up as drivers queued up to fill their tanks, industry experts said on Sunday. Some smaller pipelines were restarted Sunday, but Colonial, which was forced to shut down due to a ransomwa

U.S. Southeast braces for fuel price increase after pipeline shutdown

Consumers brace for shortages after largest oil pipeline shuts down

U.S. oil pipeline shutdown could cause jump in prices

Every Russian has his own "secret" recipe to make meat tender and juicy. Impress your friends at the next shashlik party! One of the most Russian things in summer is to gather friends and relatives at the dacha and grill some meat on a skewer - a dish called shashlik. The meat should be fatty, but 

7 most delicious Russian ways to marinade your BBQ meat (RECIPES)

New Delhi [India], May 13 (ANI): Eid-ul-Fitr, which translates to "festival of breaking the fast" is a time of rejoicing with family and friends. It's a blissful celebration that marks the end of the holy month of Ramzan when millions of Muslims enthusiastically wait for the new moon sighting to be confirmed, to celebrate the end of their fasting journey.
Muslims around the world mark the day by taking part in a host of a

5 unique Eid traditions from across the globe

Americans old enough to remember the United States' last experience with an extended bout of sharply rising inflation probably associate those days, in the late 1970s, with the 1979 oil crisis, which produced long lines of cars at gas stations and rationing in many states.So there was a sense of dej&agrave; vu for many when the Department of Labor on Wednesday morning announced that annualized inflation had spik

Prolonged US Inflation Remains Unlikely, Experts Say

Overnight, Boston-based pharmaceutical company Moderna announced a new supply agreement with Australia for 25 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine.The deal includes ten million doses against the original strain of the coronavirus to be delivered this year.This vacci

What is the Moderna COVID vaccine? Does it work, and is it safe?

WASHINGTON D.C.: Some 1.6 million passengers passed through U.S. airports on May 6, the largest number since March 2020.According to the U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA), air travel remains about 35 percent lower than on the same date in 2019, down nearly 1 million travellers per day.Meanwhile, TSA reported that the May 6 figure saw a 17,000 passenger increase over days earlier.Of

U.S. screens 1.64 mln people at airports, highest since March 2020

As 1.6 million travel in single day, U.S. airlines hopeful for summer

U.S. TSA says 1.6 million travel thru airports in single day high

LONDON, England: IAG, parent company of British Airways, has expressed confidence that air traffic will increase beginning in July."We consider, in the second half, that we are going to be flying and we are prepared for that," IAG Chief Executive Luis Gallego told reporters.The company reported a loss of $1.4 billion in the first quarter of 2021.IAG also owns Iberia and Vueling in Spain, along with

British Airways expecting turnaround to begin in July

British Airways reports quarterly loss, says recovery to begin in July

After $1.4 billion loss, British Airways expects improvement in July

PARIS, France: Dassault Aviation launched Falcon 10X last week, a new long-range "flying penthouse."Viewed as its most powerful model, it has plans to enter service in late 2025 to challenge rivals catering to the wealthy and heads of state at the top end of the luxury jet market.With a range of 7,500 nautical miles (13,890 km), it will compete with high-end models offered by Canada's Bombardier and Gene

Dassault launches 'flying penthouse' jet, available for $75 million

Elegance, security is market for Dassault's 'flying penthouse' jet

Asia is target market for Dassault's 'flying penthouse' jet

Israel's military commanders have drafted a battle plan for an incursion into Gaza and planned to submit it to military chiefs later Thursday, a spokesman for the Israeli Defense Forces has confirmed.IDF spokesperson Hidai Zilberman told local media in a briefing that preparations for the possibility of a ground incursion are under way. The IDF has deployed additional ground troops - from the Paratroopers Brigad

Israel Prepares Battle Plan for Gaza Incursion

New York [USA], May 13 (ANI): Airport traffic is rebounding off of pandemic troughs in most countries though Fitch Ratings' latest quarterly Global Airport Tracker report says the proverbial runway to normal will not be in sight for years.
Reflecting a one- to two-year delay since its last report, Fitch now forecasts recovery estimates ranging anywhere from 4Q'23 to 2025 before airport traffic returns to 2019 levels.
The 

Global airport traffic rebounds, full recovery years away

New Delhi [India], May 13 (ANI): Bhubaneswar Airport and its stakeholders are playing an active role by facilitating seamless transportation of medical equipment and materials 24x7, informed the Airports Authority of India on Thursday.
According to the official statement, a total of 669 boxes of 20.53 Metric Tonne of Covid vaccine have been transported through various airlines till May 9, 2021, from the Bhubaneswar Airpor

Bhubaneswar Airport continues to fight against COVID-19

New Delhi [India], May 13 (ANI): India welcomed 1,200 oxygen cylinders from the British Oxygen Company that arrived from the UK on Thursday as part of COVID assistance to help deal with the record rise in virus cases that has put a strain on the healthcare infrastructure of the country.
Apart from welcoming the aid from the UK, External Affairs Ministry (EAM) spokesperson Arindam Bagchi thanked the logistical support from

COVID-19: India welcomes 1200 more oxygen cylinders from UK

American Airlines, United Airlines and Delta Air Lines have suspended flights to Israel amid rising violence in the conflict between Israel and Palestinians.Israeli airstrikes hit Gaza, and Palestinian militants in Gaza fired rockets at targets in Israel, including the main airport in Tel Aviv.United Airlines canceled flights from Chicago, Newark and San Francisco through Saturday. A spokesperson said Uni

3 Biggest US Airlines Suspend Flights to Israel

SAA Technical has made a net loss of R1 billion over the past six years and is in the process of restructuring.Its interim CEO paints the dire financial situation and reasons for it in a recent notice to employees.SAAT is supposed to get about R1.6 billion from a special allocation of SAA money, which means most of it will likely go towards debt.</stro

SAA Technical made R1 billion loss in past six years, employees told

Taiwan's stock exchange plunged more than 8% on Wednesday as investors fretted over fresh coronavirus restrictions and a wider selloff in global tech stocks.Taiwan has been hailed as a global leader in containing the coronavirus with just 1 210 confirmed cases, 12 deaths and minimal social distancing.It <stron

Taiwan stocks plummets on virus restrictions and tech selloff

New Delhi [India], May 12 (ANI): Deeply engaged in the transportation of medical oxygen and COVID relief operations, the Indian Air Force has flown over 732 sorties of its transport aircraft and helicopters to move 498 oxygen tankers from both within India and abroad to help the country fight the pandemic.
The Air Force has deployed 42 transport aircraft including six each C-17 and Ilyushin-76 transport planes and 30 medi

IAF flows 1400 hrs in 21 days to improve oxygen supply

Taipei [Taiwan], May 12 (ANI): In yet another incursion amid heightened tensions in Taiwan Strait, a Chinese military plane entered Taiwan's air defence identification zone (ADIZ) on Tuesday.
A single People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) Shaanxi Y-8 electronic warfare aircraft flew into the southwest corner of Taiwan's ADIZ, according to Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense (MND). In response, Taiwan dispatched fig

Chinese war plane enters Taiwan air defence zone

 TAIPEI - Vietnam's maritime militia in the South China Sea shows signs of growing over the past decade, say scholars and a research institution in China where the government disputes parts of the waterway with Hanoi.According to the National Institute for South China Sea Studies, a research organization based in the Chinese province of Hainan, the 12-year-old militia numbers between 46,000 to 70,000 personnel. 

Analysts: Vietnam Expanding Fishing Militia In South China Sea

&copy; Provided by Xinhua Most of the China-donated cylinders would be distributed to large government-run hospitals in the Kathmandu Valley and a few would be sent to the crisis-hit provinces in southwestern and far-western Nepal respectively.</

Nepal receives China-donated oxygen cylinders, ventilators

WHITE HOUSE - Amid regional shortages and panic-buying of gasoline, the U.S. government is seeking to reassure motorists that fuel will be fully flowing again within days through a critical pipeline shut down after a Russian cyberattack.The secretaries of energy and homeland security were at the White House podium Tuesday afternoon attempting to calm concerns and issue a warning amid predictions gas prices are h

US Motorists Urged Not to Panic at Pumps

Kathmandu [Nepal], May 12 (ANI): The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) has decided to extend the ban on international flights till the end of May amid surge in COVID-19 cases in the country.
Issuing a release on Tuesday evening, the aviation regulatory authority of the Himalayan nation announced the extension of flight ban till midnight of May 31. The earlier flight ban was set to expire on May 14, which has now be

Nepal extends international flight ban till end of May

New Delhi [India], May 12 (ANI): The flight operations from Terminal 2 (T2) of the Indira Gandhi International Airport in the national capital will be shifted to Terminal 3 (T3) from the intervening night of May 17-18 due to falling in passengers traffic amid the COVID-19 pandemic, informed officials on Tuesday.
According to the Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL), the move will help airlines and the airport in bet

Delhi airport to shift flight operations from T2 to T3

Beijing [China], May 11 (ANI): China is shoring up its border to fence all provinces and cities to keep out the novel coronavirus after the nation largely banished the pandemic after it first emerged in the city of Wuhan, known as Beijing's new Covid firewall.
Frank Chen, writing in Asia Times, said that Beijing's authorities aren't taking any chances of a premature reopening as vaccinations lag and new Covid variants rav

Beijing's new Covid firewall shores up

CALAYAN, Cagayan, May 10 (PIA) -- Some major infrastructure projects under the administration's Build-Build-Build program are now underway in the Calayan group of islands.Mayor Joseph M. Llopis inspects the ongoing construction of the Calayan Seaport in Barangay Magsidel. (PIA) Mayor Joseph M. Llopis said that the seaport in mainland Calayan, which is a project from the Department Transportation (DOTr), is ab

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