An expert group charged by the World Health Organization to investigate how the COVID-19 pandemic started released its final report on Friday, reaching an unsatisfying conclusion: Scientists still aren’t sure how the worst health emergency in a century began. At a news briefing, Marietjie Venter, the group’s chair, said that most scientific data supports the … Read more
Prices that consumers pay rose slightly in May, while the annual inflation rate edged further away from the Federal Reserve’s target, according to a Commerce Department report Friday. The personal consumption expenditures price index, the Fed’s primary inflation reading, rose a seasonally adjusted 0.1% for the month, putting the annual inflation rate at 2.3%. Economists … Read more
Micron CEO Sanjay Mehrotra speaks before President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the CHIPS and Science Act and his Investing in America agenda, at the Milton J. Rubenstein Museum in Syracuse, New York, April 25, 2024. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | AFP | Getty Images Micron reported better-than-expected earnings and revenue on Wednesday and issued a forecast … Read more
President Donald Trump on Wednesday doubled down on his claim that U.S. bomb strikes completely destroyed Iran’s nuclear program, and he bristled at the attention being paid to an initial American intelligence report that suggests otherwise. “It’s been obliterated, totally obliterated,” Trump said of the Iranian nuclear site at Fordo during a news conference, before … Read more
The BP logo is displayed outside a petrol station that also offers electric vehicle recharging, on Feb. 27, 2025, in Somerset, England. Anna Barclay | Getty Images News | Getty Images BP shares jumped Wednesday on a report that the oil major is in early-stage talks to be acquired by Shell. People familiar with the … Read more
Iran’s parliament approved a bill on Wednesday to suspend co-operation with the UN nuclear watchdog, state-affiliated outlet Nournews reported. The move, which needs the final approval of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council to be enforced, according to Nournews, follows an air war with Israel in which its longtime enemy said it wanted to prevent Tehran developing … Read more
A new U.S. intelligence report found that Iran’s nuclear program has been set back by only a few months after a U.S. strike, and was not “completely and fully obliterated” as U.S. President Donald Trump has said, according to two people familiar with the early assessment. The early intelligence report issued by the U.S. Defence … Read more
According to an early intelligence report – which has been refuted by the White House – Iran’s nuclear facilities were not completely destroyed by US strikes, as Trump claimed 22:36, 24 Jun 2025Updated 22:39, 24 Jun 2025 Donald Trump arriving for dinner ahead of the NATO Summit 2025 in The Hague(Image: Getty Images) A new … Read more
A new U.S. intelligence report found that Iran’s nuclear program has been set back only a few months after a U.S. strike and was not “completely and fully obliterated” as U.S. President Donald Trump has said, according to multiple people familiar with the early assessment. The intelligence report issued by the Defense Intelligence Agency on … Read more
Six weeks after Spain and Portugal suffered a massive power outage, authorities in Madrid issued an official report Tuesday saying April’s cascading blackout that left tens of millions disconnected in seconds was caused by technical and planning errors that led to the grid’s failure. Spain’s Ecological Transition Minister Sara Aagesen, who manages the nation’s energy … Read more