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The energy industry’s windfall has followed a spike in prices, resulting mostly from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and a global economy rebounding from the coronavirus pandemic.

The energy industry’s windfall has followed a spike in prices, resulting mostly from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and a global economy rebounding from the coronavirus pandemic.

Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk speaks at the Atlantic Council on March 12, 2014, in Washington. | Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images A Koch-funded initiative moves to a new think tank, revealing a new fault line. Think tanks want to

The Communist Party’s top policy-making body passed up yet another opportunity to intervene forcefully even as China’s economy strains under the pressure of Covid-19 lockdowns and the worst property-market meltdown in more than a decade.

The pontiff, who apologized for Catholics’ role in forced assimilation of indigenous children in Canada, also praised early missionaries to the country for their appreciation of indigenous cultures.

A deadly virus has swept through Zurich’s zoo, killing three Asian elephants in a month and leaving experts stumped as to how to stop its spread. The zoo overlooking Switzerland’s largest city now has only five of the majestic creatures

Thousands of people demonstrated in Buenos Aires on Thursday, demanding a “universal salary” in crisis-ridden Argentina. Protesters congregated outside the presidential palace, where center-left President Alberto Fernandez was meeting his economy minister Silvina Batakis, who is opposed to such an

[Disclaimer that this essay is co-written by a Black man and a white woman, etc. etc.] Ah, summer 2022. Finally! After nearly three years of unprecedented turmoil in America, this is the summer that many have waited for. Look all

As Russia hammers Kharkiv from across the border, Ukrainian forces say restrictions on the use of Western weapons are limiting their ability to respond. ‘Our hands are tied,’ said one soldier.

Justinian the Great would have been proud. The Basilica Cistern he built for the capital of his Eastern Roman Empire in modern-day Istanbul has reopened after a five-year makeover that has transformed the water storage site into a refreshingly cool