According to Rystad Energy, without water-saving initiatives, annual water usage by global data centers could rise to 644 billion liters by 2030, up from 222 billion liters in 2025. According to Minh Khoi Le, global head of data center and hydrogen research, moderate enhancements in water...

Six months after the United States and Israel launched their assault on Iran, the conflict has moved into a more difficult phase in which neither side has secured the outcome it originally sought. Iran has suffered severe military and economic damage, including the loss of senior leadership and...

China’s humanoid-robot industry has reached a striking technological paradox. Its machines are becoming faster, more agile and increasingly affordable, while the artificial intelligence needed to make them genuinely useful in unpredictable workplaces remains far less developed. That gap is now...

Canada has responded to the latest United States tariffs with a carefully targeted retaliation designed to do more than simply match Washington’s measures. The Canadian government has announced tariffs of 15, 25 and 50 percent on about C$27.6 billion, or roughly US$20 billion, of United States...

The latest United States sanctions on Iran mark a significant expansion of Washington's effort to restrict not only Tehran's own economic activity but also the foreign networks that keep Iranian trade moving. According to US officials, the new measures target nearly 60 individuals, companies and...

Iran and Oman have reopened discussions on a temporary navigational corridor through the Strait of Hormuz, offering a limited attempt to restore maritime traffic while negotiations between Iran and the United States remain unresolved. The proposal is significant not because it represents a final...

Europe's electric vehicle market is gaining momentum as three forces increasingly reinforce one another: expensive conventional fuel, government support and a growing supply of relatively affordable electric models. Battery electric vehicles accounted for 25.7% of new car registrations across 16...

The suspension of food business licences at outlets of major international restaurant chains in Mumbai has turned a local regulatory drive into a much broader question about food safety in India. Maharashtra authorities have suspended the licences of four Domino's outlets and one Pizza Hut outlet...

The life sentence handed to Evergrande founder Hui Ka Yan has brought a dramatic legal chapter of China's property collapse to an end, but it has done little to resolve the economic problems created by the housing boom and subsequent bust. Evergrande's founder was sentenced after being convicted of...