EPA Repeals Biden-Era Mercury Standards for Coal-Fired Power Plants
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said on Feb. 20 it would repeal Biden-era rules that further limited mercury and hazardous air pollutant emissions...
Unearthed temple in Nepal sheds new light on Buddha’s early life
Nepal’s Lumbini has long anchored the Buddhist pilgrimage map as the Buddha’s birthplace. Nearby, however, stand the fortified ruins of Tilaurakot – believed to...
Hitler’s childhood home becomes a police station in US$24 million revamp
Turning the house where Adolf Hitler was born into a police station has raised mixed emotions in his Austrian hometown. “It’s a double-edged sword,”...
New US 10% global tariff will have ‘limited impact’ on Hong Kong: treasury chief
The new 10 per cent global tariffs imposed by the United States will only have a “limited impact” on Hong Kong, the city’s treasury...
600 Guangdong drivers enter Hong Kong as thousands apply for new scheme
About 600 motorists from Guangdong have driven their vehicles into Hong Kong urban areas during the Lunar New Year holiday under a new scheme...
Trump Admin Mandates English-Only Tests for Truckers Seeking Commercial Driver’s Licenses
The federal crackdown on unqualified truckers kicked into a higher gear Friday when the nation’s transportation chief announced that tests for commercial driver’s licenses...
Date set for US President Donald Trump’s trip to China
US President Donald Trump will travel to China from March 31 to April 2, the White House has announced. The summit between Trump and...
US to remove Vietnam from tech export control list, Hanoi says
US President Donald Trump told Vietnam’s top leader To Lam he would “instruct the relevant agencies” to remove the country from a list restricted...
China’s Yangtze River fishing ban brings biomass surge, boosts finless porpoise
The ecological health of China’s Yangtze River is undergoing a meaningful recovery, just halfway through a 10-year fishing ban to restore the ecosystem, a...