TOKYO :Japan has decided to lower its price cap on Russian crude oil to $47.60 per barrel from $60 previously, effective on Friday, to punish Moscow for its continued war in Ukraine, a government ...

WHITE OAK – The White Oak City Council adopted a slightly lower property tax rate for the 2025-26 fiscal year during its meeting Tuesday night. The council voted 4-0 to adopt a property tax rate of 61 ...

APOLLO BEACH, Fla. — Biologists from The Florida Aquarium are spawning thousands of coral to help rebuild the state's coral reef. Funding from the state's Department of Environmental Protection is ...

The FTSE 100 (^FTSE) and European indices fell on Friday afternoon, while US markets traded lower, following fresh data that showed the Federal Reserve's preferred inflation gauge held firm despite ...

EFFORTS THAT ARE ALREADY UNDERWAY. A CEREMONIAL CAGE DROP LAUNCHED THE START OF THE OYSTER GARDENING SEASON IN THE BALTIMORE HARBOR, BUT THIS YEAR IS DIFFERENT. WE’RE ABOUT TO SEE MORE OYSTERS GROWN ...

Large-language models (LLMs) increasingly inform policy research. We asked 5 flagship LLMs from leading AI companies in 2025 (OpenAI, Google, Anthropic, xAI, and DeepSeek) to rate 26 prominent U.S.

For four years, marine biologists in Townsville have been relocating marine life from ReefHQ to a purpose-built temporary home. A new facility, called the Great Barrier Reef Aquarium, is due to open ...

Wealthy areas with lower-than-average council tax rates will have to pay more under new government plans, a leading think tank has warned. Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner is mulling an overhaul of ...

The production in biofloc system without water renewal, known as ZEAH system (Zero Exchange Aerated Heterotrophic culture system), is able to work with high productivity rates and utilizes a renewal ...

[BANGKOK] Thailand’s banks are grappling with weak lending amid high household debt, slowing tourism and sluggish consumer spending that risk dampening their outlook for the rest of the year. The ...

Tharisa, the platinum and chrome mining company, on Wednesday reported a positive improvement in reef mining volumes by 27.7% to 1.45 million tons in the third quarter to June 30, but full-year ...

Dangote Petroleum Refinery has been identified as crucial to reducing inflation in Nigeria, according to a report by the Financial Derivatives Company (FDC) Limited think tank. In its recently ...