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Saudi Arabia's Aramco reports lower half-year profits as economic worries dampen energy prices

Saudi Arabia's Aramco reports lower half-year profits as economic worries dampen energy prices

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi oil giant Aramco reported half-year profits Tuesday of $56.3 billion, down from the year before amid worries about a slowing global economy. Aramco, formally known as the Saudi Arabian Oil Co.
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Tropical Storm Debby is expected to send flooding to the Southeast. Here's how much rain could fall

Tropical Storm Debby is expected to send flooding to the Southeast. Here's how much rain could fall

Northern Florida, the coastal regions of Georgia and South Carolina and parts of North Carolina are bracing for severe rain and catastrophic flooding this week as the Debby storm system moves up and east.
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Japan's Nissan is developing 'cool paint' for cars to keep drivers cooler

Japan's Nissan is developing 'cool paint' for cars to keep drivers cooler

TOKYO (AP) — Nissan showed Tuesday what it called a “cool paint” to keep people inside vehicles cooler, although the coating is six times thicker, making commercialization still a challenge.
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India has pushed hard for solar. But as its billions demand more power, coal always gets the call

India has pushed hard for solar. But as its billions demand more power, coal always gets the call

BENGALURU, India (AP) — India Prime Minister Narendra Modi was in the midst of a monthslong reelection campaign this April when he took to social media to trumpet a “remarkable feat!” and a “historic milestone” for his country: crossing 1 billion met
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Tropical Storm Debby hits Florida with floods, threat of record rain in Georgia and the Carolinas

Tropical Storm Debby hits Florida with floods, threat of record rain in Georgia and the Carolinas

HORSESHOE BEACH, Fla.
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Cambodia breaks ground on a China-funded canal and says it will be built 'no matter the cost'

Cambodia breaks ground on a China-funded canal and says it will be built 'no matter the cost'

PREK TAKEO, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia broke ground Monday on a controversial, China-funded canal to link the capital Phnom Penh to the sea, despite environmental concerns and the risk of straining ties with neighboring Vietnam. The $1.
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Reclusive tribe attacks loggers suspected of encroaching on their land in Peru's Amazon

Reclusive tribe attacks loggers suspected of encroaching on their land in Peru's Amazon

Peru’s reclusive Mashco Piro ethnic group recently used bows and arrows to attack loggers suspected of encroaching on their territory in the Amazon, according to a regional Indigenous organization.
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At least 13 killed and 300 evacuated after deadly landslide in southern Ethiopia

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — A landslide triggered by heavy rains in southern Ethiopia’s Wolaita area killed at least 13 people and the number of fatalities is expected to rise, a local official said Monday.
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Harris once wanted to ban fracking. Trump wants voters in energy-rich Pennsylvania to remember

Harris once wanted to ban fracking. Trump wants voters in energy-rich Pennsylvania to remember

HARRISBURG, Pa.
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'Monsters': Sturgeon endure in Alberta rivers, but their future is uncertain

'Monsters': Sturgeon endure in Alberta rivers, but their future is uncertain

EDMONTON — They lurk in the murky depths of some of Alberta's biggest rivers, living fossils from when giant lizards strode the earth.
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