JOHANNESBURG: Coal-rich but energy-starved South Africa will not immediately abandon its fossil-fuelled electricity generating plants as it transitions to cleaner forms of power, President Cyril Ramaphosa said Sunday.
South Africa, one of the world´s largest polluters which generates about 80 percent of its electricity through coal, is in the grip of an energy crisis. It has been blamed on ageing power stations, sabotage and theft of coal and spare parts by organised gangs.
KOLKATA: At least 36 people have been arrested in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal after violent clashes...
WASHINGTON: A major storm system bore down on the US east coast on Saturday, after producing tornadoes and...
OCCUPIED-AL-QUDS: A suspected assailant was shot dead by Israeli soldiers after injuring three young men with his car...
Geneva: Switzerland’s major luxury watch brands are cautiously optimistic that Chinese tourists will boost sales...
VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis’s unexpected hospitalisation this week raised fresh questions over his future, providing...
TEHRAN: Iranian authorities ordered the arrest of two women, the judiciary said Saturday, after a viral video appeared...
