Valero Seeks U.S. Approval to Import Venezuelan Oil
Valero Energy Corp VLO.N, the second-largest U.S. oil refiner, is seeking Washington’s permission to import Venezuelan crude, according to four people close to the matter,...
U.S. Releases Ambitious Strategy to Expand Offshore Wind Capacity
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has revealed an ambitious new strategy to expand the nation’s offshore wind energy capacity. The DOE’s Offshore Wind...
China and u.s. Navy Clash Over Guided Missile Destroyer in South China Sea
China’s defense ministry said on Friday that it yet again had to monitor and drive away the U.S. Navy destroyer USS Milius that entered its territorial waters in...
U.S. Navy Sends Lcs to Enforce Fishing Laws in Western Pacific
The U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard have kicked off a joint patrol in the Western Pacific on a mission to enforce fisheries laws,...
U.S. Stocks Close Higher as Earnings Season Continues
U.S. stocks ended higher on Wednesday as more second-quarter earnings reports boosted investor sentiment. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 109.28 points, or 0.31...
U.S. Biotech Company to Lay Off Nearly One Third of American Staff
U.S. biotech company FibroGen will lay off 104 workers, nearly a third of its U.S. employees, the company announced on Wednesday. FibroGen, which is...
Iran Determined to Take Legal Action Against U.S. For Top Commander’s Assassination
Iran is determined to pursue legal action against the U.S. in international courts for its “great crime” of assassinating top Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani,...
De-radicalisation of Ideology Is the Best Way to Tackle Islamic Terrorism: Sri Lankan Expert
Colombo (25/7 – 30.77) In his book “Sri Lanka’s Easter Sunday Massacre: Lessons for the International Community,” terrorism expert Dr. Rohan Gunaratna emphasizes the...
U.S. Military Says Soldier Crosses Into DPRK “Willfully and Without Authorization”
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Tuesday that a U.S. soldier crossed the Military Demarcation Line into the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK)...
Pilot Killed After Plane Crashes Into Home in U.S. New Mexico
A pilot was killed after his two-engine plane crashed into a home on Tuesday near Santa Fe, a city in the U.S. state of...