Q2 profits at Exxon Mobil and Chevron dip to lowest level in 4 years on subdued energy prices
NEW YORK — Exxon Mobil’s second-quarter profit dropped to the lowest level in four years and sales fell…
Key US inflation gauge rose last month as Trump’s tariffs lifted goods prices
WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge ticked higher last month in a sign that President Donald…
Vatican strikes solar deal that aims to make it world’s first carbon-neutral state
ROME — Italy agreed Thursday to a Vatican plan to turn a 430-hectare (1,000-acre) field north of Rome,…
Survivor of clergy sex abuse in Peru visits pope’s hometown to call for more reforms
CHICAGO — A Peruvian survivor of clergy sex abuse brought her public campaign for reforms to the American…
Switzerland testing AI tools to make scarecrows more effective
The challenge Agroscope wants to address is the fact that corvids quickly become accustomed to acoustic scare effects…
Islamic State and al-Qaida threat is intense in Africa, with growing risks in Syria, UN experts say
UNITED NATIONS — The threat from Islamic State and al-Qaida extremists and their affiliates is most intense in…
European economy sees growth of only 0.1% as scramble to get ahead of US tariffs goes into reverse
FRANKFURT, Germany — Europe’s economy barely grew in the April-June quarter as frantic earlier efforts to ship goods…
How local leaders and communities are leading the transition to clean energy
In this episode of Metro Blueprint, Xavier de Souza Briggs, senior fellow at Brookings Metro, Melanie Allen, founding…
EPA moves to repeal landmark finding that allows climate regulation
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s administration on Tuesday proposed revoking a scientific finding that has long been the…
German zoo kills 12 baboons that it didn’t have enough space to house, despite protests
BERLIN — A zoo in the German city of Nuremberg said it killed 12 baboons on Tuesday despite…
P&G to increase prices in part due to tariffs as shoppers remain cautious and delay purchases
NEW YORK — Consumer products giant Procter & Gamble offered an annual earnings outlook that was below analysts’…
Trump’s trip to Scotland reopens old wounds for some of his neighbors
Trump’s Scotland visit draws protests in Edinburgh Protesters rallied in Edinburgh as President Trump played golf at his…