Iran has named Mojtaba Khamenei as the country’s new supreme leader. Meanwhile, oil surged past $100 a barrel as the economic fallout deepens. Follow for live updates ...

March 9 (Reuters) - The U.S.-Israeli war with Iran is rattling businesses worldwide, driving up energy prices, squeezing supplies of ⁠critical ⁠raw materials and raising questions about the ...

World sugar prices surged on Monday as the US-Israel war with Iran disrupted oil supplies, pushing crude oil prices to $119 a barrel.

The war in Iran could have grave consequences for food production around the world because the Middle East is home to some of the world’s largest fertilizer plants, as well as a major producer of the ...

Deep in the jungle, they relied on mud, bamboo, and basic survival skills to build a shelter from scratch. Bamboo had to be cut and carried through thick vegetation before being tied into place. Mud ...

They started with raw soil and clay to build a mud house shaped like a wild buffalo. The clay had to be dug, mixed with water ...

Africa's development debate centres on whether to support large firms and infrastructure projects or nurture small businesses ...

Their solemn pledges notwithstanding, the chief executives can do little to contain prices. That is not, though, because AI is unstoppable. It is because the AI boom is not chiefly to blame for the ...

Over the past five decades, Toody and her dearly departed husband, Fred, have kept Portland’s music scene alive with their bands—Dead Moon, the Weeds, the Rats, Pierced Arrows, and several others—self ...

I’m in search of a cultural icon unto itself, and yes, even a little “awe and wonder.” (My editor actually said that.) I’m ...

BRUSSELS, Feb 2 (Reuters) - The European Court of Auditors said on Monday the EU's efforts to diversify its imports of metals and minerals critical to tech, defence and the energy transition had "yet ...

Italy, Germany to forge common critical minerals strategy Seek 'like-minded' countries to join them Rome says unacceptable that China alone can set prices ROME, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Italy and Germany ...