‘Plastic shock’ hits Asia as Iran oil crisis strangles supplies
Shortage of petrochemical inputs drives up prices of packaging for food and medical products
Read More
NASA Wallops to Host Public Information Session May 13
To facilitate discussion and information sharing on activities at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia, a public information session is being held 4–6 p.m., Wednesday, May 13, at the NASA Wallops Visitor Center. During the event, NASA will have information booths on the status on the causeway bridge construction, updates on beach replenishment, and a representative from the GLOBE program. Federal and state health experts will…
Princess Kate wore a Roland Mouret pantsuit for an Early Years event in London
Today is Prince Archie’s seventh birthday, by the way. Of course they made sure to send out the Princess of Wales on some busywork mess. Yesterday evening, Kate’s office made the big splashy announcement that Kate plans to travel to northern Italy next week, something to do with Early Years or Shaping Us or whatever…
Hedge Fund SPX Capital Faces Shake-Up, Moves to Exit London
Brazilian hedge fund SPX Capital is undergoing a major restructuring, with senior partners departing and a rethink of operations that will include shutting its London office, people familiar with the matter said.
North Korea says it is not bound by any treaty on nuclear non-proliferation | Nuclear Weapons News
Pyongyang says its status as nuclear-armed state ‘will not change based on external rhetorical claims’. Published On 7 May 20267 May 2026 North Korea’s envoy to the United Nations has declared that Pyongyang will not be bound by any treaty on atomic weapons and that no external pressure will change its status as a nuclear-armed…
SpaceX may spend up to $119B on ‘Terafab’ chip factory in Texas
SpaceX, Elon Musk’s space company that also houses his AI company, xAI, is considering spending $55 billion, at least initially, to build a semiconductor factory in Grimes County, Texas, according to a proposal on the county website. The company estimates it may spend a total of $119 billion on the project, which would be a…
FIFA’s Infantino: World Cup tickets priced at U.S. market rate
FIFA president Gianni Infantino has again defended high ticket prices for this summer’s World Cup and brushed off seats for the final being resold at a cost of more than $2 million. During an appearance at the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills on Tuesday, Infantino addressed the criticism directed at world soccer’s governing…
Rising Fuel costs overshadowing agenda for ASEAN summit in the Philippines | ASEAN
NewsFeed ASEAN leaders have begun meeting in the Philippines as residents near the summit venue say their main concerns are soaring fuel prices and living costs. The regional bloc enters what officials describe as a “stress test decade”, facing issues stemming from the Iran conflict since so many member states are heavily reliant on energy…
Energizer Releases Coin Lithium Batteries That Won’t Cause Burning If Accidentally Swallowed
Energizer Coin batteries don’t make headlines all that often, but today shifts that trend with a smart new development. Energizer has released a new Ultimate Child Shield version of its 20mm coin lithium batteries. As the name implies, the tech is aimed at reducing the number of…
Trump’s hopes for an Iran peace deal come with caveats
“Clearly, the administration thinks a deal is possible, given the way they publicly rolled out Project Freedom only to suddenly pause it hours later,” Grant Rumley, a former Middle East policy adviser to both the Biden and Trump administrations, told the BBC.