Shares of Volta Inc. plunged to all-time lows after the electric-vehicle charging company announced the abrupt departures of two of its top executives, both of them founders of the firm. The resignations of CEO Scott Mercer and President Chris Wendel came a week after the San Francisco-based firm postponed reporting its latest quarterly earnings, although…Continue Reading

Ministry of Commerce & Industry Shri Piyush Goyal calls for practical climate funding programs by the developed world India has been successful in bringing down the cost of renewable energy through sheer scale – Shri GoyalIndia’s self-reliance program (Atmanirbhar Bharat) does not close doors but encourages deeper and more meaningful international engagement- Shri GoyalIndia saw…Continue Reading

Prince William and Kate Middleton boarded a plane back to the United Kingdom on Saturday night, wrapping up an eight-day tour of the Caribbean laden with protests and talks of realms moving toward republicanism and replacing Queen Elizabeth as head of state. The tour spurred discussions about the future of royal visits and what exactly…Continue Reading

Three Ukrainian peace negotiators showed signs of poisoning after meeting their Russian counterparts earlier this month, including Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich, who has been enlisted to facilitate discussions.Sources told The Wall Street Journal that members of the group developed red eyes, constant and painful tearing, and peeling skin on their faces and hands soon after…Continue Reading

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Indigenous leaders from Canada and survivors of the country’s notorious residential schools meet with Pope Francis starting Monday in hopes of securing a papal apology for abuses committed against them by Catholic priests and school workers.The meetings, postponed from December because of the pandemic, are part of the Canadian church and…Continue Reading

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Monday leader Kim Jong Un has vowed to develop more powerful means of attack, days after the country’s first intercontinental ballistic missile launch in more than four years.The statement suggests North Korea might perform additional launches or even test a nuclear device soon as it pushes to…Continue Reading

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday he is open to the country adopting a neutral stance as part of any peace deal with Russia to end the ongoing invasion.The comments were part of a sweeping, 90-minute interview Zelenskyy gave to several Russian journalists on Sunday, the first time he’s spoken at length to Russian journalists…Continue Reading

President Joe Biden tested negative for COVID-19 on March 28 after a deputy press secretary who traveled with him to Europe tested positive. The White House said Biden, who is in Washington, tested negative as part of his regular testing cadence. Karine Jean-Pierre, the press secretary, announced Sunday that she tested positive on a polymerase chain…Continue Reading