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Norway takes over presidency of Arctic Council from Russia

Norway takes over presidency of Arctic Council from Russia

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norway on Thursday took over the Arctic Council's rotating chairmanship from Russia amid questions about what role the eight-country intergovernmental body can play in protecting the polar region after the invasion of Ukrai
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Spain announces exceptional drought measures worth $2.4B

Spain announces exceptional drought measures worth $2.4B

MADRID (AP) — The Spanish government announced 2.2 billion euros ($2.4 billion) worth of drought response measures Thursday, including funding for urban water reuse and further aid for struggling farmers .
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UN food agency says widespread locust infestation in Afghan provinces is 'huge concern'

ISLAMABAD (AP) — The U.N. food agency is warning that a widespread locust infestation in several Afghan provinces is of “huge concern” and could possibly decimate a quarter of the wheat crop.
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Japan's Honda records lower profit, projects recovery ahead on sales rebound

Japan's Honda records lower profit, projects recovery ahead on sales rebound

TOKYO (AP) — Honda’s profit for the fiscal year that ended in March dropped 1.7% as sales took a hit from a semiconductor shortage and restrictions in China related to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Nissan reports surging profit amid strong sales, easing chip crunch

Nissan reports surging profit amid strong sales, easing chip crunch

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese automaker Nissan reported Thursday a seven-fold surge in January-March profit and forecast strong sales for this fiscal year riding on the popularity of its new model offerings. Nissan Motor Co.
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War, natural disasters left record 71 million people internally displaced in 2022, report says

War, natural disasters left record 71 million people internally displaced in 2022, report says

The war in Ukraine helped push the global total of people left internally displaced by conflict or natural disasters to a record high of 71.
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New Mexico constitution focus of legal fight over oil and gas drilling

New Mexico constitution focus of legal fight over oil and gas drilling

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico and its Democratic governor are being sued over alleged failures to meet constitutional provisions for protecting against oil and gas pollution, a challenge that comes as the nation's No.
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New Hampshire utility has latest entrant to trade electricity with Canada

New Hampshire utility has latest entrant to trade electricity with Canada

The newest proposal for a major electrical transmission line from Canada that would be able to carry power to New England from Canada, would also be able to send to Quebec renewable energy produced by future power generators off the New England coast
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B.C.’s Elephant Hill wildfire results in losses of $1B per year: Indigenous report

B.C.’s Elephant Hill wildfire results in losses of $1B per year: Indigenous report

VANCOUVER — An Indigenous-led report into a massive wildfire nearly six years ago that destroyed more than 100 homes and scorched a vast swath of British Columbia's Interior says the blaze resulted in up to $1 billion per year in ongoing nature and e
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Jackson's federally appointed water manager may also take over the city's sewer system

Jackson's federally appointed water manager may also take over the city's sewer system

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A federal appointee is managing the water system in Mississippi’s capital city, and the same might soon be true for the city's sewer system. U.S.
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