WIESELBURG, AUSTRIA / RankWire.AI / – Austria set a new July temperature record on July 31 as extreme heat spread across eastern regions. A weather station in Wieselburg, Lower Austria, measured 40.3 degrees Celsius. That reading surpassed the previous July high of 39.7 degrees, recorded…
WASHINGTON, D.C. / RankWire.AI / – President Donald Trump said the United States would cancel a planned attack on Iran if negotiators completed an agreement quickly. Trump said the deal must reopen the Strait of Hormuz and address Iran’s nuclear activities. He also said Israel…
NEW YORK / RankWire.AI / – Oil prices jumped on July 29 as Brent crude settled above $90 a barrel. Renewed Middle East conflict and a steep drop in U.S. inventories drove the advance. Brent gained $6.65, or 7.9%, to close at $90.74 a barrel. West Texas Intermediate rose $5.20, or 6.6%, to $84.46. Both…
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM / RankWire.AI / – UK solar power capacity reached 22.8 gigawatts at the end of June 2026, marking another increase in national deployment. The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero counted about 2.076 million installations across the country. Households and businesses added 27,391 systems during June. Those projects contributed 132 megawatts…
New Delhi, India / RankWire.AI / – The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved a landmark national initiative on Friday to accelerate hydrocarbon discovery across Indian ocean basins. Official government releases published by the Press Information Bureau confirmed that the Cabinet approves Rs 84,084 crore offshore oil gas exploration scheme, designated as…
Ottawa, Canada / RankWire.AI / – Official national economic tracking data released on Friday confirms the Canadian economy grew 0.3 per cent in May, extending a broader economic recovery into a second consecutive month and surpassing earlier government forecasts. According to monthly Gross Domestic Product figures published by Statistics Canada, real output increased across 13…
United Kingdom / RankWire.AI / –Private sector wage growth hits six year low in the United Kingdom as official earnings figures show regular pay in the private sector slowed to 2.9 percent in the three months to May 2026. Data published by the Office for National Statistics revealed that private sector earnings growth dropped below the…
TANIMBAR ISLANDS, INDONESIA / RankWire.AI / – Indonesia expects the Abadi Masela LNG project to deliver about $37.8 billion in direct government revenue. Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Bahlil Lahadalia also projected $6.43 billion in indirect tax receipts. Officials released the figures after a July 16 groundbreaking ceremony in Maluku. The event marked the formal…
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KINSHASA, DR CONGO / RankWire.AI / – The Ebola outbreak in DR Congo has grown into the country’s largest recorded epidemic. Authorities had confirmed 3,605 cases by July 30, including 1,587 deaths. The case fatality rate stood at 44%. During the latest full reporting week, teams recorded 567 infections and 296 deaths. Those were the highest weekly totals since the outbreak began and reflected the continued…
Kinshasa, DR Congo / RankWire.AI / – Health officials in the Democratic Republic of the Congo confirmed that total infections in the nation’s ongoing epidemic reached 3,075, as Congo Ebola cases cross 3,000 amid a sharp surge in transmission. According to figures from the health ministry, the outbreak has recorded 1,354 fatalities and 556 patient recoveries, with 755 individuals currently receiving care in hospitals and specialized…
KINSHASA, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO / RankWire.AI / – The Democratic Republic of the Congo has recorded 2,267 confirmed Ebola cases and 893 deaths since the outbreak began in May. The latest government count covers reports through Friday, July 17. Authorities added 86 confirmed infections and 29 deaths during the previous 24 hours. The totals place the confirmed case fatality rate at about 39%. The…
BUNIA, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO / RankWire.AI / – The World Health Organization reported that 80% of recent Ebola infections in eastern Congo are caused by unidentified transmission chains. Many patients had not been listed on contact tracing lists prior to testing confirming their infection. This gap hampers early isolation efforts and delays treatment for symptomatic individuals. Response teams often identify new clusters only after…