U.S., Europe alarmed at China’s dominance of clean energy technologies

CHENGDU, China — A decade ago, Tongwei Group was a maker of fish food and livestock feed. Today, the company, based in this famously overcast corner of southwest China, is the world’s largest producer of solar cells, the components of panels that turn sunlight into electricity. At its $2.8 billion facility on the outskirts of … Read more

Kanye West’s Fans Alarmed By ‘Weird Growth’ On His Upper Lip

Kanye West‘s fans are worried about the appearance of strange growth on his upper lip shortly after the rapper had his expensive titanium teeth installed. In a video shared by West on social media, fans of the star got a close-up look at his lips as he filmed himself walking through an airport after the Super … Read more

UN human rights official is alarmed by sprawling gang violence in Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — The United Nations expert on human rights in Haiti said Tuesday that he is alarmed by the rapid spread of gang violence and the bleak future awaiting children in the embattled country. William O’Neill spoke at the end of a weeklong visit to Haiti, his second one this year amid a spike … Read more

Sam Rainsy: Why I am Alarmed By What’s Occurring in Cambodia

On Wednesday, Cambodia’s longtime strongman Hun Sen formally introduced that his son Hun Manet will take over as Prime Minister in a matter of weeks. The transfer comes simply days after the world witnessed one more wholly fraudulent election in Cambodia, a rustic that has successfully been dominated by one man since 1985. As chief … Read more