More than 40 dead in Liberia after leaking fuel tanker exploded as people tried to collect gas

MONROVIA, Liberia — A leaking fuel tanker exploded as people gathered to collect the gasoline, leaving more than 40 dead, authorities in Liberia said Thursday. The blast on Tuesday also injured at least 83 people in Totota town in the central part of the West African country, health officials said. Bong County health official Dr. … Read more

Songs of grief and defiance fuel Arab solidarity for Palestinians

December 27, 2023 at 2:00 a.m. EST Hany El Hamzawy plays the oud at a recent Palestinian solidarity performance at the Sheikh Imam Society in Cairo. (Sima Diab for The Washington Post) Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave CAIRO — The oud player had strummed only a couple of notes when a flicker … Read more

Anger and frustration as COP28 draft text omits fossil fuel phaseout

COP28 President Sultan al-Jaber speaks to the media at the U.N. climate conference on Dec. 10, 2023 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Sean Gallup | Getty Images News | Getty Images DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The draft text for a COP28 climate deal that does not include the phasing out of fossil fuels has … Read more

Cardi B, Offset fuel split speculations with shocking Instagram move

Cardi B and Offset started dating each other in 2017, and got secretly married in 2018 Cardi B, Offset fuel split speculations with shocking Instagram move Fans speculate that Cardi B and Offset might have broken up as the two made shocking changes to their followings’ list. The pair seems to have unfollowed each other … Read more

COP28 president sparks outcry after controversial fossil fuel comments

Sultan Al-Jaber, chief executive officer of Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. and president of COP28, speaks in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Dubai, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES — COP28 President Sultan Al-Jaber is facing a backlash over his claim that there is “no science” behind calls … Read more

A fossil fuel fight takes center stage at the COP28 climate summit

Sultan al-Jaber, president of the UNFCCC COP28 climate conference, speaks during day two of the summit on Dec. 2, 2023 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Sean Gallup | Getty Images News | Getty Images Dubai, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES — A fight over the future of fossil fuels has been thrust into the global spotlight at … Read more

John Kerry responds to COP28 president’s fossil fuel comments

John Kerry, U.S. special presidential envoy for climate, speaks at a COP28 session between the U.S., China, UAE and Nigeria on the global need to reduce methane emissions in Dubai on Dec. 2, 2023. Sean Gallup | Getty Images News | Getty Images Dubai, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES — U.S. climate envoy John Kerry said countries … Read more

First long-haul flight fully powered by sustainable aviation fuel takes off

Flight100, Virgin Atlantic’s world first 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) transatlantic flight by a commercial airline is fuelled ahead of its take off from London Heathrow to New York JFK on Tuesday 28 November 2023. PA Media Assignments | Virgin Atlantic LONDON — The first trans-Atlantic flight using 100% sustainable aviation fuel departed London for … Read more

Chaos at OpenAI adds fuel to the AI talent poaching war

Salesforce among the first to make blanket offers With most of OpenAI’s employees threatening to leave following Sam Altman’s ousting, company rivals might be missing the biggest opportunity of the year: poaching talent. As chaos at OpenAI and Microsoft, where Altman is headed now, continues, companies like Anthropic, Mozilla or Patronus AI could be attractive … Read more