Beijing increasingly controls the marginal barrel of demand – whether it is purchased, stored, released or withheld. For half a century, the global oil market has revolved around two centres of power. The Gulf, led by Saudi Arabia, controlled spare production capacity. The US supplied military protection and financial muscle to Gulf oil. Together, Washington…
Rose Metcalf was just 23 and starting her first day as a professional dancer aboard the Costa Concordia when the cruise ship struck a reef near Italy’s Giglio Island on January 13, 2012. As the vessel began taking on water and listing heavily, Metcalf found herself helping organise hundreds of people in a rapidly deteriorating…
Connecticut woman designs tiny cottage, brings three generations togetherPhoto credit: The Picket Fence Projects via Bussines Insider When interior designer Caitlin Swann spoke to Business Insider about her family’s living arrangement, she described it as “the best” and “a blessing”, and it’s easy to see why. In Fairfield, Connecticut, Swann and her husband live in…
Sarfaraz Khan joined the India Test squad as a replacement for Sai Sudharsan in Sri Lanka. (Image: TimesofIndia.com) TimesofIndia.com in Colombo: Sarfaraz Khan beamed when he got off the team bus on Monday. There were greetings exchanged with members of the support staff on the bus before the 28-year-old, who joined the squad as a…
Thalles Winner DeSouza with Terry Smily and Usama El-Sehrawey celebrating his acceptance into Yale A Wendy’s worker who survived a shooting in Brazil is heading to Yale University after his bosses helped him pay for college.Thalles Winner DeSouza, 23, had started working at a Wendy’s restaurant in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, while he was still in…
Manas Dhamne (Special Arrangements) NEW DELHI: India have added 19-year-old Manas Dhamne to their Davis Cup squad for the first time as they prepare to face South Korea in Seoul on September 18-19.The Qualifiers Round 2 tie is a major one, with the winner earning a place in the Davis Cup Final 8 in Bologna…
Steve Jobs didn’t lace his words with the usual humour or seek theatrics when he addressed the graduating students at Stanford in 2005. During his commencement address, he spoke about something profound he had learned in life, and that speech continues to resonate with millions of people even a decade after his death. He spoke…
17-year-old Ryka Chopra used AI and game theory to find how countries could work together to save Arctic ice. (Photo: Society for Science) As the Arctic continues to lose ice, scientists are studying not only how quickly the region is changing but also what countries can do to slow the damage. Ryka Chopra, a 17-year-old…
A large rock on the seabed turned out to be an ancient Roman shipwreck believed to be more than 2,000 years old. (Credit: @RT_Visual_on_X) What first appeared to be a large rock on the seabed near Mazara del Vallo turned out to be an ancient Roman shipwreck believed to be more than 2,000 years old….
Bodhana Sivanandan and Shreyas Royal Indian-origin teenagers Bodhana Sivanandan and Shreyas Royal have made a major mark on British chess after winning the women’s and open titles at the 2026 British Chess Championships in Coventry.Bodhana, just 11, became the youngest-ever British women’s champion after beating 14-year-old Ireland-based talent Trisha Kanyamarala in a tense rapid-chess playoff.Her…
