August 2026 has been a bumper month for plug in car sales in Australia, with penetration reaching 35% and causing a media feeding frenzy.  

The Zambezi River Basin is emerging as a major test of whether Africa can turn climate resilience and landscape restoration into a broader economic development strategy. Stretching across eight countries and covering about 1.37 million square kilometres, the basin supports around 51 million people, yet roughly 44% of its residents...

When the day heats up, small business owner Chung Kee Wa, 68, changes how he tends his oil palm plantation in Yong Peng, in Malaysia’s southern Johor state. Oil palms younger than three years offer little shade, so he tends them in the early mornings and evenings, spraying pesticide, applying...

Local News By CBS Baltimore Staff September 4, 2026 / 10:53 PM EDT / The Baltimore Banner Add CBS News on Google When Ken Fry worked with a designer to create a logo for this company, he had a few requests. He wanted something red, to evoke successful brands like...

Trade minister Ryosei Akazawa said progress was being made on a $550 billion investment initiative set up as part of a trade deal with the U.S. last year.  “We’ll continue working closely with the U.S.,” Akazawa said. He spoke to reporters in Washington on Friday after meeting with U.S. Commerce...

Alvin Lang Sep 04, 2026 18:51 Circle launches cirBTC on Ethereum, offering 1:1 BTC backing, segregated custody, and onchain reserve verification with Chainlink. Circle has officially launched cirBTC, its new wrapped Bitcoin (BTC) token, on Ethereum, aiming to set a higher standard for transparency...