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Global Air Cargo Rates Edge Higher Despite Slowing Volume Growth
Worldwide air cargo rates inched upward in late September 2025, reaching $2.44 per kilogram despite softer demand growth that has raised questions about whether the traditional peak shipping season will materialize as expected this year. Data from...

INTERPOL’s operation HAECHI VI recovers $439 million in global financial crime crackdown
INTERPOL’s operation HAECHI VI recovers $439 million in global financial crime crackdown In one of the most extensive and coordinated crackdowns on cyber-enabled financial crime to date, law enforcement agencies across 40 countries have recovered...

Kenya secures global backing for expanded Haiti Security Mission
Kenya has won rare international recognition after the United Nations Security Council approved the deployment of a new 5,550-strong Gang Suppression Force (GSF) to stabilize Haiti, replacing the smaller Kenyan-led mission that has struggled to...

Energy Storage Exists, And It’s An Earthshot Prize Finalist
Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Several high-ranking government officials have raised serious concerns about energy storage — namely, does it even exist, and even if it does exist, then isn’t it too...

Ukrainian Ground Robots Boost Frontline Logistics and Casualty Evacuation
In the Kharkiv direction, the ground robotic systems of the 13th National Guard Brigade, known by the call sign “Charter,” are gaining momentum in logistics and the evacuation of the wounded from positions. They almost completely replace people...

HP: Indian Army’s Surya Command dedicates 90-ft national flag to ‘Unsung Sentinels’ in Gue
In a significant and solemn ceremony, Lieutenant General Anindya Sengupta, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Central Command, also known as Surya Command, dedicated a prominent 90-foot National Flag to the “Unsung Sentinels” in Gue, a remote...
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Tobago’s Jolé St. John is CTO 2025 Regional Tourism Youth Congress Winner [Cayman’s Aylani Morris Seymour 3rd]
Source: Caribbean Tourism Organization Jolé St. John of Tobago (center) with Jamaica’s Caleader Lewison (left) and Aylani Morris Seymour from the Cayman Islands in Barbados onThursday BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (October 4, 2025) – Sixteen-year-old Jolé...

Public hearing about battery storage site upcoming
TEWKSBURY — Tewksbury residents will have the chance to voice their opinions on a major energy project proposed for Hillman Street off of Old Boston Road. The Massachusetts Energy Facilities Siting Board (EFSB) has scheduled a public comment...

IMO secretary-general meets shipping adviser Sakhawat
Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha . Dhaka 05 October, 2025, 01:07 International Maritime Organisation secretary-general Arsenio Dominguez held a meeting with the shipping adviser M Sakhawat Hussain in Dubai. Issues of mutual interests were discussed in...

Leadership, AI, and startups – INMerge 2025 highlights Central Eurasia’s growing role in global innovation.
Baku hosted the fifth edition of the INMerge Innovation Summit from September 29 to 30, bringing together leading voices from across the global innovation ecosystem. What is INMerge about? The two-day summit positions itself as Central Eurasia’s...

PM Modi to inaugurate first phase of Navi Mumbai International Airport
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the first phase of the Navi Mumbai International Airport, built at a cost of Rs 19,647 crore, on October 8, a senior Maharashtra government official said on Saturday. The official also said the...

FedEx founder Fred Smith laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery
The company tells ABC24 that the service was held on October 2. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — FedEx founder Fred Smith, who died in June, has been laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery. FedEx tells ABC24 that the service, which included military honors,...

U.S. Postal Service Releases Holiday Shipping Schedule
Consumers can find more details and printable schedules at local post offices and on the USPS website. The U.S. Postal Service has released its recommended mailing and shipping deadlines for the 2025 holiday season to help ensure delivery by Dec....

Antarctic sea ice strongly influences global warming
Climate science has often been compared to solving a grand puzzle. Each new study reveals another piece, showing us not only how our planet works today but also how it might transform in the future. A recent study published in the journal Earth...

India to emerge as the next petrochemical powerhouse, set to redefine regional supply chains
Biz News India’s petrochemical self-sufficiency drive to reshape global supply (Pic: Pixabay) New Delhi: India is gearing up to emerge as a major player in the global petrochemical landscape, a move analysts say could further tilt the supply...

Local Govt Minister admits sanitation lapses, pledges logistics support for Accra clean-up
The Minister of Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Ahmed Ibrahim, has acknowledged major gaps in Accra’s sanitation system and pledged urgent support to city authorities to address them. Speaking during the maiden National...

Zoomlion Pledges Massive Support for National Sanitation Day Initiative
In a boost to the government’s National Sanitation Day initiative, Zoomlion Ghana Limited has committed massive logistical and equipment support for the nationwide exercise. Speaking directly to the press during the clean-up on Saturday, October...

Tobago’s Jolé St. John is CTO 2025 Regional Tourism Youth Congress Winner
Regional Tourism Youth Congress participants with (l-r) Charles Fernandez, Minister of Tourism of Antigua and Barbuda; Dona Regis-Prosper, CTO Secretary-General; Councillor Tashia Burris, Secretary of Tourism, Tobago; Ian Gooding-Edghill, CTO...

“Russia Grabs Ukraine’s White Gold”: Seizure Of Lithium-Rich Shevchenko Site Threatens Global Supply Chains And Undermines Kyiv’s Industrial Recovery Plans
IN A NUTSHELL 🔋 Russian forces have seized a lithium-rich region in Ukraine, impacting global supply chains. ⚠️ The capture highlights the increasing geopolitical tensions in Eastern Europe. 🌍 This move could significantly affect the global market...

‘We’re not guinea pigs’ — Cities fight plans for large battery energy storage systems over fears they will go up in flames
More and more, big arrays of lithium-ion batteries are being hooked up to electrical grids around the U.S. to store power that can be discharged in times of high demand. But as more energy storage is added, residents in some places are pushing...