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Rail freight giant Pacific National has doubled the fuel levy it charges supermarkets, as the Middle East conflict keeps diesel prices sky-high.

AI SUPPLY CHAIN BETThe printed circuit board maker’s Hong Kong listing is the latest in a wave of Chinese companies that have tapped into the city’s equity market over the past year.”At present, both mainland China stocks and Hong Kong stocks in this category continue to receive significant attention from capital, largely because the companies in these related industries are in a phase of rapid earnings growth,” said Kenny Ng, a securities strategist at China Everbright Securities International.”I expect the popularity of these sectors to remain strong going forward,” he added.Founded in 2006 in Huizhou, Guangdong province, the company ranked…

Low-emissions energy sources met all new global electricity demand for the first time last year, leaving no room for fossil fuels to grow, the energy think tank Ember has found.Solar power led the charge, meeting three-quarters of the 849 TWh in new demand. Wind power met almost all the rest.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listAll low-emissions sources, which also include biofuels – generated from decaying agricultural and food waste – hydro-electricity and nuclear power, provided a record 42.6 percent of the 31,779 TWh of electricity the world consumed in 2025, said Ember.Fossil fuels provided the majority, but Ember…

Democratic lawmakers are demanding that the Trump administration halt plans to collect sensitive medical records for millions of federal workers and retirees, as well as their family members.The Office of Personnel Management has asked 65 insurance companies to provide monthly reports with detailed medical and pharmaceutical claims data of more than 8 million people enrolled in federal health plans, KFF Health News reported earlier this month. The request, which could dramatically expand the personally identifiable medical information OPM can access, alarmed health ethicists, insurance company executives, and privacy advocates.Now, OPM Director Scott Kupor has two letters on his desk —…

The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office is expected on Monday to charge singer-songwriter d4vd with murder, seven months after 14-year-old Celeste Rivas’ body was found in a car that he owned. The 21-year-old musician was arrested last week. Matt Gutman reports.

Every fisherman wants a story, and Hunter Hicks now has one that sounds completely made up. Except it’s all on video.The North Carolina angler was fishing solo off the Outer Banks when he hooked a 212-pound bluefin tuna. That’s a good day on the water in any event. But especially so if you’re on a jetski.CLICK HERE FOR MORE FISHING COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMWith no boat and no crew, it was an all-out battle. Because once that tuna took the bait, it didn’t just fight — it dragged him nearly 10 miles offshore.”At that point, I was almost 10 miles offshore,…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A high school game turned dangerous in Massachusetts when teens playing a viral “Senior Assassin” game allegedly opened fire with gel projectiles on unsuspecting students, leaving two minors struck and a suspect now facing charges, police said.Three high school-aged teens were running together Thursday afternoon when they were targeted and shot at with what appeared to be BB-style or gel projectiles, the Lawrence Police Department said.Two of the victims were hit, while a third avoided being struck. Authorities said none suffered serious injuries.Investigators quickly identified a local high school student as the…

An ISIS recruiter who is being released from prison remains radicalized and poses a danger to the public, according to a Parole Board of Canada decision. The ruling obtained by Global News said that while Ashton Larmond was now eligible for statutory release, special conditions were needed to protect public safety.Larmond was arrested during a 2015 RCMP counterterrorism operation. He has now served two-thirds of his sentence and therefore must be released from custody.But the parole board said it was ordering five restrictions on him for the remainder of his sentence. They include monitoring of his phone use and finances.“While you…

The SAS ‘brother’ will testify against Ben Roberts-Smith and avoid jail for his own battlefield ‘crimes’.

The NDRC reviews and adjusts retail petrol and diesel prices every 10 working days. Its rate reflects changes in global crude prices and accounts for average processing costs, taxes, distribution expenses and appropriate profit margins.China last raised the maximum petrol and diesel prices on Apr 7, by 420 yuan per ton and 400 yuan per ton, respectively.Oil prices have fallen from peaks seen earlier this month after the US and Iran reached a temporary ceasefire, though the outlook has turned more uncertain again.Iran condemned the US for what it called an attack on the Iranian commercial vessel Touska, raising fresh…