A German retiree facing sky-high energy bills is turning to a wood-burning stove. The owner of a dry cleaning business in Spain adjusted her employees’ work shifts to cut electric bills and installed solar panels.

How Europeans are responding to exorbitant gas and power bills

A winter storm has wreaked havoc in the US. Over 150,000 homes have been reeling without power due to the storm. It was followed by freezing temperatures creating icy conditions.

After winter storm, over 150,000 US homes witness chilly conditions sans power

Power began trickling back to the three central Asian countries which are Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. After one of the biggest blackouts in the region's history, millions of major cities of the three former soviet nations were left without power after an electricity grid accident.

Power began trickling back in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan after biggest ever blackout

Sri Lanka is staring at a massive power crisis, and time is running out. The country's Energy Minister has warned that if they fail to secure a large loan in US dollars by March, then the people are likely to face four-hour-long power cuts every day.

Sri Lanka power crisis: Energy Minister warns of four-hour-long power cuts every day

Over the past five years, people in Georgia witnessed a surreal spectacle: giant, even centuries-old trees floating upright on the Black Sea. Imposing magnolias, tulip trees and other magnificent species glided by on the water’s surface, their mighty boughs spread wide in a procession that looked both poetic and delirious.

A love of trees or a display of power? The odd park of an oligarch. 

Hundreds of thousands of customers in the Southeast were without power Monday and federal government offices in the Washington, D.C., area were closed as a winter storm that was expected to bring heavy snow moved up the East Coast, the National Weather Service said.

Winter storm knocks out power across Southeast

Germany is all set to phase out three of its six Nuclear power plants as it plans to shift to renewable sources for power.

Germany is all set to phase out three Nuclear power plants & will shift to renewable energy

China is now home to the world's first small modular nuclear reactor. The Huaneng Group Co.’s 200-megawatt unit 1 reactor at Shidao Bay provides power to the grid in Shandong province.

China advances in nuclear power with world's first small modular nuclear reactor

Spain's youngest bishop, Xavier Novell Goma, has been stripped of his church powers after he married a woman who has authored satanic erotica. Novell has been prohibited "from exercising all the rights and responsibilities inherent in the episcopal function", said the country's Episcopal Conference.

Spain's youngest bishop, Xavier Novell Goma, stripped of powers for marrying erotica author

With rubbish piling up in the desert, the United Arab Emirates has found a new way to get rid of its trash -- incinerators that will turn it into electricity. The UAE, one of the world's top oil exporters, is building the Gulf region's first waste-to-power plants to ease its chronic trash problem and, at the same time, its reliance on gas-fuelled electricity stations.

Oil-rich UAE to burn waste to make power

Japan's ruling coalition is on track to retain power but lose seats in parliament, media predictions said after polls closed in Sunday's general election, the first major test for Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.

Exit polls show Japan ruling coalition to retain power, lose seats

The city of Kabul, home to 4.5 million people is currently in dark after an explosion on Thursday brought down electricity lines and cut off power in the capital, the cause of the blast remains unclear. WION's Anas Mallick brings you more details.

Blast cuts power to Afghanistan's capital Kabul, restoration work underway

Flooding in northern China has severely damaged a key coal production hub, sending coal prices skyrocketing and hampering Beijing's efforts to address persistent power shortages.

Chinese coal prices reach an all-time high, power outages persist 

Tunisia's President Kais Saied issued a decree appointing a new government on Monday, 11 weeks after he fired the last one in a controversial power grab amid acute economic and political crises.

Tunisia president appoints new government nearly 3 months after power grab

China, the biggest manufacturing country in the world, is facing an electricity crisis, forcing factories to reduce operations, power consumption, and leading to outright blackouts in some provinces, media reports said.

China's power crisis hampers its economic growth

The Portuguese port receives sunshine throughout the year, making it the perfect destination for renewable sources of energy. In fact, solar parks and wind turbines generates nearly 70% of Portugal's energy.

Portugal's 70% of power is generated by renewable sources of energy

China’s energy crisis is beginning to hit people where they live, adding the risk of social instability to an economic slowdown and global supply chain disruptions. Watch this report for more details.

China's power crisis moves from factories to homes

The world’s first floating wind farm, which is a 30-megawatt facility run by the Norwegian company Equinor, has been in operation since 2017 but has already broken UK records for energy output.

Floating wind turbines could create vast ocean tracts for renewable power

Tunisian security forces on Friday arrested a member of parliament who condemned President Kais Saied's power grab as a "military coup", his party said. The president's shock move, including a 30-day suspension of parliament, has plunged Tunisia into political turmoil.

Tunisian MP critical of president's power grab arrested: party

Britain will work with the Taliban should they enter the government in Afghanistan, British Defence Minister Ben Wallace told the Daily Telegraph in an interview published on Tuesday.

British defence minister says UK will work with Taliban should they come to power: Report

The United Kingdom will phase out coal-fired power by October 2024, a year ahead of schedule, as part of a campaign to encourage other countries to raise their climate ambitions ahead of a global warming summit it will host in November.

Britain to stop using coal-fired power in just three years

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has said his country needs to prepare for "both dialogue and confrontation" with the United States under President Joe Biden, state media reported Friday.

North Korea must prepare for 'dialogue and confrontation' with the US: Kim Jong Un

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un chaired a Central Military Commission meeting, state media KCNA said on Saturday, where he called for boosting military power, but KCNA did not have details of any military activities planned.

North Korea's Kim calls for boosting military power: KCNA

Syrian President Bashar Assad vowed to defeat his enemies no matter how many battles he faces, saying on Friday, he feels empowered after being re-elected for a fourth seven-year term.

Syria's Assad says reelection empowers him to defeat enemies 

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