Coal is re-emerging as a critical lifeline for African small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) struggling to stay afloat amid surging fuel prices and volatile global oil markets, experts have said.

Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Universal History Archive / Getty. The problem with horses—one of the problems with horses, I say as a former horse girl—is that they are as stubborn as mules.

India remains heavily reliant on coal for energy security even as it rapidly scales up renewable capacity, particularly solar. A just transition away from coal could cost around $900 billion and ...

The Java House Grand Prix of Arlington, Texas, is the first of three new venues for the 2026 IndyCar Series season. Alex Palou and Josef Newgarden have won IndyCar Series races so far in 2026. The ...

U.S. President Donald Trump hands out pens after signing an executive order during an event on the use of coal in the East Room of the White House on February 11, 2026 in Washington, DC. The lobby ...

Looking ahead: The first official visual upgrade in Minecraft's 16-year history was released last June for Bedrock Edition players. However, the original Java version has a long road ahead of it ...

President Donald Trump says the military will start "buying a lot of coal" as part of a new push to boost domestic coal production and strengthen what he describes as the reliability of the U.S. power ...

WASHINGTON, Feb 11 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Wednesday ordered the Defense Department to purchase electricity from coal-fired power plants in his latest effort to boost the coal sector.

President Donald Trump is hosting an event at the White House Wednesday to tout how "Clean Beautiful Coal," he says, is America’s most reliable and affordable energy source. The president will be ...

A representative from the South Korean government places flowers at a memorial to the Chosei Coal Mine victims, Ube City, Japan, Nov. 20, 2025. Credit: Facebook/ Kizamu Kai An effort to recover ...

China’s solar generating capacity is expected to surpass coal for the first time this year, according to the country’s top electricity industry group, marking a milestone in the country’s ...