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Coal Continues to Dominate China's Energy Landscape

Oilprice.com 

Coal is still king in China despite the renewables boom with record additions of solar and wind power generation.   Thermal power generation, which is overwhelmingly dominated by coal, rose by 1.5% in 2024 from a year earlier, to a record high of 6.34 trillion kilowatt-hours (kWh), data from China’s National Bureau of Statistics showed.  Growth in thermal power generation was the weakest in nearly a decade, excluding the pandemic years 2020-2022 when China was under lockdowns. Nevertheless, coal... Читать дальше...

Trump's federal hiring freeze sparks concerns about veterans' care

TheHill.com 

President Trump’s new federal hiring freeze has congressional lawmakers and former service members worried that operations at Veterans Affairs (VA) medical facilities will be hindered. The government-wide freeze, which came on Day 1 of Trump’s presidency via executive order, could prevent critical health care roles from being filled and complicate care for veterans, its critics...

PBA: TNT win deals big blow to San Miguel playoff bid

Sports.inquirer.net 

MANILA, Philippines–TNT saw a chance to put a traditional powerhouse to the brink of missing the PBA Commissioner’s Cup playoffs on Sunday night and grabbed that opportunity by the neck. The Tropang Giga whipped San Miguel black and blue, 115-97, at Ynares Center in Antipolo City, rising to 8-3 win-loss while dimming the Beermen’s chances

MTL predicts uptick in total premiums

BangkokPost.com 

Muang Thai Life Assurance (MTL) expects its total premiums to rise substantially from 2024 thanks to life and health insurance premium growth, despite adjustments for the new Thai Financial Reporting Standard 17 (TFRS 17).