An explosion takes place in a building following an Israeli strike in Beirut, Lebanon, March 31, 2026. REUTERS/Mohammad Yassine |
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Drivers chat next to taxis charging at a Shell electric vehicle charging station in Beijing — REUTERS/Florence Lo/File Photo |
- The world's largest importer of oil through the Strait of Hormuz is, paradoxically, also one of the best placed to weather the waterway's closure. Here's how China can survive without the Strait of Hormuz.
- The Iran war is seeping into the cosmetics supply chain, pushing up the cost of everything from plastic jars and lipstick tubes to transport, and reminding the beauty industry that even a tub of face cream depends on fragile global trade routes.
- EU lawmakers pressed China over a surge of dangerous products into the bloc and insufficient access to the Chinese market as they kicked off the first European parliamentary visit to the world's No.2 economy in eight years.
- Shell is in advanced talks with Venezuela's government to develop four large areas near Trinidad and Tobago, in two of the South American country's largest offshore natural gas fields, two people familiar with the discussions said. Read our exclusive.
- Warren Buffett declined to commit to continuing his annual multibillion-dollar donations to the Gates Foundation, following the recent release of materials about late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's relationship with the nonprofit and its co-founder Bill Gates.
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In early 1976 in California, Steve Wozniak had just completed the design of a computer circuit board he intended to share with fellow hobbyists at a prominent local club. His friend Steve Jobs also saw a business opportunity to manufacture and sell the boards, and thus Apple was born.
As the company turns 50, we look at how its rise has shaped both the technology industry and popular culture by making first desktop computers and then smartphones mainstream, popularizing mobile apps and showing how tightly integrated devices and software can work. |
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A North Korean serviceman on a patrol boat on the Yalu River, as seen from Dandong, Liaoning province, China. Picture taken January 15. REUTERS/Maxim Shemeto |
A selection of our top photography from around the world last month. |
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