Archives for February 2023

Russia announced Friday that will cut oil production by 500,000 barrels per day next month after Western countries capped the price of its crude over its action in Ukraine. … [Read more...] about Russia says it will cut oil production over Western caps

Moldova's government collapsed Friday as pro-Western Prime Minister Natalia Gavrilita resigned, adding to a series of crises that have gripped the small nation since Russia invaded its neighbor, Ukraine. … [Read more...] about Moldovan prime minister resigns, government collapses

Rescuers pulled several people alive from the shattered remnants of buildings on Friday, some who survived more than 100 hours trapped under crushed concrete in the bitter cold after a catastrophic earthquake slammed Turkey and Syria, killing more than 20,000. … [Read more...] about Rescues in Turkey offer moments of relief in quake aftermath

Mountains of rubble and twisted metal. Death on an unimaginable scale. Grief. Rage. Relief at having survived. … [Read more...] about Japan’s earthquake recovery offers hard lessons for Turkey

About half of K-12 public school students started this fall behind their grade level in at least one subject, most commonly reading or math, according to new federal data released Thursday. … [Read more...] about Roughly half of public school students started the year behind their grade level, administrators say