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by Anne-Sophie THILL Agence France-Presse LAURIERVILLE, Canada (AFP) – Pancake lovers, fear not. Strong demand for maple syrup after a poor Canadian harvest has created supply-side woes, but Quebec province is tapping its strategic reserves to keep the world awash in the sweet, sticky stuff. Experts are warning the shortages could be further compounded by climate change, which is already being blamed for last spring’s shorter and warmer sugaring season. To avoid shortages, the Quebec […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Britain experienced further ‘panic-buying’ of motor fuel Monday as a shortage of lorry drivers on Covid and Brexit fallout could reportedly prompt the government to use the army to make deliveries. The Petrol Retailers Association claimed that almost half of the UK’s 8,000 fuel pumps had run out of petrol on Sunday, as desperate drivers formed long queues to fill up tanks. PRA chairman Brian Madderson told the BBC that […]
by Juliette Michel with Delphine Touitou in Washington Agence France Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Monster storm Harvey slammed into a key United States oil-producing region disrupting output amid the devastation, but crude stocks are high enough that the impact on the industry should be short-lived, experts said Monday. The Texas coast, home to nearly a third of the US oil refining capacity, has been ravaged by the most powerful hurricane to hit […]
QUEZON City, Philippines, May 6 (Eagle News) — In an exclusive interview by Agila Balita Alas Dose, several citizens’ groups expressed their concern not only on the worsening condition of air pollution in Metro Manila but also with the possible shortage of school bus because of rules implemented by the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB). (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
