Strobe lights, electric saws & glass bottles: Portland protesters expand weapons arsenal in ongoing clashes with police (VIDEOS)

Demonstrators in downtown Portland are using a range of weapons in their nightly skirmishes with law enforcement officers, and their growing arsenal now includes everything from leaf blowers to lasers. … Read More >Strobe lights, electric saws & glass bottles: Portland protesters expand weapons arsenal in ongoing clashes with police (VIDEOS)

India’s Reliance beats US giant Exxon to become world’s second-most valuable energy firm

Reliance Industries, controlled by billionaire businessman Mukesh Ambani, has outpaced other energy majors to become the second-largest energy company in terms of market capitalization, after Saudi Arabia’s oil behemoth Aramco. … Read More >India’s Reliance beats US giant Exxon to become world’s second-most valuable energy firm

Russia’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline will significantly cut gas prices in Europe, energy consultancy says

European consumers will benefit from lower gas prices if the underwater pipeline from Russia to Germany, the Nord Stream 2, is completed, energy consultancy Wood Mackenzie said as the US is up in arms trying to stop the project. … Read More >Russia’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline will significantly cut gas prices in Europe, energy consultancy says