World Jul 09 Ukrainian drones batter Russian oil facilities and set more oil tankers ablaze By Illia Novikov, Associated Press
World Oct 15 In France, fuel shortage frays nerves and tests commuters' resilience Chronic fuel shortages in France sparked by strikes and panic buying are fraying nerves and testing both the resilience and ingenuity of millions of French workers who depend on their vehicles to do their jobs. By John Leicester, Associated Press
Arts Oct 11 Murano glassblowing model shattered by methane price surge Dozens of furnaces that remain on the lagoon island must burn around the clock, or the costly crucible inside the ovens will break. But the price for methane that powers the ovens has skyrocketed fivefold. By Colleen Barry, Associated Press
World Oct 06 Boris Johnson brushes off UK woes, vows to transform economy Empty gas pumps, worker shortages and unavailable items on store shelves. None of that got a mention from Johnson as he brushed off Britain's economic bumps and said the country would emerge as a stronger, more dynamic nation. By Jill Lawless, Associated Press
World Oct 01 Watch 4:49 How Brexit played a role in Britain's gas shortages The British government is warning that the country’s fuel crisis is likely to last for another week. Gas stations across Britain have had to shut down because a lack of truckers has caused huge supply difficulties. As special correspondent Malcolm… By Malcolm Brabant
Sep 27 U.K. mulls calling in army to help ease gas shortages at pumps By Jill Lawless, Associated Press The government says it has “no plans at the moment” to deploy troops. The haulage industry says the U.K. is short as many as 100,000 truckers, due to the coronavirus pandemic and an exodus of foreign workers following Brexit. Continue reading
May 14 Gas crunch from cyberattack intensifies in nation's capital By Associated Press Gas shortages at the pumps are spreading from the South to the Mid-Atlantic states, where Virginia and the District of Columbia have become some of the hardest-hit areas following a cyberattack that forced a shutdown of the nation’s largest gasoline… Continue reading