The
International Energy Agency forecasts that global
coal consumption is expected to reach a record high this year, as demand in emerging and
developing economies remains strong. The demand for coal is predicted to increase by 1.4 percent this year, surpassing 8.5 billion tonnes for the first time.
(Al Jazeera)
One person is killed and another is hospitalized after a boat carrying more than 60
migrants experienced difficulties as it attempted to cross the
English Channel from
France to the
United Kingdom.
(AP)
Fourteen workers at the
Tenerife South Airport in
Tenerife,
Canary Islands,
Spain, are arrested on suspicion of stealing items from checked-in luggage. Police seize allegedly stolen items worth almost
€2 million.
(AP)
Chile's
police arrest at least 55 people in one of the country's largest
fiscal fraud cases, amounting to about $275 million and implicating small- and mid-sized companies in different parts of the country. The suspects will stand trial for tax crimes, criminal association,
money laundering, customs fraud and making false declarations.
(AP)