As the Black Summer megafires neared, people rallied to save wildlife and domestic animals. But it came at a real cost 
Asian Stocks Slide as Oil Tops $100, Middle East Conflict Fuels Inflation Fears 
Brent Oil Holds Above $100 as Red Sea Attacks, Iran Conflict Threaten Global Supply 
Oil Prices Rise as Houthi Attacks on Saudi Tankers Heighten Middle East Supply Fears 
Oil Prices Head for Weekly Surge as Red Sea Attacks and Kazakhstan Supply Cuts Raise Disruption Fears 
Domino’s Weighs Appeal After Australian Court Rules Workers Were Misled on Pay 
The UK is surprisingly short of water – but more reservoirs aren’t the answer 
Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger Delayed Until 2027 Amid Antitrust Lawsuit 
Nasdaq Drops as AI Earnings, Oil Surge and Middle East Tensions Weigh on Wall Street 
Intel, AMD Seek Long-Term China Server CPU Deals as AI Demand Drives Supply Crunch 
Burkina Faso and Mali’s fabulous flora: new plant life record released 
LA fires: Long-term exposure to wildfire smoke is poorly understood − and a growing risk 
What’s so special about Ukraine’s minerals? A geologist explains 
South Korea seeks to more than double electric vehicle production to capture 12 percent of the global market share by 2030.
For the goal to be a global car industry powerhouse, the South Korean government vowed to provide tax incentives and various supportive measures worth about a combined 95 trillion won by 2026, to promote their local carmakers’ investment.
To account for 12 percent of the world’s EV market, South Korean carmakers plan to increase their global EV production from around 254,000 units logged last year to a combined 3.3 million units by 2030. Their market share was 5 percent as of 2021.
The road map was announced during a meeting presided by Industry Minister Lee Chang-yang with senior officials of major carmakers and related firms, including Hyundai Motor Co., Kia Corp., GM Korea and major wireless carrier KT Corp.
They vowed to develop key software for EVs with their own technologies by 2026 and nurture 30,000 personnel with expertise in the future car sector, as well as 300 companies specializing in the development of automotive software by 2030, according to the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy.
