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Uranium tariffs may raise cost of fuel for N-plants

Bloomberg The Trump administration’s decision to consider tariffs on uranium imports may raise the cost of fuel for nuclear reactors and undermine a separate initiative to shore up struggling electricity generators. The Commerce Department said it will probe whether uranium imports “threaten to impair” national security. US miners Energy Fuels Inc and Ur-Energy Inc, which requested the probe in January, ...

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Israel launches air attacks in Gaza following soldier’s death

Bloomberg Israel’s air force carried out strikes against Hamas targets throughout the Gaza Strip after Palestinian snipers shot and killed an Israeli soldier at the border, amid warnings that the conflict was sliding towards war. Hamas, the group that rules the Gaza Strip, said that four of its members were killed in the air strikes. The Israel Defense Forces said ...

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India’s Modi defeats no-confidence vote as widely expected

Bloomberg PM Narendra Modi defeated a no-confidence vote in India’s parliament after a day of raucous debate in which opposition parties assailed the ruling party’s record. As expected, Modi was able to defeat the opposition-led motion by a vote of 325 to 126 with his Bharatiya Janata Party’s majority in the lower house of parliament. Before the motion was put to ...

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