Bloomberg US President Donald Trump threatened to withdraw altogether from the World Health Organisation (WHO), a move that would leave Chinese leader Xi Jinping as the most prominent voice leading the global fight against the coronavirus pandemic. In a four-page letter detailing his grievances with the WHO, Trump called on the group to “demonstrate independence from China,” renewing a complaint ...

Bloomberg Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SA, the Spanish wind turbine manufacturer, is to build what will be the world’s biggest windmill, by the thinnest of margins. The 14-megawatt machine with a rotor diametre of 222 metres (728 feet) will be just two meters bigger than General Electric Co’s own massive turbine. It’s another sign that size matters when it comes ...

Bloomberg Oil production from the top seven shale regions in the US is set to tumble to levels not seen since 2018 as drillers scale back in response to the recent price collapse. Losses will be led by the Permian Basin — which straddles Texas and New Mexico — where output is seen falling by 87,000 barrels a day in ...