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EDF warns of nuclear output cuts on river temperatures

  Bloomberg Electricite de France (EDF) SA warned that unusually warm river temperatures are likely to force it to reduce nuclear output at time when about half the country’s reactors are already offline. With air temperatures in Paris forecast to climb above 25 degrees celsius (77 Fahrenheit) this weekend, some of the rivers used to cool EDF’s nuclear power plants ...

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Dictator’s son Marcos wins by landslide in Philippine vote

  Bloomberg Ferdinand Marcos Jr won a landslide victory in the Philippines presidential election, according to unofficial results, bringing his family back to power in Manila 36 years after his dictator father fled the country. With 96.7% of the election returns counted, the former senator won 30.7 million votes, or 58.8% of the total votes cast for president. His closest ...

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Joe Biden worries Putin ‘doesn’t have a way out’

Bloomberg President Joe Biden said he’s worried that Russian President Vladimir Putin “doesn’t have a way out right now” of his war in Ukraine, as the US leader signed into law a measure making it easier for Washington to send weapons and supplies to the government in Kyiv. Congressional Democrats have drafted a Ukraine aid package worth almost $40 billion, ...

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