Thames Water: Why the UK’s water industry is struggling with spills, major leaks and crushing debt

London CNN — Financial difficulties at the company, which supplies water to more than a fifth of Britain’s population, have raised concerns about the dire state of an industry that provides a resource people cannot live without. The problems are most acute at Thames Water, the London water company, but the entire industry in England … Read more

Analysis: The ‘mayfly’ mutiny is fading, but Russia is a changed place

CNN — The weekend’s events in Russia appear to be an almost surreal break in the long conflict unfolding in neighboring Ukraine. Yevgeny Prigozhin’s challenge to the Russian state erupted and died down within 24 hours, but the aftermath of his short-lived mutiny could linger much longer. For all his boasting, Prigozhin’s Wagner troops would … Read more