China has connected its first small modular reactor (SMR) to the power grid, supplying electricity to Shandong province through the 200-megawatt unit I reactor at Shidao Bay.
Europe recorded its busiest summer for air traffic on record in 2026, with an average of 35,959 flights per day between June and August, even as the war in the Middle East disrupted established aviation routes and shifted holiday travel plans.
