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Tata announces plans to cut 2,800 steel jobs in a blow to Welsh town
LONDON — Indian firm Tata Steel announced Friday it will close both…
Furnace explosion at Chinese-owned nickel plant in Indonesia kills at least 13 and injures 46 others
PALU, Indonesia — A smelting furnace exploded Sunday at a Chinese-owned nickel…
Offshore wind projects face economic storm. Cancellations jeopardize Biden clean energy goals
WASHINGTON — The cancellation of two large offshore wind projects in New…
Explosion off Nigeria points to threat posed by aging oil ships around the world
OKITIPUPA, Nigeria — It was the dead of night when the ship…
Kazakhstan confirms nationalization of ArcelorMittal subsidiary after mine fire kills at least 32
LONDON — Kazakhstan confirmed the nationalization of ArcelorMittal Temirtau which operates the…
Inside scientists’ mission to save America’s wine industry from climate change
ALPINE, Ore. — The U.S. West Coast produces over 90% of America’s…
Taiwan factory fire leaves at least 5 dead, more than 100 injured
A fire and subsequent explosions at a golf ball factory in southern…
Federal investigators subpoena Pennsylvania agency for records related to chocolate plant explosion
Federal safety investigators issued a subpoena to Pennsylvania’s public utility regulator on…
Japan announces emergency relief measures for seafood exporters hit by China’s ban
TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced on Monday a 20.7…
Rain and a wrong address delayed firefighters reaching a Philippine factory blaze. 15 people died
A fire has killed 15 people in a small apparel factory in…
Rain and a wrong address delayed firefighters reaching a Philippine factory blaze. 15 people died
A fire has killed 15 people in a small apparel factory in…
A gas platform explosion off Mexico kills 2 workers, injures 8 and leaves 1 missing, officials say
Mexican officials say an explosion at an offshore gas platform in the…
Canada is investigating why the Titanic-bound submersible imploded
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada said Saturday that it’s conducting an…
How the unconventional design of the Titan sub may have destined it for disaster
BOSTON — The deadly implosion of the Titan submersible raises questions about…
Cooking gas explosion kills 31 people at a barbecue restaurant in northwestern China
Authorities in northwestern China say 31 people have been killed and seven…
Cooking gas explosion kills 31 people at a barbecue restaurant in northwestern China
Authorities in northwestern China say 31 people have been killed and seven…
Boeing halts shipments of the 787 Dreamliner for a flaw in the tail section of the planes
Boeing is holding up deliveries of its 787 Dreamliner because of yet…
Probe of chocolate factory blast focuses on gas pipeline
Federal safety officials are investigating the role of a natural gas pipeline…
Six injured in blast at Pennsylvania chocolate factory
Firefighters battled a blaze in Pennsylvania after an explosion at a chocolate…