BANGKOK — Thailand’s construction industry is under intense scrutiny following a series of high-profile deadly accidents. These include a crane falling onto a moving passenger train this past…
Read more Why Thailand’s deadly construction accidents are sparking outrage and scrutinyTAIPEI, Taiwan — China announced Friday that it is imposing provisional anti-dumping duties of up to 62.4% on imports of pork from the European Union, deepening a trade…
Read more China to impose preliminary anti-dumping duties on pork from EUKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysia’s government said Tuesday it will allow Lynas Rare Earth to continue to import and process rare earths until March 2026, after the Australian…
Read more Malaysia gives nod for Australian miner Lynas to import, process rare earths until March 2026KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Australian miner Lynas Rare Earths said Friday that it will temporarily shut down most of its operations in Malaysia for upgrading as it deals…
Read more Australia’s Lynas to upgrade Malaysian rare earth refinery amid dispute over operating licenseNAIROBI, Kenya — Climate change is “relentlessly eating away” at Africa’s economic progress and it’s time to have a global conversation about a carbon tax on polluters, Kenya’s…
Read more Africa Climate Summit links ‘unfair’ debt burden with calls to make continent’s green assets pay offNAIROBI, Kenya — Climate change is “relentlessly eating away” at Africa’s economic progress and it’s time to have a global conversation about a carbon tax on polluters, Kenya’s…
Read more Africa Climate Summit links ‘unfair’ debt burden with calls to make continent’s green assets pay offWhen it comes to flying, going green may cost you more. And it’s going to take a while for the strategy to take off. Sustainability was a hot…
Read more Want a climate-friendly flight? It’s going to take a while and cost you moreWhen it comes to flying, going green may cost you more. And it’s going to take a while for the strategy to take off. Sustainability was a hot…
Read more Want a climate-friendly flight? It’s going to take a while and cost you moreMIDDELBURG, South Africa — Plumes of heat-trapping pollutants last billowed from the giant stacks of Komati Power Station in October, when the coal-fired plant that fed South Africa’s…
Read more Shifting S. Africa coal plant for clean energy needs millions in loans. Experts say that’s a problemSHIYAN, China — Sales of Yizhuan Automobile Co.’s trash trucks picked up after China ended anti-virus controls in December, but their growth is in low gear as managers…
Read more China struggles with weak post-COVID economic recoveryIn what could prove a significant move for communities facing air pollution, the Environmental Protection Agency proposed on Thursday that chemical plants nationwide measure certain hazardous compounds that…
Read more EPA proposal takes on health risks near US chemical plantsBERLIN — European Union governments and lawmakers reached a deal Sunday on key elements of the 27-nation bloc’s green deal, reforming the EU’s trading system for greenhouse gas…
Read more EU reaches deal on emissions trading, social climate fundBIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A company owned by the family of West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice is paying a $925,000 fine to an Alabama health agency, after it shut…
Read more Alabama plant owned by W.V. governor’s family fined $925,000TOKYO — A newly founded Japanese semiconductor company aiming to revive Japan’s chip industry signed an agreement on Tuesday to collaborate with a Belgian research organization in developing…
Read more Japan, Belgium to cooperate in chip production, developmentPresident Joe Biden on Tuesday plans to visit the building site for a new computer chip plant in Arizona, using it as a chance to emphasize how his…
Read more Biden to visit Arizona computer chip site, highlight jobsCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA’s Orion capsule and its test dummies swooped one last time around the moon Monday, flying over a couple Apollo landing sites before heading…
Read more NASA capsule flies over Apollo landing sites, heads homeATLANTA — An Atlanta house fire killed two people over the weekend and the National Transportation Safety Board is investigating, the agency announced Sunday. The fire involved natural…
Read more Atlanta house fire kills 2 during gas leak in front yardBEIJING — Three Chinese astronauts landed in a northern desert on Sunday after six months working to complete construction of the Tiangong station, a symbol of the country’s…
Read more 3 Chinese astronauts return to Earth after 6-month missionGAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Israeli aircraft struck several military sites in the Gaza Strip early Sunday, hours after Palestinian militants fired a missile into southern Israel in…
Read more Israeli aircraft hit Gaza after rocket fireHILO, Hawaii — Many people on the Big Island of Hawaii are bracing for major upheaval if lava from Mauna Loa volcano slides across a key highway and…
Read more Molten lava on Hawaii’s Big Island could block main highway
