Nuclear Watchdog Warns of Chernobyl-Style Risk at Kursk Reactor
The United Nations’ nuclear watchdog said it’s enormously concerned by fighting near a Russian nuclear power plant because the old Soviet reactors in operation are particularly exposed.
The United Nations’ nuclear watchdog said it’s enormously concerned by fighting near a Russian nuclear power plant because the old Soviet reactors in operation are particularly exposed.
Japanese government approval could be a major roadblock in Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc.’s attempts to acquire Seven & i Holdings Co., if it proceeds.
Sinopec Group and more than a hundred of its Chinese peers will work together to speed up the building of a supply chain for green hydrogen and accelerate the nation’s transition to non-polluting fuels.
The 448-passenger Ilma, which is soon to debut, is nearly twice the size of its older sibling, which was all about intimacy. And yet, there’s little that’s cruise-shippy about it.
Budget carrier AirAsia Bhd has secured a $443 million dual-tranche private financing to use partly for refurbishing planes grounded during the pandemic, according to people familiar with the matter.
Investors are eyeing high-yield foreign currency bonds from Nigeria, Gabon, and Kenya ahead of an anticipated US Federal Reserve rate cut in September, seeing some of these debt securities as being mispriced and having scope to rally further.
Canada’s two biggest railways, accounting for almost 80% of the national network, shut down early Thursday after talks with a union failed, immediately blocking arteries of North American supply chains that carry about C$1 billion ($740 million) per day in trade.
The National Transportation Safety Board has opened an investigation into the recent crash and fire of a Tesla Inc. Semi truck, believed to be the first probe involving the company’s electric big rig.
Norway’s vast natural gas industry is about to embark on its annual heavy maintenance spree at a crucial time for the wider continent.
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Importers and exporters are left with few options as a looming rail strike in Canada risks delaying ocean shipments, spiking freight costs and straining the busiest US ports, which are already handling a cargo surge.
A third liquefied natural gas tanker appears to be heading to the Arctic LNG 2 export plant in northern Russia that’s subject to US sanctions, with Moscow ramping up efforts to circumvent Western restrictions.
Daiwa Securities Group Inc. is eyeing Australia for its first expansion into the agricultural sector abroad, part of a wider push to boost lending and direct investment in the country’s real estate and renewable energy sectors.
China has hit the brakes on new coal-fired power projects, as the rapid take-up of clean energy proves sufficient to meet consumption growth in electricity.
Australian stocks are on their longest winning streak in almost nine years, and the rally appears poised to continue as the benchmark flirts with fresh record high levels.
Oil steadied near the lowest since January as concerns of an economic slowdown in the US that may sap demand outweighed the lift from data showing lower inventories.