Industrials

Thai PM gives order to fast-track Chinese-backed railway

The head of Thailand's military government has used his special powers to cut through regulations and launch work on a much-delayed $5.27 billion (179 billion baht) joint Thai-Chinese project for a new railway from Bangkok to the northeast.

APNewsBreak: Official says more Hanford nuke mishaps likely

Future accidental radiation releases at the largest U.S. site of waste from nuclear weapons production are likely following back-to-back emergency evacuations of workers in May and June because aging infrastructure is breaking down, the top Energy Department official at the site told The Associated Press.

Germany, Austria slam US sanctions against Russia

Germany and Austria have voiced sharp criticism of the latest U.S. sanctions against Moscow because they could affect European businesses involved in piping Russian natural gas to Europe.

Germany, Austria slam US sanctions against Russia

Germany and Austria have voiced sharp criticism of the latest U.S. sanctions against Moscow because they could affect European businesses involved in piping Russian natural gas to Europe.