A second freight train derailment in Ohio within a month is giving new impetus for rail safety legislation in Congress, as Democrats and Republicans prepare to grill Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw when he testifies to a Senate committee Thursday.
A container ship that ran aground in Egypt’s Suez Canal has been successfully re-floated, according to a statement from canal authorities.
As the dust settles on a mixed earnings season in Australia, one key takeaway has emerged: things are only going to get worse.
Former Maryland Governor Larry Hogan, a vocal GOP critic of Donald Trump, said he will not seek the Republican presidential nomination in 2024 because he doesn’t want divide the Republican field and help to hand Trump a victory.
Australia’s central bank is set to raise interest rates for a 10th straight meeting on Tuesday, with policymakers facing a complex messaging task for an outlook of slower economic growth and still-elevated inflation.
Chinese genetics firm BGI said it opposes a US decision to slap export restrictions on some of its units and will keep advocating for “open and inclusive global scientific collaboration.”
President Joe Biden would “never even discuss” taking a mental competency test suggested by Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley for politicians older than 75, first lady Jill Biden said.
The US is working with two Ukrainian pilots in at a base in Arizona to determine how long it would take to train them to fly attack aircraft, including F-16 fighter jets, CNN reported. Separately, NBC reported the program might be expanded soon with as many as 10 more pilots.
The French government will consider selling the country’s biggest sports stadium, the Stade de France, to the Paris Saint-Germain football club, according to a minister.
