Canada Wildfires Prompt New Evacuations

Uncontrolled forest fires forced the evacuation of some 8,000 oil-sands workers on Monday, nearly two weeks after the blazes began.

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In this April 16, 2020 photo, work continues on a bridge on the Interstate Highway 75 project in Troy, MI.

Beyond Virus Relief, Biden Team Prepares Wider Economic Package

Biden and his team have begun discussions on the possible outlines of an infrastructure package with members of Congress.

A person walks past a shop offering the repair of electronic equipment and domestic appliances in Berlin, Germany, Friday, Feb. 26, 2021. Companies that sell refrigerators, washers, hairdryers or TVs in the European Union will need to ensure those appliances can be repaired for up to 10 years. The new 'right to repair' comes into force across the 27-nation bloc Monday, March 1, 2021. The posters read: ' Repair - 24 hours'.

Europeans Get 'Right to Repair' for Some Electrical Goods

It is part of a broader effort to cut the environmental footprint of manufactured goods by making them more durable and energy efficient.

Chief Financial Officer of Huawei, Meng Wanzhou leaves her home in Vancouver, British Columbia, to go to the British Columbia Supreme Court on Friday, Jan. 29, 2021.

Huawei's Meng Back in Canada Court

The U.S. accuses Huawei of using a shell company to sell equipment to Iran in violation of U.S. sanctions.

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Shipload of Cattle to be Killed After 2 Months at Sea

Two ports have failed to allow the cattle to disembark.

Workers wearing face masks polish bicycle wheel rims at a factory in Hangzhou in east China's Zhejiang province on Feb. 19, 2021. China's manufacturing recovery weakened for a third month in February as exports and new orders declined, according to two surveys released on Monday, March 1, 2021.

China Manufacturing Weakens for Third Month

The economic outlook and renewed disease outbreaks abroad that have prompted governments to reimpose business and travel curbs.

Production personnel observe the filling operation inside the Incepta plant on the outskirts of Dhaka in Bangladesh.

Drug Companies Asked to Share Vaccine Expertise

"People are literally dying because we cannot agree on intellectual property rights."

Ayat Rawthan, a petrochemical engineer, poses for a photo near an oil field outside Basra, Iraq, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2021. Rawthan is among just a handful of women who have eschewed the dreary office jobs typically handed to female petrochemical engineers in Iraq. Instead, they chose to become trailblazers in the country’s oil industry, taking up the grueling work of drilling.

A Few Women Buck Norms, Take Iraq Rig Site Jobs

A handful have eschewed the dreary office jobs typically handed to female petroleum engineers in Iraq.

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Texas Utility Sued Over Energy Bills

"As Texans struggled to survive this winter storm, Griddy made the suffering even worse as it debited outrageous amounts each day."

In this April 21, 2020, file photo, Boeing Co. workers wearing masks stand near an entry door to a 737 Max airplane owned by China-based Lucky Air, in Renton, Wash. China isn’t ready to join the United States in approving Boeing’s 737 Max to return to flying following a two-year grounding prompted by a pair of fatal crashes, a regulator said Monday, March 1, 2021.

China Not Ready to Bring Back 737 Max

China was the first country to ground the 737 Max in 2019 and still cites "major safety concerns."

The Tech Keeping Vaccine Production Rolling

A look at how pharmaceutical processors are utilizing new tools, including AI, to ensure production reliability while eliminating downtime.

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Expectations for U.S. and Overseas Manufacturing

How supply chain factors, investment decisions and a new administration will all play key roles in manufacturing's near future.

A man presents his 'green passport,' proof that he is vaccinated against the coronavirus, at the Khan Theater in Jerusalem, Feb. 23, 2021.

Vaccination 'Passports' May Open Society, but Inequity Looms

In Israel, home to the world's fastest vaccination program, a "green passport" is the coin of the realm.