British Petroleum, one of the world’s largest energy companies, has been hit with a record fine of $87m for safety violations at a Texas refinery. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) handed down the fine on Friday, saying the company had failed to correct safety shortfalls at its Texas City refinery after a blast there in [...]
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BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Several mortars or rockets were fired at Baghdad’s fortified Green Zone government district on Tuesday shortly after U.S. Vice President Joe Biden flew in to keep up U.S. pressure on Iraq’s leaders to reach political compromises. U.S. Vice President Joe Biden greets Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari (2nd L) as U.S. military [...]