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Monsanto ordered to pay $80 mn in Roundup cancer trial

Monsanto ordered to pay $80 mn in Roundup cancer trial

Monsanto has been ordered to pay some $80 million to an American retiree who blames his cancer on the agribusiness…
Facebook bars white nationalism, stepping up hate speech curbs

Facebook bars white nationalism, stepping up hate speech curbs

Facebook announced Wednesday it would ban praise or support for white nationalism and white separatism as part of a stepped-up…
UK PM to renew Brexit deal push after pledge to resign

UK PM to renew Brexit deal push after pledge to resign

British Prime Minister Theresa May will renew attempts to push through her Brexit plan Thursday, after she dramatically offered to…
Despair, anger as Venezuelans endure paralyzing blackout

Despair, anger as Venezuelans endure paralyzing blackout

Venezuelans wavered between despair and rage Wednesday as they endured a third day of a near-nationwide blackout that has paralyzed…
EU parliament approves ban on single-use plastics

EU parliament approves ban on single-use plastics

European lawmakers voted overwhelmingly Wednesday for an EU-wide ban on single-use plastic products such as the straws, cutlery and cotton…
Nissan committee says facts point to legal violations by former chairman Ghosn

Nissan committee says facts point to legal violations by former chairman Ghosn

YOKOHAMA, Japan (Reuters) – An external committee tasked with recommending ways to improve governance at Nissan Motor Co said on…
Mozambique confirms cholera cases among cyclone victims

Mozambique confirms cholera cases among cyclone victims

BEIRA, Mozambique (Reuters) – Dozens of fragile patients poured into a clinic in the wrecked Mozambican port city of Beira…
Trump assembling an army of operatives for re-election fight

Trump assembling an army of operatives for re-election fight

WASHINGTON (AP) — In 2016, President Donald Trump compared Hillary Clinton’s campaign to the lumbering federal bureaucracy. Now he’s building…
Brexit in play: May’s job on the line as parliament tries multiple choice

Brexit in play: May’s job on the line as parliament tries multiple choice

LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May is expected on Wednesday to indicate a date for quitting as the…
Dissident group claims responsibility for raid on N. Korea’s Madrid embassy

Dissident group claims responsibility for raid on N. Korea’s Madrid embassy

A shadowy group committed to overthrowing North Korean leader Kim Jong Un claimed responsibility Wednesday for a raid on the…
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