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Monsanto ordered to pay $80 mn in Roundup cancer trial
March 28, 2019
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
March 28, 2019
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
March 28, 2019
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
March 28, 2019
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
March 28, 2019
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
March 27, 2019
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
March 27, 2019
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
March 27, 2019
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
March 27, 2019
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
March 27, 2019
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…