Plastic particles in drinking water present ‘low’ risk: WHO
GENEVA (Reuters) – Microplastics contained in drinking water pose a “low” risk to human health at current levels, but more…
Danish PM standing behind Greenland leader
The Latest on Donald Trump‘s cancellation of his trip to Denmark (all times local): 3:30 p.m. Danish Prime Minister Mette…
Exclusive: Fearing data privacy issues, Google cuts some Android phone data for wireless carriers
NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s Google has shut down a service it provided to wireless carriers globally that…
Oil prices climb after Saudi oilfield attack, but recession worries drag
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Crude oil prices rose on Monday following a weekend attack on a Saudi oil facility by Yemeni…
What a mysterious explosion tells us about Russia’s ‘doomsday weapon’
It’s claimed by its owner, Russian President Vladimir Putin, to have unlimited range and be able to outflank all US…
Alaska man discovers message in bottle from Russian Navy
A man discovered a 50-year-old letter in a bottle from the Russian Navy on the shores of western Alaska. Tyler…
Funeral for lost ice: Iceland bids farewell to OK glacier
It was a funeral for ice. With poetry, moments of silence and political speeches about the urgent need to fight…
A Welsh town will install anti-sex toilets that spray users with water
Porthcawl, on Wales’ southern coast, plans to replace its Griffin Park public toilets with models that deter “inappropriate sexual activity…
Wildfire forces 4,000 to evacuate in Spain’s Canary Islands
Around 4,000 people were evacuated Sunday because of wildfires that, for the second time in a week, ravaged the countryside…
Standard Chartered faces fine for sanctions breaches: Sky News
A logo of Standard Chartered is displayed at the financial Central district in Hong Kong, China November 23, 2017. REUTERS/Bobby…
SoftBank plans to lend up to $20 billion to employees to invest in new fund: WSJ
Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp Chief Executive Masayoshi Son attends a news conference in Tokyo, Japan, November 5, 2018. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon…
Sainsbury’s says not talking to internal candidates for CEO succession
FILE PHOTO: Shoppers walk past the first ’till-free’ Sainsbury’s store in London, Britain, May 1, 2019. REUTERS/Toby Melville (Reuters) –…
Last orders: Rise of closing auctions stirs worries in European stock markets
LONDON (Reuters) – The final five minutes of trading have become the busiest time of day for stock market traders…
Ferrari will expand its lineup of road cars, but not too much
FILE PHOTO: FCA Chairman John Elkann is seen before an event at the Bocconi University in Milan, Italy May 27,…
U.S. whiskey exporters struggle after year of EU tariffs
BRISTOL, Pa. (Reuters) – When Europe’s tariffs on U.S. whiskey hit in June 2018, craft distillery Mountain Laurel Spirits LLC…
Novartis executive sold shares before drug data manipulation made public
VIENNA (Reuters) – An unnamed Novartis executive sold 925,400 Swiss francs ($946,000) worth of shares less than three weeks before…
Genetic study implicates humans in demise of prehistoric cave bear
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Genetic research that reconstructed the past population dynamics of the cave bear, a prominent prehistoric denizen of…
Roche’s personalized cancer treatment wins FDA approval
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche is seen outside the Shanghai Roche Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. headquarters in…
Novartis executive sold shares before drug data manipulation made public
VIENNA (Reuters) – An unnamed Novartis executive sold 925,400 Swiss francs ($946,000) worth of shares less than three weeks before…
Rental firm walks away from Tesla order after quality dispute
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Car rental company Nextmove has walked away from a 5 million euros ($5.55 million) order for 85…
U.S. judge urges VW, SEC to resolve civil Dieselgate suit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A federal judge in California on Friday urged the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and Volkswagen AG…
Dollar firms, global stocks soar on ECB rate cut expectations
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. and European stocks surged on Friday on expectations the European Central Bank will cut interest…
Amazon.com defeats IRS appeal in U.S. tax dispute
(Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) on Friday defeated an appeal by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service in what the online…
Take Five: Fed in a hole
(Reuters) – FILE PHOTO: Federal Reserve Board building on Constitution Avenue is pictured in Washington, U.S., March 19, 2019. REUTERS/Leah…
Wall Street ends sharply higher on German stimulus optimism
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks rebounded on Friday as an ebbing bond rally and news of potential German economic…
Roche cancer treatment priced at $17,050 a month, lower than rival Vitrakvi
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Swiss drugmaker Roche is seen at its headquarters in Basel, Switzerland February 1, 2018. REUTERS/Arnd…
Roche cancer treatment priced at $17,050 a month, lower than rival Vitrakvi
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Swiss drugmaker Roche is seen at its headquarters in Basel, Switzerland February 1, 2018. REUTERS/Arnd…
Novartis replaces top scientists at Avexis after drug data manipulated
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Novartis AG said on Wednesday it replaced the two top research and development executives at its…
Lion Air ‘urgently requires’ more 737 MAX jets to support growth: co-founder
FILE PHOTO: Lion Air’s Boeing 737 Max 8 airplane is parked on the tarmac of Soekarno Hatta International airport near…
Novartis names Bulto as new head of U.S. drugs business
FILE PHOTO: Logo of Swiss drugmaker Novartis is seen at its branch in Schweizerhalle near Basel, Switzerland, March 29, 2018.…
Air Canada sees A220 jet delivering boost for key U.S. transit traffic
MONTREAL (Reuters) – Air Canada said on Wednesday it will launch a direct Seattle-Montreal service in May 2020 with its…
Novartis says top R&D executives no longer at Avexis unit after test data manipulation
FILE PHOTO: Swiss drugmaker Novartis’ logo is seen at the company’s plant in the northern Swiss town of Stein, Switzerland…
Ryanair Spanish cabin crew unions threaten 10 days of strikes
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Unions representing Ryanair (RYA.I) cabin crew in Spain on Wednesday announced plans to hold 10 days of…
Stocks, oil tank on growing signs of global slowdown
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Equity markets tanked and oil prices fell sharply on Wednesday after a closely watched bond indicator…
Ford extends warranty on 560,000 Focus, Fiesta models
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Ford is seen on a 2020 Ford Explorer car at Ford’s Chicago Assembly Plant in…
Oil slumps more than 4% on weak global economic data, U.S. crude build
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil prices sank more than 4% on Wednesday after global demand fears were revived by weak…
FCC chairman circulates order to approve Sprint, T-Mobile tie-up
FILE PHOTO: A smartphone with Sprint logo are seen in front of a screen projection of T-mobile logo, in this…
Trade tensions and a weaker yuan drive Chinese crypto demand, market players say
LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Trade tensions between the United States and China and a weakening yuan are boosting demand for…
Malaysia finds body near where London teen went missing
Malaysian police said Tuesday the family of a missing 15-year-old London girl has positively identified a naked body found near…
Five killed in Russian ‘liquid jet propulsion
The five were killed “while testing a liquid jet propulsion system,” Rosatom, which oversees all Russian nuclear projects, said in…
Russia explosion: a nuclear mystery lingers after a deadly mishap
According to the official account, the elite scientists killed in the accident — Alexey Vyushin, Yevgeny Koratayev, Vyacheslav Lipshev, Sergey…
Bayer mediator dismisses report of $8 billion Roundup settlement
NEW YORK/FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Bayer AG has not offered to pay billions of dollars to settle claims in the United…
Amgen wins U.S. patent battle on arthritis drug Enbrel, thwarting Novartis
(Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Friday upheld two patents relating to Amgen Inc’s blockbuster rheumatoid arthritis drug Enbrel, denying…
No-deal Brexit could deepen Europe’s shortage of medicines – experts
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – As the Oct. 31 deadline for Britain to leave the European Union approaches, health professionals are warning…
Serbia reports suspected African swine fever cases in backyard pigs
PARIS (Reuters) – Serbia has reported four suspected outbreaks of African swine fever among backyard pigs, the Paris-based World Organisation…
Senator Grassley seeks info on Novartis’s Zolgensma data issues
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) speaks to reporters on his way from the Senate floor after a vote…
AMS plans rival takeover bid for Germany’s Osram
FILE PHOTO: CEO of lamp manufacturer Osram Olaf Berlien poses during the opening of the company ‘World of light’ showroom…
Tesla electric car catches fire after hitting a tow truck in Moscow
Joe Young, media relations associate for the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), demonstrates a front crash prevention test on…
Norway: Police report 1 shot, injured at mosque outside Olso
Norwegian police say one person has been shot and lightly injured at a mosque in a western suburb of the…
Moscow election protest attracts huge crowd, spurs spinoffs
Tens of thousands of people rallied Saturday against the exclusion of some city council candidates from Moscow’s upcoming election, turning…
Adidas celebrates 70 years with star-studded building opening
Former tennis player Stan Smith looks at his shoe as he attends the celebrations for German sports apparel maker Adidas’…
Investors embrace ESG investing but don’t target gun stocks
BOSTON (Reuters) – Two new BlackRock Inc funds that exclude gun makers are off to slow starts as socially-minded investors…
Ryanair Irish pilots back industrial action as unrest spreads
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Ryanair’s (RYA.I) directly employed pilots in Ireland on Friday voted in favor of industrial action unless pay…
Farm equipment maker Deere’s dealers reel from trade war, bad weather
CHICAGO (Reuters) – When China announced this week that it had stopped buying U.S. agricultural products and might impose additional…
Oil rises on European stock draw despite demand slowdown forecast
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil prices rose more than $1 a barrel on Friday, supported by a drop in European…
Gold gains as trade concerns weigh on global markets
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Signs of further escalation of the U.S.-China trade war and weak UK economic data weighed on…
Exclusive: PSA, Dongfeng to drop two China auto plants, halve workforce – document
BEIJING/PARIS (Reuters) – Peugeot maker PSA Group (PEUP.PA) and partner Dongfeng Group (0489.HK) have agreed to cut thousands of jobs…
Pope caps reform of Vatican bank with new statutes
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis has approved new statutes for the Vatican Bank, making an external audit obligatory and…
Bayer mediator dismisses report of $8 billion Roundup settlement
NEW YORK/FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Bayer AG has not offered to pay billions of dollars to settle claims in the United…
British scientist Natalie Christopher’s body found after she disappeared in Greece during a run
Her remains were found in a ravine approximately 20 meters (66 feet) deep, in a rough mountainous area of Kerame…