EU leaders choose France’s Lagarde for ECB after marathon summit
BRUSSELS/STRASBOURG (Reuters) – European Union leaders agreed on Tuesday to name France’s Christine Lagarde as the new head of the…
U.S. states sue EPA for stricter asbestos rules
(Reuters) – Ten U.S. states and Washington, D.C. sued the Environmental Protection Agency to begin working on rules to tighten…
China tightens vaccine management after scandals
FILE PHOTO – A nurse prepares a vaccine to be given to a child in a hospital in Beijing, China,…
U.S. federal court delays adoption of healthcare rule on abortion
FILE PHOTO – A imaging table inside the Reproductive Health Services of Planned Parenthood St. Louis Region, Missouri’s sole abortion…
U.S. rights groups, doctors sue to stop Georgia ‘heartbeat’ abortion ban
(Reuters) – A group of civil rights organizations, doctors and clinics sued Georgia’s government on Friday to overturn a law…
Juul loses home turf as San Francisco bans e-cigarette sales
(Reuters) – San Francisco will become the first major city in the United States to ban the sale of e-cigarettes…
Huawei files lawsuit against U.S. Commerce Department over seized equipment: filing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Huawei Technologies Co Inc filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Commerce Department on Friday challenging whether telecommunications…
Senator Rubio targets Huawei over patents
FILE PHOTO: Senator Marco Rubio questions witnesses before the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing about “worldwide threats” on Capitol Hill in…
Canada set to approve hotly-debated pipeline expansion, Trudeau unlikely to benefit
OTTAWA/CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) – Canada looks set to approve a hotly-debated plan to expand an oil pipeline this week, people…
Why proposed changes to Hong Kong’s extradition law fueled protests
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam has delayed indefinitely a proposed law that would allow extraditions to…
Local labor laws apply to Ryanair employees: Belgian court
FILE PHOTO: Ryanair logo is pictured on the the jacket of a cabin crew member ahead of a news conference…
Hong Kong police fire rubber bullets as extradition bill protests turn to chaos
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong police fired rubber bullets and tear gas at demonstrators who threw plastic bottles on…
Trump confident Hong Kong and China will ‘work things out’ after protests
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he was sure China and Hong Kong would be able…
White House says it will meet two-year deadline for Huawei ban for contractors
FILE PHOTO: A Huawei company logo is seen at CES (Consumer Electronics Show) Asia 2019 in Shanghai, China June 11,…
Missouri’s only abortion clinic to stay open after injunction issued
(Reuters) – The only abortion clinic in Missouri can stay open after a St. Louis judge issued a preliminary injunction…
Under pressure, Biden drifts leftward on abortion, climate change
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Joe Biden Express to the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination went a bit off track this week.…
Explainer: How the U.S. Congress could challenge Trump tariffs on Mexico
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – If President Donald Trump follows through on his threat to impose across-the-board tariffs on Mexican goods entering…
Insys to pay $225 million, unit to plead guilty to settle U.S. opioid charges
(Reuters) – Insys Therapeutics Inc agreed to pay $225 million and an operating unit agreed to plead guilty to five…
Top lawmaker signals support to classify all illicit fentanyl copycats like heroin
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A top U.S. Senator signaled some support on Tuesday for legislation permanently placing illicit chemical knock-offs of…
From prison, ‘Pharma Bro’ Martin Shkreli sues ex-colleagues for $30 million
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Martin Shkreli, the pharmaceutical entrepreneur serving a seven-year prison term for fraud, on Friday sued three…
Missouri abortion clinic to stay open for now after court order
ST. LOUIS (Reuters) – Missouri’s only abortion clinic will stay open at least a few more days after a judge…
Factbox: Roe v. Wade at risk: Legal challenges to U.S. abortion rights
(Reuters) – In recent months, some conservative-leaning U.S. states have taken action to curb abortion rights, the most recent being…
Missouri governor says politics plays no role in abortion clinic licensing fight
(Reuters) – Missouri Governor Mike Parson on Wednesday renewed his intention to close Missouri’s sole abortion clinic for failing to…
Louisiana lawmakers pass bill to ban abortions as early as six weeks
(Reuters) – The Louisiana House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to prohibit abortion after detection of an embryonic heartbeat, which…
Canada takes a first step towards ratifying trade deal with U.S., Mexico
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada took a first step toward ratifying a new North American trade agreement on Monday just three…
Groups sue over Alabama abortion law; judge blocks Mississippi ban
(Reuters) – The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and Planned Parenthood filed a lawsuit on Friday challenging a law enacted…
Hundreds rally at U.S. Supreme Court, calling state abortion bans as step backward
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Abortion-rights campaigners, including Democrats seeking their party’s 2020 presidential nomination, rallied at the U.S. Supreme Court on…
U.S. states, cities sue to block Trump ‘conscience’ rule for healthcare workers
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Two dozen U.S. states and municipalities sued the Trump administration on Tuesday to stop it from…
Missouri follows Alabama by passing restrictive abortion bill
(Reuters) – Missouri lawmakers passed a bill on Friday that prohibits women from seeking an abortion after the eighth week…
Alabama governor signs strictest U.S. abortion ban into law
(Reuters) – Alabama’s governor signed a bill on Wednesday to ban nearly all abortions in the state, even in cases…
Alabama boycott builds as states retaliate against abortion law
(Reuters) – A movement to boycott Alabama over its near-ban on abortion gained momentum Thursday as officials in Maryland and…
Missouri Senate passes bill to ban abortions after eight weeks
(Reuters) – Missouri’s Senate passed a bill on Thursday to ban abortions eight weeks after conception, except for medical emergencies,…
U.S. anti-abortion groups plot course from state capitals to Supreme Court
(Reuters) – Anti-abortion advocacy groups have pushed hard in recent months for the passage of bills to restrict or even…
Alabama governor signs strict abortion ban into law
(Reuters) – Alabama’s governor on Wednesday signed a bill to ban nearly all abortions in the state, even in cases…
Alabama Senate bans nearly all abortions, including rape cases
(Reuters) – Alabama’s state Senate passed a bill on Tuesday to outlaw nearly all abortions, creating exceptions only to protect…
Get your children vaccinated or face fine: German health minister
FILE PHOTO: German Health Minister Jens Spahn attends a strategy meeting of Germany’s governing Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party in…
Top Kansas court rules state constitution protects abortion rights
(Reuters) – The Kansas Supreme Court ruled on Friday that the state’s constitution protects a woman’s right to an abortion…
U.S. brings first criminal case against major drug distributor over opioids
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. government on Tuesday filed its first criminal charges against a major drug distributor and…
U.S. to press allies to keep Huawei out of 5G in Prague meeting: sources
WASHINGTON/LONDON (Reuters) – The United States will push its allies at a meeting in Prague next month to adopt shared…
Auto giants battle used car dealers for Africa’s huge market
JOHANNESBURG/NAIROBI (Reuters) – At the edge of Nairobi’s Ngong Forest, thousands of used cars glitter in the hot sun on…
More U.S. states push ahead with near-bans on abortion for Supreme court challenge
(Reuters) – North Dakota Republican Governor Doug Burgum signed legislation on Wednesday making it a crime for doctors to perform…
Bernie Sanders puts focus on healthcare with Medicare for All bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders unveiled the latest version of his ambitious “Medicare-for-All” plan on Wednesday, moving the…
Georgia lawmakers pass heartbeat abortion ban, joining four other U.S. states
(Reuters) – Georgia’s Republican-controlled legislature on Friday passed one of the most restrictive abortion laws in the United States, outlawing…
Trump administration ratchets up attack on Obamacare, asks court to overturn law
(Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s administration has stepped up its attack on the Obamacare healthcare law, telling a federal appeals…
U.S. expands abortion ‘gag rule,’ cuts funding to regional bloc: Pompeo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration on Tuesday expanded its anti-abortion policies, cutting funding to the Organization of American States…
Appeals court says Ohio may withhold Planned Parenthood funding
(Reuters) – A divided federal appeals court on Tuesday rejected Planned Parenthood’s constitutional challenge to an Ohio law depriving the…
EU clinches copyright overhaul deal, tech giants in focus
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union is set to rewrite its two-decades-old copyright rules which will force Alphabet Inc’s Google…
National Enquirer owner defends reporting on Amazon’s Bezos
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The owner of U.S. tabloid newspaper the National Enquirer pushed back on Friday against accusations of…
U.S. jury orders Takeda to pay Bayer $155 million over hemophilia drug
(Reuters) – A U.S. jury has ordered Takeda Pharmaceutical Co’s Baxalta unit to pay Bayer AG $155.19 million for infringing…
1970s-era musicians sue Sony, UMG to reclaim song rights
NEW YORK (Reuters) – David Johansen, John Waite and other prominent 1970s musicians filed lawsuits on Tuesday accusing Sony Music…
Merck CEO Frazier to testify at Senate drug pricing hearing
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. drugmaker Merck & Co Inc said on Tuesday that its Chief Executive Ken Frazier plans…
U.S. jury orders Takeda to pay Bayer $155 million over hemophilia drug
(Reuters) – A U.S. jury has ordered Takeda Pharmaceutical Co’s Baxalta unit to pay Bayer AG $155.19 million for infringing…
Shutdown costs pegged at $3 billion as government reopens
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. economy was expected to lose $3 billion from the partial federal government shutdown over President…
U.S. lawmakers introduce bipartisan bills targeting China’s Huawei and ZTE
FILE PHOTO: The Huawei logo is pictured outside their research facility in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, December 6, 2018. REUTERS/Chris Wattie…
U.S. judge lets Buffett’s Dairy Queen sue W.B. Mason over ‘Blizzard’
(Reuters) – A federal judge in Minnesota ruled this week that Dairy Queen, owned by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc,…
‘Pooey Puitton’ purse said to irk Louis Vuitton, prompts lawsuit
(Reuters) – A California toy company has sued Louis Vuitton to stop the French luxury goods maker from interfering with…
U.S. top court, Kavanaugh spurn Planned Parenthood defunding case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected appeals by Louisiana and Kansas seeking to end their public…
Huawei CFO bail hearing to resume in Canada as Beijing steps up pressure
TORONTO/BEIJING (Reuters) – A top executive of Chinese tech giant Huawei Technologies is due back in a Canadian court on…
Exclusive: U.S. probe of China’s Huawei includes bank fraud accusations – sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Chinese telecoms giant Huawei Technologies Co Ltd’s chief financial officer was arrested as part of a U.S.…