Malaysia to work with UNICEF on polio vaccination in Sabah state
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia’s health authorities on Sunday said they are working with UNICEF to bring polio vaccines to…
Congo authorities say Ebola survivor falls ill a second time
GISENYI, Rwanda (Reuters) – An Ebola survivor has fallen ill with the disease for a second time in eastern Congo,…
Nigeria’s mental health system routinely chains patients up, says Human Rights Watch
LAGOS (Reuters) – Thousands of people with mental health conditions are held in chains in institutions across Nigeria, Human Rights…
Juul raises over $750 million in expanded funding round
FILE PHOTO: A sign advertising Juul brand vaping products is seen outside a shop in Manhattan in New York City,…
Second Ebola case in Congo’s main eastern city dies
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) – The second patient to be diagnosed with Ebola in eastern Congo’s main city…
U.S. lawmakers grill e-cigarette maker Juul over efforts targeted at schoolchildren
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – E-cigarette maker Juul Labs Inc funded a “holistic health education” camp as part of efforts to market…
WHO says it could use more U.S. help on the ground in Ebola fight
GENEVA (Reuters) – The United States could bolster the battle against the Ebola virus in Democratic Republic of Congo by…
WHO says investigators conclude Ebola victim did not enter Rwanda
GENEVA (Reuters) – A Congolese woman who may have spread the deadly Ebola virus in Uganda did not go to…
Stocks gain on Fed rate cut optimism; oil drops
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A gauge of global stocks advanced on Thursday, erasing declines on a late rally after comments…
Timeline: How a Congo Ebola outbreak became a global concern
DAKAR (Reuters) – The World Health Organization has declared Congo’s Ebola outbreak an international health emergency, after the virus threatened…
WHO sounds Ebola alarm as risks intensify
GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Health Organization on Wednesday declared Congo’s Ebola outbreak an international health emergency, sounding a rarely…
WHO flags Ebola risk in Rwanda, but then withdraws its report
GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Health Organization on Thursday withdrew a report that said an Ebola patient may have entered…
U.S. retail sales data dents stocks, lifts Treasury yields
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A gauge of global equities lost ground on Tuesday and U.S. Treasury yields moved higher as…
Ebola spread to east Congo’s Goma massively raises risk – U.N.
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo/GENEVA (Reuters) – Ebola’s arrival in eastern Congo’s main city of Goma severely raises the risk…
Weak economic data, tariff concerns weigh on stocks globally
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Modest gains in U.S. stocks helped global equity indices edge higher on Tuesday as investors weighed…
U.S. firms say China tariffs will raise costs, see few sourcing alternatives
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A wide range of U.S. companies told a hearing in Washington on Monday that they have few…
Perdue Foods enters crowded plant-based alternative meat market
(Reuters) – Perdue Foods, one of America’s largest chicken producers, said it will sell frozen chicken nuggets mixed with cauliflower,…
Equities rally dissipates as trade optimism fades, yield curve flattens
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Wall Street’s indexes ended Tuesday’s session virtually unchanged after investors turned their focus to U.S.-China trade…
Global shares slide on fear trade spat is now a tech cold war
NEW YORK (Reuters) – World shares skidded further on Thursday and oil prices slid more than 5% as investors worried…
Walgreens, Rite Aid set minimum age to sell tobacco products at 21 years
(Reuters) – Drugstore retailers Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc and Rite Aid Corp will no longer sell tobacco products to customers…
Walgreens, Rite Aid set minimum age to sell tobacco products at 21 years
(Reuters) – Drugstore retailers Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc and Rite Aid Corp will no longer sell tobacco products to customers…
Bank results curb Wall Street, oil falls as Russia mulls production boost
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Underwhelming quarterly results from U.S. banks limited gains in world stocks on Monday, and oil prices…
Cholera vaccinations launched in post-cyclone Mozambique
GENEVA (Reuters) – Health officials launched a vaccination campaign in Mozambique’s cyclone-hit port city of Beira on Wednesday in an…
Factbox: Cyclone Idai kills 686, displaces hundreds of thousands
BEIRA, Mozambique (Reuters) – Hundreds of thousands of people are in need of food, water and shelter after Cyclone Idai…
Wall Street powers world stocks; dollar up on Brexit woes
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Wall Street led global stocks higher on Thursday on the back of upbeat economic data, while…
U.S. shares falter, investors await U.S.-China trade deal
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stock indexes closed lower while the dollar edged higher on Monday, as investors appeared to…
China’s services sector moderates in January but still solid: Caixin PMI
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s sprawling services sector maintained a solid pace of expansion in January even though growth moderated slightly,…
New blow to China as African swine fever found in wild boar
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s efforts to stem the spread of African swine fever were dealt a fresh blow on Friday…
China reports new African swine fever outbreak in Guizhou province
BEIJING (Reuters) – China reported a new African swine fever outbreak in the province of Guizhou on Thursday. The new…
China’s Dabeinong reports suspected African swine fever case on related farm: media
BEIJING (Reuters) – One of China’s top animal feed producers said on Tuesday an affiliated firm has culled nearly 20,000…
China says battling swine fever is ‘complex and challenging’
BEIJING (Reuters) – Battling the spread of African swine fever in China is “very complex and challenging”, the country’s agriculture…
China bans feeding of food waste to hogs in provinces with African swine fever
BEIJING (Reuters) – China has banned the use of food waste as pig feed in provinces that have reported African…
Russia says ASF might have come to China from the EU
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The African Swine Fever (ASF) virus may have came to China from the European Union, Russian agriculture…
Ebola fight has new science but faces old hurdles in restive Congo
BENI, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) – When Esperance Nzavaki heard she was cured of Ebola after three weeks of…
China detects more African swine fever cases in cities already infected
BEIJING (Reuters) – China discovered three more outbreaks of the deadly African swine fever on Thursday in Heilongjiang and Anhui…
Congo records first Ebola case in major eastern city of Butembo
GOMA, Congo (Reuters) – Congo has recorded its first case of Ebola in the eastern trading hub of Butembo, a…
Doctor in eastern Congo contracts Ebola in ‘dreaded’ scenario: WHO
GENEVA (Reuters) – A doctor has become the first probable Ebola case in one of the eastern Democratic Republic of…
Militia threat hampers Ebola fight in Congo as disease kills 47
GENEVA (Reuters) – Militia violence in Democratic Republic of Congo has prevented aid workers from reaching some potential cases in…
J&J vows to overturn $4.7 billion talc verdict but experts see hurdles
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Johnson & Johnson has vowed to appeal a $4.7 billion verdict awarded to 22 women who…
Silicon Valley employees flex newfound political muscles
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Employees at several of the world’s biggest technology companies have been exercising newfound political power where…
Missouri appeals court tosses $55 million J&J talc-powder verdict
(Reuters) – A Missouri appeals court on Friday threw out a $55 million verdict against Johnson & Johnson in a…
Conagra to buy Pinnacle for $8.1 billion, creating frozen food powerhouse
(Reuters) – Conagra Brands Inc (CAG.N) said on Wednesday it would buy Pinnacle Foods Inc (PF.N) for about $8.1 billion,…
In Missouri, J&J faces biggest trial yet alleging talc caused cancer
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A lawsuit by 22 ovarian cancer patients against Johnson & Johnson went to trial on Wednesday…
Pressured by industry, U.S. EPA slows formaldehyde study release: documents
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, under pressure from the chemical industry, has delayed release of a study…
From Burkina to Zimbabwe, U.S. aid cuts squeeze family planning services
OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) – The Marie Stopes Ladies who drive from village to village in the remote north of Burkina Faso…
U.S. gun lobby takes aim at ‘gun-hating’ banks Citi, BofA
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. gun lobby is taking aim at “gun-hating” banks after Citigroup Inc and Bank of America…
J&J defends itself in trial over baby powder asbestos claims
(Reuters) – A trial for a lawsuit alleging that Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder was responsible for the death of…
Seventeen deaths reported in Congo as Ebola outbreak confirmed
KINSHASA (Reuters) – At least 17 people have died in an area of northwestern Democratic Republic of Congo where health…
Victims of Japan’s forced sterilizations demand justice after decades of silence
TOKYO (Reuters) – One day when Saburo Kita was 14, he was taken from an institution for troubled children to…
FDA cracks down on sales of Juul tobacco products to minors
(Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday said it launched a crackdown on the sale of e-cigarettes…
J&J Baby Powder litigation takes new focus with asbestos claims
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A $117 million verdict against Johnson & Johnson (JNJ.N) and a supplier in favor of a…