South Africa’s Tiger Brands calls in experts to identify listeria cause
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South African food producer Tiger Brands said on Friday it had appointed an expert team to identify…
Two million children in Congo at risk of starvation, U.N. warns
GENEVA (Reuters) – More than 2 million children in the Democratic Republic of Congo are estimated to be at risk…
Broadcom promises on security, Qualcomm revamps board
(Reuters) – Broadcom Ltd (AVGO.O) has promised not to sell critical national security assets to foreign buyers if its deal…
U.S. nonfarm payrolls post largest gain in one-and-a-half years
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. job growth surged in February, recording its biggest increase in more than 1-1/2 years, but a…
Rhode Island doctor in Insys opioid kickback probe faces sentencing
(Reuters) – A Rhode Island doctor is to be sentenced on Friday after admitting that he took kickbacks from Insys…
Russian ex-spy still very seriously ill five days after nerve agent attack
SALISBURY, England (Reuters) – A Russian former double agent and his daughter are still in a very serious condition in…
Second inmate in a week walks out of federal prison camp in California
(Reuters) – An inmate convicted of selling drugs walked out of a federal minimum security prison camp in California on…
Egypt struggles to end female genital mutilation
AWLAD SERAG, Egypt (Reuters) – In a tiny village in Egypt’s southern province of Assiut, 16-year-old Amany Shamekh, who wants…
Food aid convoy enters Syria’s eastern Ghouta as assault pauses: ICRC
BEIRUT (Reuters) – An emergency aid convoy crossed front lines into the besieged rebel enclave of eastern Ghouta on Friday,…
Fox News settles gender discrimination suit with female reporter: lawyer
(Reuters) – Journalist Diana Falzone has settled a gender discrimination lawsuit she filed against Fox News and left the company,…
Japan’s Kobe Steel names Yamaguchi as president after data fraud
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Kobe Steel Ltd (5406.T) on Friday appointed the head of its machinery business as its new…
U.S. judge says opioid settlement roadblocks may prompt trials
(Reuters) – A federal judge pushing for a settlement in lawsuits by state and local governments against drug companies over…
Barack Obama in talks to create shows for Netflix: New York Times
(Reuters) – Former U.S. president Barack Obama is in advanced talks with Netflix Inc to produce a series of high-profile…
Wynn Resorts to pay $2.6 billion to settle lawsuit with Japan’s Universal
(Reuters) – Wynn Resorts Ltd (WYNN.O) has agreed to pay $2.6 billion to settle a lawsuit brought by Japan’s Universal…
Heart disease patients live longer when they exercise
(Reuters Health) – Older adults with heart disease who regularly exercise, even a little bit, may live longer than they…
Seven years after tsunami, Japanese live uneasily with seawalls
RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan (Reuters) – When a massive earthquake struck in 2011, Japanese oyster fisherman Atsushi Fujita was working as usual…
Trump says prepared to meet North Korea’s Kim in first-ever summit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Thursday he was prepared to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un…
States’ rights rancher Ryan Bundy to run for Nevada governor
(Reuters) – Ryan Bundy, who was at the forefront of two armed confrontations between right-wing militia activists and the U.S.…
FDA panel backs Pfizer’s Xeljanz as bowel disease treatment
(Reuters) – Pfizer Inc’s Xeljanz should be approved to treat patients with moderate to severe ulcerative colitis, a chronic bowel…
U.S. says Idaho cannot sell health plans not compliant with Obamacare
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. government agency on Thursday said Idaho could not allow health insurers to sell plans that…
Trump discusses video game violence with ‘Doom’ maker, other execs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump met on Thursday with the makers of popular video games “Grand Theft Auto”…