Brazilian prosecutors plan to investigate last year’s controversial sale of the Argentine subsidiary of Petrobras, Brazil’s state-controlled oil company, a lawyer representing some Petrobras shareholders said on Wednesday. Petrobras, formally …
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As Rural Sri Lanka Dries Out, Young Farmers Look for Job Options
Scorched by a 10-month drought that has killed crops and reduced residents to buying trucked-in water, Adigama’s young people are voting with their feet. At least 150 youth have left …
your ads here!Landmark UN Mercury Treaty Takes Effect
A landmark global treaty aimed at keeping millions safe from the horrors of mercury poisoning took effect Wednesday. The 2013 Minamata Convention was named for the Japanese bay from which …
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Ronald Dantowitz has been looking forward to Monday’s solar eclipse for nearly 40 years. An astronomer who specializes in solar imaging, he’s been photographing eclipses for more than three decades, …
your ads here!Emma Stone Tops Forbes’ List of Highest-paid Actresses
Fresh off winning her first Oscar, actress Emma Stone ousted Jennifer Lawrence on Wednesday to claim the top spot on Forbes’ 2017 list of the world’s highest-paid actresses. Stone, 28, …
your ads here!Study: Simple Therapy Eases Effects of Violence Against Women
An intervention based on cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) was found to be more effective than traditional therapy in helping women struggling with depression or anxiety after experiencing gender-based violence, research …
your ads here!Reverence for Robots: Japanese Workers Treasure Automation
Thousands upon thousands of cans are filled with beer, capped and washed, wrapped into six-packs, and boxed at dizzying speeds — 1,500 a minute, to be exact — on humming …
your ads here!Cruise Breaks Ankle in Stunt; ‘Mission’ Film Goes on Hiatus
Tom Cruise broke his ankle while performing a stunt on the set of the upcoming Mission: Impossible 6, causing production on the film to go on hiatus while the actor …
your ads here!Television Gets its Own Festival in New York’s Tribeca
The organizers of New York’s annual Tribeca Film Festival are launching a standalone television event to recognize the vast and varied content now available on broadcast, cable and streaming platforms. …
your ads here!Afghan Migrant ‘Little Picasso’ Offered Serbian Citizenship
Serbia offered a 10-year-old migrant from Afghanistan, who has been nicknamed “Little Picasso” because of his talent for painting, and his family citizenship on Wednesday, after they spent eight months …
your ads here!Trump Dissolves Business Advisory Councils After CEOs Quit in Protest
U.S. President Donald Trump continues to face a barrage of criticism for his contention that both white supremacists and counterprotesters were to blame for the deadly violence that erupted last …
your ads here!Ireland Rejects EU’s Demand to Collect Billions From Apple
Ireland’s finance minister rejected the European Commission’s demand that it retroactively collect 13 billion euros in taxes from Apple, saying this was not Dublin’s job in an interview with Germany’s …
your ads here!Canada Approves First Cryptocurrency Sale in Property Rights Shake-Up
Canadian financial regulators have approved the public sale of a new digital currency in the country’s first official endorsement of money created independently of the government or central banks, company …
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Egypt’s antiquities ministry says that archaeologists have discovered three tombs dating back more than 2,000 years, from the Ptolemaic Period. The discovery was made in the Nile Valley province of …
your ads here!Daniel Craig Announces Return as James Bond
Daniel Craig will return for a fifth go-around as James Bond. The actor confirmed reports he would reprise his role as the suave British spy for “Bond 25” during …
your ads here!Trump Renews Twitter Criticism of Amazon
President Donald Trump is renewing his attacks on e-commerce giant Amazon, and he says the company is “doing great damage to tax paying retailers.” Trump tweets that “towns, cities …
your ads here!Defector: UN Sanctions Would Play Havoc With North Korean Economy
The impact of the latest round of U.N. sanctions leveled against North Korea could be greater than the projected $1 billion cut in its export revenue if fully implemented, a …
your ads here!US, Mexico and Canada Launching NAFTA Renegotiation Talks
The United States, Mexico and Canada are opening negotiations Wednesday to reform the North American Free Trade Agreement, a 1994 trade deal that was a major target in U.S. President …
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Negotiators from Canada, Mexico and the United States will kick off an ambitious first round of trade talks Wednesday as the countries try to fast-track a deal to modernize the …
your ads here!Philippines to Send Troops to Halt Bird Flu’s Spread
The Philippines will deploy hundreds of troops to hasten the culling of about 600,000 fowl, the farm minister said Wednesday, as part of efforts to rein in the Southeast Asian …
your ads here!Arctic’s Epic Mosquito Swarms May Get Worse with Climate Change
The Arctic is warming twice as fast as the rest of the planet. Across the tundra, the rapid changes are affecting creatures large and small. That includes the ferocious Arctic …
your ads here!After Years of Decline, Teen Overdose Deaths Rise
After years of decline, teen deaths from drug overdoses have inched up, a new U.S. government report shows. The drop in teen deaths had been a rare bright spot in …
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