Imagine if cigarettes were no longer addictive and smoking itself became almost obsolete; only a tiny segment of Americans still lit up. That’s the goal of an unprecedented anti-smoking plan …
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Time After Time: Luxury Watchmaker to Sell Pre-owned Pieces
Swiss luxury watchmaker Audemars Piguet said it would launch a second-hand business this year, becoming the first big brand to announce plans to tap into a fast-growing market for pre-owned …
your ads here!Foreign Investors Will Take Heart in Vietnam’s Anti-Graft Crackdown
Foreign investors in Vietnam will welcome a fairer, more predictable set of business practices as the government pursues the heads of local firms over corruption, analysts believe. Some foreign companies …
your ads here!Highlights From Volvo Ocean Race as Teams Approach Hong Kong
It has been called the longest and toughest professional sporting event on earth. The eight-month Volvo Ocean Race is a 24-hour-a-day open-water marathon pitting sailing teams against one another as …
your ads here!Tracking Shoes Help Keep Kids Safe
The worst nightmare for parents is probably a child wandering off and getting lost. And for parents who want to keep their kids within their reach and still give them …
your ads here!Scientists Closing in on Universal Flu Vaccine
Fighting the flu usually consists of using predictive research to create a vaccine that fights the strains of the disease most likely to show up. But scientists around the world …
your ads here!Debate Over Abortion, as 45th Pro-Life Rally Takes Place in Washington
The 45th annual March for Life rally takes place Friday in Washington. President Trump says he will speak at the anti-abortion event from the White House. The rally also coincides …
your ads here!In Early Attempts, Cancer-detecting Blood Test Shows Promise
Scientists are reporting progress on a blood test to detect many types of cancer at an early stage, including some of the most deadly ones that lack screening tools now. …
your ads here!Social Media Companies Accelerate Removals of Online Hate Speech
Social media companies Facebook, Twitter and Google’s YouTube have greatly accelerated their removals of online hate speech, reviewing over two thirds of complaints within 24 hours, new EU figures show. …
your ads here!Brigitte Bardot: ‘MeToo’ Actresses Are ‘Hypocritical’
Former French actress and sex symbol Brigitte Bardot said in an interview published Thursday that she thinks most actresses protesting sexual harassment in the film industry are “hypocritical” and “ridiculous” …
your ads here!Down to Business: Drought-hit Kenyan Women Trade Their Way Out of Poverty
Widow Ahatho Turuga lost 20 of her goats to drought early last year, but the shopkeeper is planning to reinvest in her herd once she has saved enough money. “I …
your ads here!Prosecutors Want to Call 19 Other Accusers at Cosby Retrial
Prosecutors preparing for Bill Cosby’s retrial on sexual assault charges want to call 19 other accusers to try to show a pattern of “prior bad acts” over five decades. The …
your ads here!Turkey Business Lobby Calls for end to Emergency Rule
Turkey’s main business lobby on Thursday called on the government to end the state of emergency as parliament extended it for a sixth time since it was imposed after an …
your ads here!Even Without El Nino Last Year, Earth Keeps on Warming
Earth last year wasn’t quite as hot as 2016’s record-shattering mark, but it ranked second or third, depending on who was counting. Either way, scientists say it showed a clear …
your ads here!‘Married Men’ Movie Premiere Draws Miami’s Haitian A-Listers
With nearly nine films to his credit, not to mention music videos and commercials, Haitian-born Robenson Lauvince is confident his latest bold and ambitious work will boost the Haitian film …
your ads here!Researchers: Hacking Campaign Linked to Lebanese Spy Agency
A major hacking operation tied to Lebanon’s main intelligence agency has been exposed after careless spies left hundreds of gigabytes of intercepted data exposed to the open internet, according to …
your ads here!Has #MeToo Gone Too Far? Ansari Story Sparks Debate
The #MeToo movement has been embraced by legions of women as a vital step toward countering widespread sexual abuse and misconduct. This week, more so than at any point in …
your ads here!Nigeria Moves Closer to Turning Long-awaited Oil Bill Into Law
Nigeria moved closer to turning the first part of a long-awaited oil industry bill into law after the lower house passed the same version of the legislation approved by the …
your ads here!Tap and Donate: Paris Church to Take Contactless Cards
The Catholic church is going digital in Paris. The city’s diocese will introduce a system allowing contactless card payments during Sunday’s mass at Saint Francois de Molitor, a church …
your ads here!Zambia Says New Cases Dropping in Deadly Cholera Outbreak
Zambia says it has made progress in containing a cholera outbreak that has killed about 70 people in the southern African nation since October. Health Minister Chitalu Chilufya this week …
your ads here!Amazon Studios to Cut Back on Indie Films in Programming Shift: Sources
Amazon.com Inc, which has made waves in recent years buying art-house movies at the Sundance Film Festival, is heading to the prestigious event this week with a long-term change in …
your ads here!China’s Economy Posts First Annual Increase Since 2010
China’s economy surged in 2017, posting a 6.9 percent increase from the year before — its first annual increase in seven years. The figures announced Thursday by the National Bureau of …
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