Labor rights campaigners warned against complacency as the European Union on Tuesday withdrew its threat to ban Thai fishing imports into the bloc, saying that the country has made progress …
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Forest Fire Insurance Costs Soar
Forest fires caused by climate change are costing insurers more than ever, with the deadly fire that ravaged northern California the single most expensive natural disaster in 2018, Munich Re …
your ads here!Obrador: Mexico Fuel Theft Curtailed, Secret ‘Hose’ Found in Refinery
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Tuesday a military-assisted crackdown had dramatically reduced fuel theft and uncovered a secret pipe that was used to siphon gasoline out of …
your ads here!Margot Robbie to Play Barbie in Doll’s First Live-Action Film
Australian actress Margot Robbie is to play Barbie in the first live-action feature movie about the iconic and controversial doll, who has enjoyed multiple careers in her 60-year lifetime. Toymaker …
your ads here!WHO Study Likens Palm Oil Lobbying to Tobacco, Alcohol Industries
The palm oil industry is deploying tactics similar to those of the alcohol and tobacco industries to influence research into the health effects of its product, a study published by …
your ads here!US Carbon Emissions Spike in 2018
After three years of decline, U.S. carbon emissions shot up last year, based on early estimates from an independent research group. The Rhodium Group routinely monitors carbon emissions and their …
your ads here!We’re Techy, too! Deere, Tide Maker Head to CES Gadget Show
The companies founded by blacksmith John Deere and candle-and-soap-making duo Procter & Gamble may not be the hip purveyors of new technology they were in 1837. But they’re first-time exhibitors …
your ads here!What Maps Reveal About America’s Hidden Past
Maps do more than show us how to get to where we want to go. They also can chart a journey into America’s past, offering insight into the everyday lives …
your ads here!Olympian Michael Phelps Honored for Mental Health Advocacy
Michael Phelps is picking up more hardware — this time for what he’s been doing outside the pool. The Boston-based Ruderman Family Foundation, a leading voice in calling for more …
your ads here!At Consumer Electronics Show, Sensors and Robots are the Stars
More than 4,000 exhibitors from 155 countries are in Las Vegas this week for the Consumer Electronics Show, one of the year’s biggest conventions for companies to show off their …
your ads here!Giving Up Gas: China’s Shenzhen Switches to Electric Taxis
One of China’s major cities has reached an environmental milestone: an almost entirely electric-powered taxi fleet. The high-tech hub of Shenzhen in southern China announced at the start of this …
your ads here!Burundian Entrepreneur Develops Line of Cosmetics to Prevent Malaria
Some 435-thousand people died of malaria in 2017, most of them in sub-Saharan Africa – according to the World Health Organization. An entrepreneur in Burundi has developed a line of …
your ads here!Zimbabwe’s Hospitals Turn Away Patients as Doctors’ Strike Drags On
Hospitals in Zimbabwe are turning away patients as a strike by doctors enters its sixth week. There is no end in sight to the strike, as President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government …
your ads here!US Expresses Optimism About Trade Talks with China
U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said there is “a very good chance” that the United States and China will reach a trade agreement. Ross told CNBC he is hopeful such …
your ads here!Chinese Scientist Criticized for Risking ‘Gene-edited’ Babies’ Lives
A leading geneticist who ran the conference where a Chinese scientist said he had made the world’s first “gene-edited” babies condemned him on Monday for potentially jeopardizing lives and having …
your ads here!After a Tame Globes, Is a Less-Charged Awards Season Ahead?
The Golden Globe Awards looked like it had gone entirely back to frothy, bubbly business as usual, until Regina King did the impossible: She got the orchestra to stop playing …
your ads here!Mexico Fuel Theft Crackdown Sparks Shortages, Puts Govt. on Defensive
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Monday that his crackdown against fuel theft was yielding positive results, even as the intervention sparked severe fuel shortages in parts of …
your ads here!Sam Elliott Honored at Hollywood ‘Footprints’ Ceremony
Veteran actor Sam Elliott imprinted his hands and feet in cement on Hollywood Boulevard on Monday, as “A Star is Born” co-stars Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper shook off Golden …
your ads here!Iguanas Reintroduced to Santiago Island in Galapagos
A group of more than 1,400 iguanas have been reintroduced to an Ecuadoran island in the Galapagos archipelago around two centuries after they disappeared from there, authorities said on Monday. …
your ads here!Amazon Emerges as Most Valuable US Firm Amid Market Turmoil
Amazon has eclipsed Microsoft as the most valuable publicly traded company in the U.S. as a see-sawing stock market continues to reshuffle corporate America’s pecking order. The shift occurred Monday …
your ads here!Home Items Get Smarter and Creepier, Like It or Not
One day, finding an oven that just cooks food may be as tough as buying a TV that merely lets you change channels. Internet-connected “smarts” are creeping into cars, refrigerators, …
your ads here!Fast Cars, Rickety Bridges as ‘The Grand Tour’ Returns
Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May return for a third season of their thrill-seeking motor show “The Grand Tour,” with plenty of fast cars and stunning scenery they hope …
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