Tobacco industry anti-smoking ads reached less than half of U.S. adults
Court-ordered anti-smoking ads sponsored by the tobacco industry reached only around 40% of adults and about half of all smokers in the U.S., a recent...
U.S. House panel to cut recess short to consider gun measures
The Democratic-led U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee said on Friday it will cut short its summer recess and meet on Sept. 4 to consider...
Dollar firms, global stocks soar on ECB rate cut expectations
U.S. and European stocks surged on Friday on expectations the European Central Bank will cut interest rates but the dollar pared gains against the euro...
Libya reopens southern airport closed since 2014
Libya reopened on Friday its airport in the main southern city of Sebha which had been closed since January 2014 due to security problems, residents...
Wall Street ends sharply higher on German stimulus optimism
U.S. stocks rebounded on Friday as an ebbing bond rally and news of potential German economic stimulus brought buyers back to the equities market, closing...
Canada awards multi-billion contract to General Dynamics as election looms
Canada on Friday announced a multi-billion dollar contract with General Dynamics Corp for equipment that will be manufactured in a region where the ruling Liberals...
U.S.’s North Korea envoy to visit Japan, South Korea next week
U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Stephen Biegun will travel to Japan and South Korea next week to coordinate efforts to secure the denuclearization of...
Senator Graham, close Trump ally, joins opponents to planned U.S. foreign aid cuts
Senator Lindsey Graham and Representative Hal Rogers urged President Donald Trump on Friday to drop planned “sweeping and indiscriminate” foreign aid cuts, joining a chorus...
Sick hospital workers often expose patients to contagious illness
Hospital workers often come to work with contagious respiratory illnesses, against the recommendations of public health regulators, a Canadian study suggests....
Tiger’s charge fizzles in second 71 at BMW
Tiger Woods was unable to keep a mid-round charge going Friday and will have to rally over the weekend at the BMW Championship in order...