U.S. sanctions Latvian oligarch charged with corruption
The United States on Monday sanctioned Aivars Lembergs, the suspended mayor of Latvia’s seaport city of Ventspils and an oligarch with substantial influence in the...
Film critic breaks down the Golden Globe nominees
Netflix’s ‘Marriage Story’ and ‘The Irishman’ lead nominations....
U.S. defense policy bill requires nuclear power inspections for Saudi Arabia: sources
Saudi Arabia and other countries seeking to use U.S. technology to develop nuclear power plants must agree to comprehensive U.N. inspections under legislation to be...
Preemies face higher risk of diabetes as children and young adults
(Reuters Health) – Babies who are born too early may be more likely to develop diabetes as children and young adults than full-term infants, a...
Canadian Pacific crude train derails, catches fire in Saskatchewan
A Canadian Pacific Railway train hauling crude oil derailed west of Guernsey, Saskatchewan, causing a fire at around midnight local time, railway and police officials...
U.S. border arrests dropped again in November amid Trump crackdown on migrant crossers
The Border Patrol arrested about 34,000 migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border in November, a 75 percent drop from a recent high point in May, according...
France to forge partnership with Brazil states on Amazon, bypassing Bolsonaro
France and a group of Brazilian states plan to announce a partnership to preserve the Amazon rainforest, the group’s leader said on Monday, bypassing Brazil’s...
Brazil to send vice president to inauguration of Argentina president
Brazil has decided to send Vice President Hamilton Mourao to Tuesday’s swearing-in of Argentine President-elect Alberto Fernández, Brazil’s presidential spokesman said on Monday....
Top U.S. officials heading to Mexico in press to finalize USMCA: reports
U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and White House adviser Jared Kushner will head to Mexico on Tuesday as part of a push to finalize the...
J&J CEO Gorsky spurns U.S. congressional hearing on carcinogens in talc products
Johnson & Johnson Chief Executive Officer Alex Gorsky has declined to appear at a U.S. congressional hearing set for Tuesday on the safety of the...