Special Report: Powder Keg – FDA bowed to industry for decades as alarms were sounded over talc
At an invitation-only gathering late last year, U.S. regulators and their guests huddled at a hotel near Washington, D.C., to discuss the best way to...
Under Pichai, Alphabet’s moonshot projects may face more scrutiny
Alphabet’s leadership change has some investors hoping that the owner of Google will take a hard look at the cash-burning ventures championed by its founders....
Florida senator blocks Trump Interior nominee over offshore drilling
Florida Republican Senator Marco Rubio has placed a hold on the Senate confirmation of President Donald Trump’s pick to become the deputy secretary of the...
Europe’s ‘carbon border tax’ could hurt climate negotiations: China adviser
The European Union’s proposed “carbon border tax” on imports could introduce uncertain and harmful factors to otherwise friendly cooperation in climate talks, an adviser to...
Middleman tells Malta court of plot to kill reporter
The self-confessed middleman in the murder of a journalist told a court on Wednesday a wealthy Maltese businessman was the brains behind the killing but...
Breakingviews TV: Italian banks
Unicredit is short on growth but is pledging 8 billion euros of dividends and buybacks to keep investors happy. There’s little the bank run by...
‘Do they need us?’ Macron seeks answers from West African leaders
President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday demanded West African leaders dismiss growing anti-French sentiment across the region if they wanted France’s military to continue its operations...
Wall Street rebounds on renewed U.S.-China trade optimism
Wall Street gained ground on Wednesday in a broad-based rally as investor sentiment brightened after U.S. President Donald Trump said talks with China on an...
U.S. scientists test first monthly contraceptive pill in pigs
(Reuters Health) – In a first, U.S. researchers have developed an experimental, once-a-month contraceptive pill aimed at improving the effectiveness of daily oral contraceptives, which...
‘Narrow, fast impeachments have failed’: law expert
Jonathan Turley, a professor of public interest law at the George Washington University Law School, chosen by Republicans as a witness, on Wednesday during the...