China’s Yangtze region facing severe drought, affecting production: report
The middle and lower reaches of China’s Yangtze river are suffering from the most severe drought in 40 years, with temperatures up to 3 degrees...
Australia to offer farmers hurt by drought up to $688 million in cheap loans, grants
Australia will offer farmers hurt by drought up to A$1 billion ($688.10 million) in cheap loans and grants, Prime Minister Scott Morrison is expected to...
Two former Twitter employees accused of spying for Saudi Arabia
Two former employees of Twitter and a third man from Saudi Arabia face U.S. charges of spying for the kingdom by digging up private user...
James Dean set to appear in a movie six decades after his death, horrifying fans
James Dean is coming back from the dead to appear in a new movie, a Hollywood production company said on Wednesday, causing an uproar about...
Iran fuels centrifuges, resumes uranium enrichment at Fordow
Iran resumed uranium enrichment at its underground Fordow nuclear facility, the country’s Atomic Energy Organisation (AEOI) said on Thursday, further stepping away from its 2015...
Some CBD products could lead to positive urine test for pot
(Reuters Health) – A small pilot study finds that vaping CBD products might lead to a positive urine test for marijuana, researchers report....
Takeda’s dengue vaccine effective overall in study but with major limitation
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co’s experimental dengue vaccine was highly effective at preventing the mosquito-borne disease in a late stage study, but it failed to protect against...
Injured soldier has functional penis one year after first-of-its-kind transplant
Doctors who transplanted a complete penis and scrota onto the body of a soldier wounded by an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan reported Wednesday that...
Brazil cancels decree barring sugarcane cultivation in the Amazon
Brazil has canceled a 10-year-old ban on sugarcane cultivation in its Amazon rainforest and central wetlands, the government gazette said on Wednesday, which environmentalists criticized...
Most patients with access to electronic medical records not using it
(Reuters Health) – Only about one in 10 discharged hospital patients given access to their electronic medical records go online to take a look, a...