Judge won’t immediately block Massachusetts’ ‘unlawful’ vaping ban
A Massachusetts judge on Monday ruled that a four-month ban on the sale of vaping products the state adopted in response to an outbreak of...
Study shows more thinking problems in former pro soccer players
(Reuters Health) – A study of more than a thousand former professional soccer players has uncovered significantly more deaths from brain disease than among non-players....
Controversial Amazon statues stolen from Rome church, dumped in river
Ultra-conservative Catholic militants admitted they stole statues they consider to be Amazon pagan idols from a church near the Vatican on Monday and dumped them...
Southeast Europe faces dramatic population drop, U.N. warns
Dramatic falls in population in Southeast Europe as young people seek opportunities abroad are threatening the ability of countries in the region to maintain vital...
Pentagon chief visits Saudi Arabia as tensions simmer with Iran
U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper arrived in Saudi Arabia on Monday, with tensions simmering between the United States and Iran, and Russia seeking to increase...
Ivory Coast dry spell, sun to improve cocoa main crop: farmers
Lighter rains mixed with sunshine across most of Ivory Coast’s cocoa-growing regions will boost the October-to-March main crop after weeks of heavy rain caused disease...
Australian papers redact front pages in protest
Australia’s biggest newspapers ran front pages on Monday made up to appear heavily redacted, in a protest against legislation that restricts press freedoms, a rare...
Colorful kites perk up Maltese sky at festival
Dozens of giant, colorful kites flew against a blue sky above the Maltese island of Gozo on Sunday, as the International Kite and Wind Festival...
Damaged Iranian tanker enters Iranian territorial waters: IRNA
An Iranian tanker damaged in the Red Sea two weeks ago has entered Iranian territorial waters, the official IRNA news agency reported on Monday, citing...
Mexico will arrest kingpin’s son provided public not at risk: president
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Monday his government will arrest Ovidio Guzman, a son of jailed drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman,...