Incoming top EU climate official pledges to tax polluting imports
The EU will start work immediately on a tax on polluting foreign firms in an effort to shelter EU businesses striving to meet a goal...
NHC says 40% chance of cyclone formation near South Carolina
A small area of low pressure located few hundred miles southeast of Charleston, South Carolina has 40% chance of cyclone formation in the next 48...
U.S. FDA approves Clinuvel Pharma’s rare genetic disorder treatment
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Tuesday it approved Australian drugmaker Clinuvel Pharmaceuticals Ltd’s treatment for a rare inherited disorder that results in...
CDC says STD cases in U.S. rose to record high in 2018 as funding lags
The number of Americans who were diagnosed with a sexually transmitted disease (STD) last year rose to a record high, U.S. health officials said on...
‘Year of the Return’ takes center stage at Accra Fashion Week
This year’s theme at Accra Fashion Week was the “Year of Return, Ghana 2019”, a campaign by the Ghanaian government to woo investors and tourists...
Russian propaganda increased after 2016 U.S. election: Senate committee
The Senate committee investigating Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election said on Tuesday that the Kremlin’s best-known propaganda arm increased its activity after that...
Italian businessman De Benedetti acquitted in asbestos deaths case
Italy’s highest appeals court has acquitted one of the country’s best-known businessmen, Carlo De Benedetti, of charges in a long-running case over the asbestos-related deaths...
U.S. FDA approves Clinuvel Pharma’s rare skin disorder treatment
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved Australian drugmaker Clinuvel Pharmaceuticals Ltd’s treatment for a rare inherited disorder that results in skin damage...
Ethiopian Airlines flight makes emergency landing in Dakar, no casualties
An Ethiopian Airlines flight had engine trouble and made an emergency landing minutes after taking off from the airport in Senegal’s capital Dakar on Tuesday,...
After bloodshed hits flashpoint district, Iraq scrambles to stem violence
Days of deadly anti-government protests in Baghdad and other Iraqi cities brought few real concessions from the authorities. But when bloodshed spread to one particular...