EU rejects Britain’s request to run weekend Brexit talks: The Times
The European Union rejected a British government request to allow Brexit talks to run through weekend, The Times newspaper reported https://bit.ly/2Ipq7gM on Saturday....
Saudi Arabia allows foreign men and women to share hotel rooms
Saudi Arabia is allowing foreign men and women to rent hotel rooms together without proving they are related, after the conservative Muslim kingdom launched a...
Ecuador arrests 370 people in two days of anti-austerity protests
Ecuadorean protesters halted transport, barricaded streets and clashed with police for a second day on Friday as almost 370 people were jailed over unrest triggered...
Celiac families may not need two toasters
(Reuters Health) – Often when someone in the family has celiac disease, two sets of kitchenware are used to avoid inadvertent exposures to gluten. But...
U.S. judge denies industry motion to lift Massachusetts’ four-month ban on vaping sales
U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani on Friday denied a motion by the vaping industry to lift Massachusetts’ four-month ban on the sale of e-cigarettes and...
U.S. judge keeps intact Massachusetts’ toughest-in-nation vaping ban
A federal judge on Friday denied an industry bid to put on hold Massachusetts’ four-month ban on the sale of vaping products, keeping intact the...
U.N. agency weighs options for long-term plane emissions goal, faces China pushback
A U.N. agency agreed on Friday to prioritize studying options for a long-term goal to reduce aviation emissions aimed at combating climate change, but made...
Trump administration opens up drilling on federal land in California
The Trump administration on Friday announced it would open up over 720,000 acres of federal land in California for oil and gas development, ending a...
Touch-button survey points to frustration among ER workers
(Reuters Health) – A pilot study aimed at gauging the real-time mood in busy emergency rooms suggests doctors and nurses often feel strained as the...
Ecuador arrests 350 people in two days of anti-austerity protests
Ecuadorean protesters halted transport and barricaded streets for a second day on Friday as 350 people were jailed over unrest triggered by President Lenin Moreno’s...