Factbox: U.S. vaping-related deaths rise to 20
Michigan and Pennsylvania state health officials confirmed one death each from a mysterious lung illness linked to e-cigarettes, bringing the total number of fatalities to...
Legionnaire’s outbreak linked to hot tubs kills one, sickens dozens in North Carolina
An outbreak of Legionnaire’s disease that has killed one person and sickened dozens of others in North Carolina may have spread from contaminated hot tubs...
Late INXS singer Michael Hutchence remembered in intimate film “Mystify”
Director and personal friend Richard Lowenstein charts the highs and lows of the INXS frontman, and how a serious head injury ultimately changed the singer’s...
Meat industry sues California for animal protection ‘overreach’
California was sued on Friday by the largest U.S. trade group for meat packers and processors, which wants to block enforcement of a voter-approved measure...
Tunisia’s election credibility affected by candidate’s detention: president
Detained Tunisian presidential candidate Nabil Karoui’s inability to campaign is affecting the credibility of the elections and the country’s image, interim president Mohamed Ennaceur said...
Denmark calls for EU ban on sale of all diesel and petrol cars by 2040
Denmark, backed by 10 other European Union countries, on Friday called for an EU-wide ban on the sale of diesel and petrol cars by 2040...
Teenage activist Greta Thunberg brings call for climate action to Iowa
Hundreds of people gathered in Iowa City on Friday to watch teenage activist Greta Thunberg speak at a rally to demand that political leaders and...
Britain’s Prince Harry to sue owners of The Sun and Daily Mirror over phone-hacking
Britain’s Prince Harry is set to sue the publishers of Rupert Murdoch’s Sun newspaper and the Daily Mirror over allegations of phone-hacking as the Duke...
Ecuador arrests 350 people, protests snarl roads for second day
Protests over fuel subsidy cuts halted transport and blocked streets around Ecuador for a second day on Friday as 350 people were jailed for unrest...
Social media may distract nurses from their jobs
(Reuters Health) – Nurses’ productivity takes a hit when they become ‘addicted’ to using social media at work, a habit that distracts them from tasks...