Factbox: Reaction to UK Supreme Court ruling suspension of parliament unlawful
The United Kingdom’s Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that Prime Minister Boris Johnson had acted unlawfully when he advised Queen Elizabeth to suspend parliament weeks...
Tanzania summons World Health Organization rep over Ebola complaint
Tanzania has summoned the local World Health Organization representative over the agency’s statement on the weekend that the government had refused to share information on...
France may face sperm shortage under Macron plan to ease IVF rules
France risks a shortage of frozen sperm if lawmakers approve new legislation that allows single women and lesbian couples access to in-vitro fertilization (IVF) and...
Loo and behold! Japan’s high-tech toilets bemuse fans
Japan may not win their home Rugby World Cup but they have already proved themselves world beaters when it comes to toilets....
Major Thai stores to stop giving out plastic bags by 2020: minister
Retailers and convenience stores in Thailand have pledged to stop giving plastic bags to customers from next year in a bid to reduce plastic waste,...
Karen regains tropical storm strength as it churns toward Puerto Rico
Tropical storm Karen was gaining strength and threatening to come ashore in Puerto Rico on Tuesday, bringing severe winds and flooding rains, forecasters said....
More Americans say vaping is as dangerous as smoking cigarettes: Reuters poll
A growing number of Americans say that vaping e-cigarettes is at least as harmful as smoking traditional cigarettes, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll, following reports...
China may roll out e-cigarette rules amid global vaping backlash: state media
China, the world’s largest tobacco market, may introduce rules for the e-cigarette industry as early as next month amid growing health concerns and reports that...
U.S. health officials to testify to Congress on vaping sickness
Congress begins public hearings this week about a mystery vaping-related lung disease that has sickened hundreds of people across the United States and taken eight...
Searches carried out at Paris home of Epstein and at model agency office
French authorities have carried out searches at the Paris property of deceased sex offender and U.S. financier Jeffrey Epstein and at the French model agency’s...