IS fighters hid among Afghan pine nut harvesters during U.S. drone strike: U.S. official
A senior U.S. defense official in Afghanistan’s capital city Kabul on Friday said Islamic State fighters were hiding among pine nut harvesters when a U.S....
Norway’s last coal miners fight for survival against climate policy
Miners in Norway’s last fully operational coal mine fear for their survival as the government tries to phase out fossil fuels. Anna Bevan reports....
Like oceans rising: green protests sweep the globe
Thousands have taken to the streets in cities across the globe to demand that leaders take action — inspired by student Greta Thunberg. Lucy Fielder...
FDA approves oral diabetes drug from Novo Nordisk
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved an oral version of Novo Nordisk’s diabetes drug semaglutide, a boost for the Danish drugmaker which...
East Texas refineries shut key units, cut back production after Imelda
East Texas refineries shut key units on Thursday night and cut production after Tropical Storm Imelda brought days of heavy rain over the region, rivaling...
Brazil police formally accuse Vale and TÜV SÜD of fraud: document
Brazilian federal police formally accused Vale SA, auditor TÜV SÜD and 13 of their employees of fraud in relation to a January dam collapse which...
U.S. air strike kills eight militants in southern Libya: U.S. military
The U.S. air strike killed eight suspected Islamic State militants in southern Libya near the town of Murzuq, the U.S. military said on Friday....
U.S. FDA proposes rule over record-keeping for vape makers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday issued a proposed rule for e-cigarette makers, requiring them to maintain records related to the legal marketing...
Russia, in rare volte-face, frees jailed actor after outcry
A Russian court on Friday ordered the release of an aspiring actor whose prison sentence for injuring a police officer on the sidelines of an...
Algerians defy police cordon in first protest since election call
Tens of thousands of demonstrators marched in the center of Algiers on Friday in the first significant test of the months-old protest movement since the...