Yemen’s separatists clash with government forces in Shabwa: sources
Southern Yemeni separatists clashed with government forces in the southern oil-producing province of Shabwa on Thursday, local officials and residents said, in the latest violence...
Teck’s Quebrada Blanca copper mine in Chile fined for environmental violations
Chilean regulators said on Thursday they had fined the sprawling Quebrada Blanca copper mine, controlled by Canadian miner Teck Resources Ltd, for violating the terms...
With wildfires raging, Bolivia seeks help from Supertanker plane
Wildfires raging in eastern Bolivia have burned more than 450,000 hectares (1.1 million acres), or roughly an area the size of the U.S. state of...
Four die, more than 100 hurt in thunderstorm in Poland’s Tatra mountains
Four people, two of them children, died and more than 100 were injured during a thunderstorm in Poland’s Tatra mountains on Thursday, Prime Minister Mateusz...
FDA classifies Edwards Lifesciences Sapien delivery system recall as severest
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday the recall of Edwards Lifesciences Corp’s Sapien 3 Ultra delivery system was classified as the agency’s...
Harvey Weinstein to be arraigned again ahead of criminal trial
Former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein is scheduled to be arraigned on Monday morning on an indictment in connection with his upcoming criminal trial, a spokesman...
Bolsonaro says Brazil lacks resources to fight Amazon fires
The Brazilian government lacks the resources to fight a record number of wildfires burning in the Amazon rainforest, President Jair Bolsonaro said on Thursday, weeks...
Zimbabwe arrests senior opposition official over demonstration
Police in Zimbabwe arrested a senior opposition official on Thursday on charges of failing to stop a banned protest last week in the capital, his...
Ninth round of U.S., Taliban peace talks start in Qatar
The United States and the Taliban officials resumed talks in Qatar on Thursday to firm up a deal enabling the withdrawal of U.S. troops from...
Hospitals treat patients without admitting them, to avoid penalties
(Reuters Health) – Hospitals appear to be treating Medicare patients in emergency departments (EDs) and observation areas to avoid readmissions and the financial penalties associated...