NZ defense force use controlled explosion to defuse hazardous chemical at biotech site
New Zealand’s defense force conducted a controlled explosion at a South Dunedin site owned by biotechnology company Blis Technologies Ltd on Friday after being called...
CannTrust suspends sales of cannabis products during Canada regulatory review
Canada-based medical cannabis company CannTrust Holdings Inc said on Thursday it suspended sales of cannabis products after the federal health regulator found the company sold...
Prosecutors say tests needed before Sri Lanka sterilization case can proceed
Sri Lankan prosecutors said on Thursday tests would be needed to establish whether a Muslim doctor had sterilized Buddhist patients, while there was no evidence...
Trump’s plan to have Guatemala absorb asylum seekers could face court challenge in Central America
Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales will travel to Washington next week to discuss migration, while five former senior officials went to court to block an agreement...
Storm Barry cuts half U.S. Gulf Coast oil output, flooding fears close coastal refinery
An intensifying tropical storm in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico on Thursday cut more than half the region’s oil output, with energy companies evacuating staff...
Tropical Storm Barry nears New Orleans, raising flood threat
Nervous New Orleans residents prepared to flee as Tropical Storm Barry closed in on Thursday, with forecasts of “extreme rain” and more flooding ahead of...
‘I look after my health’: Merkel on shaking episodes
German Chancellor Angela Merkel told reporters in Berlin on Thursday that she takes care of her health when asked about three bouts of shaking on...
Exclusive: U.S. will not blacklist Iran’s foreign minister, for now
The United States has decided not to impose sanctions on Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif for now, two sources familiar with the matter said...
Defence forces on scene after chemical incident at New Zealand’s Blis Technologies site
Blis Technologies Ltd, a New Zealand-based biotechnology company, said on Friday there was a chemical incident at its South Dunedin site with emergency services on...
Cuba sees tourism dropping 8.5% due to Trump travel restrictions
Tourism to Cuba will likely drop 8.5% this year in the wake of tighter U.S. restrictions on travel to the Caribbean island, the government said...