Senate Foreign Relations chairman offers Saudi rights bill
The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee’s Republican chairman, Senator Jim Risch, introduced legislation on Wednesday punishing Saudi Arabia over human rights and criticizing Crown Prince...
Some teens who exercise to build muscle might have eating disorders
Reuters Health – Some teens who see themselves as puny and exercise to gain weight may be more likely to develop so-called muscularity-related eating disorders,...
Training with the world wife-carrying champs
Hurdles, high kicks, push-ups and building trust – these are the activities that a Lithuanian couple practise to win the World Wife-Carrying Championship. Francesca Lynagh...
European airline chiefs push back against flight shaming, carbon taxes
The heads of some of Europe’s largest airlines hit back on Wednesday against efforts to discourage Europeans from flying, arguing the industry was making huge...
Trump intervention delaying EPA biofuel waiver action, sources say
U.S. President Donald Trump’s request for a review of the administration’s expanded use of biofuel waivers for oil refiners is holding up its decisions on...
Brazil frost damage in focus as global coffee forum kicks off
Brazilian coffee farmers expect damage to their crops due to frosts in recent days, but investors are nevertheless keeping their expectations for record production in...
Penalties not lowering hospital-acquired infection rates
(Reuters Health) – A penalty program established to reduce infections and other complications in U.S. hospitals hasn’t made these events less likely or reduced fatalities...
Brazil Congress readies pension reform vote, markets surge
Brazil’s lower house of Congress began final debates on Wednesday ahead of a vote on a landmark overhaul to the country’s pension system, as expectations...
Portugal PM says open to new alliance with far left
Portugal’s prime minister said on Wednesday he is ready to renew his Socialist party’s alliance with two far-left parties following a general election in October....
Don’t let my case distract from humanitarian crisis, Sea-Watch captain says
A ship’s captain being investigated for bringing migrants ashore in defiance of Italian coastguard orders has warned against her case becoming a distraction from the...