Opioid ‘kingpin’ J&J fueled epidemic, Oklahoma argues at trial’s end
Lawyers for the state of Oklahoma on Monday compared Johnson & Johnson to a drug cartel leader as they sought to hold the drugmaker responsible...
Oil prices down on dwindling storm impact, Chinese economic data
Oil prices sank about 1% on Monday on signs that the impact of a tropical storm on U.S. Gulf Coast production and refining would be...
Disney goes high-tech to draw fans to a new ‘Lion King’
Walt Disney Co has taken a high-tech route to remake animated classic “The Lion King” with the look of a nature documentary, an update it...
Neo-Nazi gets 2nd life sentence in murder of protester in Virginia
A Virginia state judge on Monday sentenced a self-professed neo-Nazi to a second life prison term for killing a demonstrator when he drove his car...
UK PM candidates say time limit would not make Northern Irish backstop acceptable
The two candidates vying to be Britain’s next prime minister both said on Monday that they would not be willing to accept the so-called Northern...
Britain tells Canada and France to pull their weight on Ebola
Britain’s international development minister Rory Stewart called on France and Canada on Monday to offer more help in tackling the Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic...
EU’s Mogherini: Iran nuclear deal parties not ready to trigger dispute mechanism
The remaining parties to the Iran nuclear deal do not see Tehran’s breaches as significant non-compliance, the EU’s foreign policy chief has said. Rough cut...
First Ebola case in Congo’s Goma possible gamechanger – WHO
The World Health Organization warned on Monday that the first-detected Ebola case in Democratic Republic of Congo’s eastern city of Goma could be a game...
Mnuchin says Facebook cryptocurrency needs safeguards against money laundering
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin on Monday voiced serious concern that Facebook Inc’s proposed Libra cryptocurrency could be misused for money laundering, adding to the...
Mnuchin says Facebook must enact proper safeguards against illicit use, money laundering
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said on Monday that the Treasury department has serious concerns that Facebook Inc’s proposed LIBRA cryptocurrency could be misused for...