Clean power to overtake fossil fuels in Britain in 2019
Britain, the birth place of coal power, is set this year to use more electricity from zero-carbon sources such as wind, solar and nuclear than...
Investor LGIM dumps ExxonMobil from its Future World funds
Britain’s biggest asset manager has removed ExxonMobil and four more companies from its 5 billion pounds ($6.3 billion) Future World Funds, and said it would...
Pokemon Go creators release Harry Potter mobile game Wizards Unite
The creators of mobile gaming phenomenon Pokemon Go unleashed a new game on Thursday that features Harry Potter and other characters from the wizarding world...
Trump says hard to believe Iranian shooting of U.S. drone was intentional
U.S. President Donald Trump played down Iran’s downing of a U.S. military surveillance drone on Thursday, saying he suspected it was shot by mistake and...
Top U.S. House Republicans call for ‘measured response’ to Iran
Several top U.S. House Republicans, including leader Kevin McCarthy, said on Thursday the United States must undertake a “measured response” to Iran after Washington accused...
U.S. has no plans to cap H-1B work visa program: State Department
The Trump administration has no plans to cap H-1B work visas for nations that force foreign companies to store data locally, the State Department said...
Pelosi calls on U.S. to de-escalate tensions with Iran
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday called for the United States to de-escalate tensions with Iran, after top lawmakers attended a White House briefing...
Merck CEO sees legal challenge if U.S. adopts drug pricing based on other countries
Merck & Co Chief Executive Ken Frazier said on Thursday a rule to base the price the U.S. government pays for some prescription drugs in...
Rising rates of marijuana use among pregnant women spark concern
(Reuters Health) – Increasing numbers of pregnant women are using marijuana in the U.S. and that may result in issues for their babies, two new...
Trump administration readying final review of new vehicle fuel economy rules
Trump administration officials defended their controversial proposal to freeze fuel efficiency requirements at 2020 levels at a congressional hearing on Thursday and said the proposal...