J&J talc unit again seeks to halt 38,000 cancer lawsuits
A Johnson & Johnson subsidiary is again asking a US judge to pause tens of thousands of lawsuits alleging that the company’s baby powder and other talc products cause ...
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Chevron seeks drilling ship to expand East Med gas search
Chevron is seeking a drilling ship to explore for natural gas off Cyprus, Egypt and Israel as the US energy major looks to meet growing demand in the region and ...
China’s electric car drive, led by BYD, leaves global brands behind
China’s auto market, the world’s largest, is accelerating toward an electric future – leaving established global brands stuck in the slow lane.
When auto executives convene in Shanghai for ...
Rodrygo double eases Real Madrid into semi-finals, AC Milan stun Napoli
Holders Real Madrid breezed past Chelsea into the semi-finals of the Champions League with Rodrygo’s double securing a 2-0 win at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday to set up a ...
Nigerian students escape abductors two weeks after kidnapping
Eight Nigerian secondary school students kidnapped by gunmen in northern Kaduna state two weeks ago escaped from their captors and were found by villagers who alerted security forces on Tuesday, ...
Kansas City homeowner charged in shooting of Black teenager surrenders to police
An 84-year-old white man charged in the shooting and wounding of a Black teenager who mistakenly walked up to the suspect’s house in Kansas City has surrendered to police, ...
Heavy gunfire quickly shatters Sudan truce pushed by US (Update)
Heavy gunfire shattered a 24-hour truce in Sudan on Tuesday shortly after it was due to take effect under U.S. pressure on warring military factions to halt fighting that ...
Ukraine agrees with Poland on grain transit, but Black Sea deal in doubt
Poland agreed on Tuesday to lift a ban on the transit of Ukrainian grain and food products, but Ukraine said a wartime deal allowing it to safely ship grain from ...
Anti-abortion groups urge US Supreme Court to restrict abortion pill
The U.S. Supreme Court should restrict the availability of the abortion pill mifepristone, anti-abortion groups challenging the medication’s federal regulatory approval told the justices in a filing on ...
J&J talc unit again seeks to halt 38,000 cancer lawsuits
A Johnson & Johnson subsidiary is again asking a U.S. judge to pause tens of thousands of lawsuits alleging that the company’s baby powder and other talc products ...
West Africa faces acute food shortages with thousands near famine, say UN agencies
Forty-eight million people in West and Central Africa face acute food insecurity in the coming months, a 10-year high spurred by insecurity, climate shocks, COVID-19 and high prices, United Nations’ ...
Bitcoin miners escape the bear trap
Beleaguered bitcoin miners are finally feeling the spring sunshine after a cold, hard crypto winter.
The power-hungry companies that pump new bitcoin into circulation have been thrown a lifeline by ...
EY US to slash headcount days after nixing split
Ernst & Young’s US arm said on Monday it was shedding 5 per cent of its workforce, less than a week after the unit’s objection torpedoed the global accounting ...
High tide! Italy police find two tonnes of cocaine floating at sea
Almost two tonnes of cocaine with a market value of more than 400 million euros were found floating at sea off eastern Sicily, in what Italy’s tax and customs police ...
US journalist Gershkovich’s appeal against pre-trial detention rejected by Russian court
US journalist Evan Gershkovich’s appeal against his pre-trial detention in a Moscow prison was rejected by a Russian court on Tuesday.
Gershkovich has been ordered to be held at ...
UBS makes changes to buyback programme following Credit Suisse takeover
UBS (UBSG.S) on Tuesday said it was making changes to its $6 billion share buyback programme following its takeover of Credit Suisse (CSGN.S).
UBS said it will use some ...
US financial institutions hit by deposit flight as clients seek higher returns
Deposits at three financial institutions fell in the first quarter as the industry’s biggest crisis in more than a decade prompted a flight of funds, with customers seeking better ...
What’s behind Sudan’s crisis?
Fighting has erupted in Sudan’s capital Khartoum and at other sites across the country as powerful rival military factions battle for control, increasing the risk of a nationwide civil ...
Watchdog sees fault in EU Commission tobacco contacts
The European ombudsman has made an initial finding that the European Commission’s failure to be fully transparent about its meetings with the tobacco industry constitutes maladministration and is demanding ...
Chelsea not ‘broken’, normal for Boehly to address squad – Lampard
Chelsea are not a broken team and the club’s co-owner Todd Boehly had every right to address the squad he has invested in, manager Frank Lampard said on Monday ...
Protesters halt play at world snooker championship
A ‘Just Stop Oil’ protestor halted the world snooker championship on Monday night after he climbed onto a table and scattered a bag of orange powder paint over the green ...
Joy for Jota as Liverpool thump Leeds 6-1 at Elland Road
Liverpool banished their away day blues as Diogo Jota and Mohamed Salah grabbed two goals each in an emphatic 6-1 victory at lowly Leeds United on Monday, a record home ...
UK unemployment edges up but pay growth beats forecasts
Britain’s unemployment rate rose unexpectedly in the three months to February but pay growth stayed higher than forecast, highlighting the dilemma for the Bank of England (BoE) as it ...
Renault reviewing prices worldwide after Tesla cuts
French carmaker Renault (RENA.PA) is reviewing its pricing policies of electric cars worldwide to ensure it stays competitive after a wave of price cuts by US rival Tesla Inc (...