Volkswagen prevails against US counties’ diesel emissions claims
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) – A federal judge has ruled in favor of Volkswagen in lawsuits brought against the automaker…
Environment
Canada clamps down on cruise liners dumping sewage, green groups want more
By David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canada on Friday banned cruise ships from dumping sewage and dirty water close to shore,…
Tropical Storm Bret strikes Caribbean with heavy rain and wind
(Reuters) – Tropical Storm Bret continued its path through eastern Caribbean islands early Friday, striking the region with winds and…
Why U.S. investor Jay Bloom turned down seats on the doomed Titanic submersible
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) – For a year, Stockton Rush had tried to convince Las Vegas-based investor Jay Bloom to…
US lawmaker to re-introduce bipartisan bill to get EV industry into biofuel program
By Stephanie Kelly NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. Democratic lawmaker plans to reintroduce a bipartisan bill next month that…
Factbox-Rulings by US Supreme Court during its current term
(Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court has issued a number of important rulings during its current term that began last…
Ombudsman to investigate if Spain delayed migrant rescue
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s ombudsman is to investigate the sinking of a dinghy headed to the Canary Islands from Morocco…
Pakistan’s economic meltdown spurs more people to risk lives to reach Europe
By Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam KHUIRATTA, Pakistan-administered Kashmir (Reuters) – Hameed Iqbal Bhatti had prospered over two decades working in Saudi…
James Cameron says he wishes he’d sounded alarm over lost submersible
By Rollo Ross and Daniel Trotta (Reuters) – Movie director and submersible maker James Cameron said on Thursday he wishes…
Titanic submersible: when it vanished and the race to find it
(Reuters) – The five people aboard a submersible visiting the wreck of the Titanic died after a catastrophic loss of…