Raging Canada wildfires threaten critical infrastructure, force evacuations
By Ismail Shakil and David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) – Hundreds of uncontrolled forest fires blazed across Canada on Wednesday, threatening…
Health
Teva to pay Nevada $193 million over role in opioid epidemic
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) – Teva Pharmaceutical Industries on Wednesday agreed to pay Nevada $193 million to settle claims that…
Explainer-What are the health risks from wildfire smoke?
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) – The northeastern United States is blanketed under a pungent haze caused by smoke carried down…
Petro urges congress to pass reforms as some try to shelve health bill
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s congress should approve health, labor and pension reforms, President Gustavo Petro said on Wednesday, as the…
China’s targeting of US firms is politically motivated, US ambassador says
By Michael Martina and Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States will push back on China’s targeting of American companies…
Prince Harry: It would be injustice if court rules I’m not hacking victim
By Michael Holden and Sam Tobin LONDON (Reuters) -Prince Harry said on Wednesday he would feel a sense of injustice…
Weight-loss drugs pilot to begin in UK amid uncertainty over Wegovy launch
By Ludwig Burger and Maggie Fick (Reuters) – Britain plans to launch a pilot programme exploring how new weekly weight-loss…
Villagers survey flooded homes and wait for help after Ukraine dam breach
NOVA KAKHOVKA, Russian-controlled Ukraine (Reuters) – Villagers on the Russian side of the front line in Ukraine surveyed the damage…
EU approves its first vaccine for common respiratory virus RSV
By Natalie Grover and Eva Mathews (Reuters) -European regulators have approved the region’s first vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV),…
World’s first vaccine against deadly swine fever nears approval in Vietnam
By Francesco Guarascio HANOI (Reuters) – Vaccines against African swine fever being tested in Vietnam are close to approval, global…