Big Tobacco faces big EU counterfeit problem
By Richa Naidu, Emma Pinedo and Emilio Parodi MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish police raided three clandestine tobacco factories early this…
Health
J&J faces new trial over talc cancer claims, amid settlement push
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) – Johnson & Johnson on Wednesday faced the first trial in almost two years over claims…
Argentina eases access to ‘morning after pill’, broadening reproductive rights
By Anna-Catherine Brigida BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina will no longer require a prescription to obtain emergency contraception, commonly known…
Walmart is raising wages for pharmacists, opticians in healthcare push
By Siddharth Cavale BENTONVILLE, Ark. (Reuters) – Walmart is raising wages for thousands of U.S. pharmacists and opticians, the retailer…
Boris Johnson hands COVID-era WhatsApps to UK government amid inquiry row
By William James LONDON (Reuters) – Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has given his pandemic-era notebooks and messages to…
Franklin Templeton to buy Putnam Investments from Great-West Lifeco for $925 million
By Mehnaz Yasmin (Reuters) -Franklin Resources Inc, a global investment management firm that operates as Franklin Templeton, plans to acquire…
South Korea uses AI to measure North Korean leader’s weight, lawmaker says
By Soo-hyang Choi SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is believed to weigh over 140 kg (308…
US Supreme Court spurns ex-Shkreli lawyer Greebel’s challenge to prosecutors
By Mike Scarcella WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to hear a bid by a New York…
US slaps sanctions on Chinese, Mexican entities in fentanyl action
By Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. on Tuesday imposed sanctions on 17 people and entities based in China…
Insurers’ climate alliance loses nearly half its members after more quit
By Tommy Wilkes LONDON (Reuters) -Three more insurance companies including Tokio Marine have left a United Nations-backed net-zero climate alliance,…