Respiratory ailments rise in Brazil as Amazon fires rage
Wednesday, 28 August 2019, 07:57
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
Lingering smoke in the Amazon caused concern Tuesday among Brazilians who say that respiratory problems — particularly among children and the elderly — have increased as fires in the...
Humanitarian search flights grounded by Italy
Wednesday, 28 August 2019, 07:49
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
Two humanitarian groups that have been flying missions over the central Mediterranean in search of smugglers' boats packed with migrants in need of rescue and to monitor possible human rights...
Updated: UN says 40 migrants feared drowned in capsizing off Libya
Tuesday, 27 August 2019, 19:33
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
A boat carrying dozens of migrants bound for Europe capsized Tuesday in the Mediterranean Sea off Libya, with at least 40 people missing and presumed drowned, U.N. officials said, as a support group...
Person at Munich airport detained after bypassing security
Tuesday, 27 August 2019, 18:19
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
Police at Munich airport detained a passenger who left a terminal via an emergency exit instead of going through passport control, prompting a temporary partial shutdown of one of Germany's busiest...
Judge orders drugmaker to pay $572 million in opioid lawsuit
Tuesday, 27 August 2019, 08:39
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
An Oklahoma judge on Monday found Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiaries helped fuel the state's opioid crisis and ordered the consumer products giant to pay $572 million, more than twice the...
Updated: Spurning Amazon aid, Bolsonaro demands apology from Macron
Tuesday, 27 August 2019, 07:49
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
The Group of Seven nations on Monday pledged tens of millions of dollars to help fight raging wildfires in the Amazon and protect its rainforest, even as Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro accused...
While Italian politicians fight, finance minister tries to reassure
Monday, 26 August 2019, 08:08
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
Italy's economy minister tried to reassure financial markets and citizens as the nation's political leaders struggled Sunday to form a new government hoping to avoid early elections that could bring...
Brazil's Bolsonaro causes global outrage over Amazon fires
Monday, 26 August 2019, 08:06
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has insulted adversaries and allies, disparaged women, blacks and homosexuals, and even praised his country's 1964-1985 dictatorship. Yet nothing has rallied more...