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Volkswagen shares plunge on emissions scandal, U.S. widens probe
September 21, 2015 HEALTH (MSM)

Volkswagen shares plunge on emissions scandal, U.S. widens probe

Volkswagen shares plunged more than 20 percent on Monday, their biggest one-day fall, after the German carmaker admitted it had rigged emissions tests in the United States, and U.S. authorities said they would widen their probe to other manufacturers. Germany, alarmed at the potential damage the scandal could inflict on its world-beating car industry, urged Volkswagen to fully clear up the matter and said it would investigate whether emissions data

U.N. investigator sees Milosevic's fate awaiting Assad
September 21, 2015 HEALTH (MSM)

U.N. investigator sees Milosevic's fate awaiting Assad

By Tom Miles GENEVA (Reuters) – Justice will catch up with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad even if he remains in power under a negotiated end to Syria’s war, U.N. human rights investigator Carla del Ponte said on Monday. “Assad is the president, so let’s deal with the institution of president. “You remember in former Yugoslavia, Milosevic was president, and it was a peace negotiation at Dayton and they achieved an

GE's Immelt rules out India nuclear investment under current law
September 21, 2015 HEALTH (MSM)

GE's Immelt rules out India nuclear investment under current law

General Electric Co will not invest in atomic energy in India until accident liability laws are brought in line with global rules, Chairman Jeff Immelt said on Monday, in a setback for top-level efforts to get U.S. firms to build power stations. Speaking shortly after a meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Immelt said India needed to “homogenize” its liability law with the rest of the world. With the

Apples are top fruit for U.S. kids
September 21, 2015 HEALTH (MSM)

Apples are top fruit for U.S. kids

By Kathryn Doyle (Reuters Health) – For U.S. children and teens, more than half of total fruit consumption comes from whole fruits, most commonly apples, new survey data show. “My ultimate goal was to understand what kids are eating,” said lead author Kirsten A. Herrick of the National Center for Health Statistics in Hyattsville, Maryland. Kids’ whole fruit consumption increased by 67 percent between 2003 and 2010, according to a