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Venezuela on Tuesday demanded that neighboring Guyana halt oil exploration being carried out by Exxon Mobil Corp in disputed offshore territory in an escalation of a long-running border dispute between the two South American nations. Exxon last month said it found oil off Guyana’s coast, spurring complaints from Caracas that Guyana is unfairly exploiting a disputed territory that must be negotiated through a mechanism created via a 1966 treaty signed
House Republicans are proposing a spending bill that cuts the budget at the Environmental Protection Agency by 9 percent and tries to prevent the Obama administration from enacting several regulations. …
By Martinne Geller LONDON (Reuters) – Before Hon Lik invented the e-cigarette, a device now shaking up the Big Tobacco industry, he was a pharmacist in China struggling to quit a two-to-three pack a day smoking habit. Once in 2002, Hon forgot to remove a nicotine patch from his stomach before bed and had nightmares all night.
Swedish health care authorities are warning young travellers this summer against sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) by posting cheeky messages on airport toilet seats, a project leader said on Tuesday. Starting June 15, travellers using the loos at airports in central and southern Sweden, including Skavsta airport outside Stockholm, will be greeted with a message on the toilet seat that reads: “You won’t catch chlamydia here. If we were to display
Restrictive abortion laws in Ireland are risking the lives of pregnant women, Amnesty International said Tuesday, as it launched a campaign to encourage Dublin to change the legislation. Abortion is allowed only when there is risk to the life of the mother —- rather than just her health. The ban is applied even in cases of rape, incest and fatal foetal abnormalities.
Although it seemed like Chris Brown was turning it all around since becoming a doting father to one-year-old daughter Royalty, it appeared that he still had some drama going on with ex-girlfriend…
By Jeffrey Dastin MIAMI (Reuters) – Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd has seen a drop in bookings on its routes from Hong Kong to cities in South Korea after the recent uptick in Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) cases there, Chief Executive Ivan Chu said Tuesday. Chu made the remarks on the sidelines of the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) annual meeting. Chu did not discuss the financial impact of the
