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Georgia jury hits Bayer with $2.1 billion verdict over roundup claims
Bayer ordered to pay $2.1 billion in Roundup cancer lawsuit

NEW YORK CITY, New York: A jury in Georgia has ordered Bayer, the parent company of Monsanto, to pay nearly US$2.1 billion to a man...

US unveils plan to modernize air traffic control amid safety concerns
US transportation chief to unveil plan to upgrade air traffic control

WASHINGTON, D.C.: With flight delays rising and aviation safety under scrutiny, the U.S. government is preparing a sweeping modernization...

Marlins keep coming back, edge Pirates in 12 innings
Marlins keep coming back, edge Pirates in 12 innings

(Photo credit: Rhona Wise-Imagn Images) Dane Myers hit a walk-off single with one out in the 12th inning as the Miami Marlins outlasted...

Jesus Luzardo fans 11 in Phillies' debut to defeat Nationals
Jesus Luzardo fans 11 in Phillies' debut to defeat Nationals

(Photo credit: Reggie Hildred-Imagn Images) Kyle Schwarber homered for the second consecutive game, Jesus Luzardo pitched five solid...

Yankees hit team-record 9 home runs, annihilate Brewers
Yankees hit team-record 9 home runs, annihilate Brewers

(Photo credit: Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images) Aaron Judge hit the third of three straight homers for the Yankees to open the game before...

Pirates turn to Bailey Falter in encounter against Marlins
Pirates turn to Bailey Falter in encounter against Marlins

(Photo credit: Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images) Left-hander Bailey Falter, who is coming off perhaps the best season of his career,...

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Alarm over nine Red Cross personnel going missing in Gaza
Concern after disappearance of 9 Red Cross medics in Gaza

GAZA - Israel is refusing to allow search parties to access an area where 9 Red Cross ambulance crew members have gone missing in Gaza....

Georgia jury hits Bayer with $2.1 billion verdict over roundup claims
Bayer ordered to pay $2.1 billion in Roundup cancer lawsuit

NEW YORK CITY, New York: A jury in Georgia has ordered Bayer, the parent company of Monsanto, to pay nearly US$2.1 billion to a man...

World mobilizes assistance for quake-hit Myanmar
Myanmar earthquake death toll expected to rise

The death toll in Friday's massive earthquake in Myanmar has risen to 1,644, and is expected to rise significantly. At least another...

US boosts egg imports from Brazil amid bird flu spread
US turns to Brazil, other sources for eggs during bird flu outbreak

WASHINGTON, D.C.: In response to soaring egg prices and supply shortages driven by a devastating bird flu outbreak, the United States...

Trump pledges more nations will join Abraham Accords
Trump predicts more countries will be added to Abraham Accords

WASHINGTON, D.C.: U.S. President Donald Trump vowed this week that more countries will be added to the Abraham Accords, the series...

Japan’s cherry blossom season officially begins in Tokyo
Japan's cherry blossom season begins as first blooms appear in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan: This week, Japan's cherry blossom season officially began as experts confirmed the first blooms in Tokyo. A specialist...