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U.S. Supreme Court Again Nixes Bayer Challenge to Weedkiller Suits
Date: June 27, 2022
By Dietrich Knauth (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected another Bayer AG bid to dismiss litigation alleging that its Roundup weedkiller causes cancer as the German pharmaceutical and chemical giant tries to avoid potentially billions of dollars in damages. The justices turned away a Bayer appeal and left in place a lower court...
Del Vecchio Rose From Poverty to Billions by Adding Style to Spectacles
Date: June 27, 2022
By Claudia Cristoferi and Silvia Aloisi Businessman Leonardo del Vecchio, who has died aged 87, created the glasses company that owns brands including Ray-Ban and used his billions to become one of the most influential figures in Italian finance. Del Vecchio rose from a childhood in an orphanage to amass a fortune of tens of...
U.S. Supreme Court Overturns Roe V. Wade Abortion Landmark
Date: June 24, 2022
By Lawrence Hurley and Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday took the dramatic step of overturning the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that recognized a woman’s constitutional right to an abortion and legalized it nationwide, handing a momentous victory to Republicans and religious conservatives who want to limit or ban...
French Unions Call for National Rail Strikes on July 6
Date: June 24, 2022
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s unions Sud Rail, CGT and CFDT on Friday issued a joint call for a national railway worker strike on July 6, saying they want wage increases amid rising inflation. “Along with workers in France and in Europe, railway workers are sharply hit by exploding inflation, we must act to obtain wage...
‘Appalling’ Abuse: Australia to Push Miners to Set up Register of Offenders
Date: June 23, 2022
By Praveen Menon and Byron Kaye SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia will push its mining industry to set up a register of sexual harassment perpetrators to help rein in abuse, a cabinet minister said, after a state government report detailed cases of “horrifying” and “appalling” behaviour against women. The inquiry by mineral-rich Western Australia, home to...
Juul E-Cigarettes to Be Ordered Off U.S. Shelves – Wsj
Date: June 22, 2022
By Praveen Paramasivam (Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is preparing to order Juul Labs Inc to take its e-cigarettes off the market in the United States, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. Shares in tobacco giant Altria Group, which owns a 35% stake in the vaping...