TORONTO - The numbers of cases and deaths from mesothelioma, a deadly cancer caused primarily by workplace asbestos exposure, have continued to rise and show no signs of abating, recently updated figures from Statistics Canada show.
VANCOUVER - Issues from increased funding to marijuana will be on the table when the provincial and territorial health ministers meet with their federal counterpart today in Vancouver.
European Central bank boss Mario Draghi warned on Thursday that downside risks were increasing again.
Coca-Cola
Ukrainian prosecutors have launched a criminal investigation into the online publication by U.S. drinks companies Coca-Cola and Pepsico of a map that showed Crimea as a part of Russia, a Ukrainian lawmaker said on Thursday.
Russia annexed the peninsula from Ukraine in March 2014, leading to condemnation from Western governments and the imposition of economic sanctions on Russia. Ukraine and most other countries have refused to recognize the annexation.
Coca-Cola last month said that the map... Читать дальше...
Ann Marie Awad
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 (UPI) -- Democratic presidential candidates will get one last chance to appeal to Iowa voters before the caucuses on Feb. 1.
'He was compelled by the voices he heard to attack that young boy,' the judge said. As a result, he was unable to comprehend that his actions were 'morally wrong'
The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits rose to a six-month high, suggesting some loss of momentum in the labor market.
During his end of the season press conference, Ravens General Manager Ozzie Newsome was asked about the $28.55 million cap charge that quarterback Joe Flacco will carry into the 2016 season. Newsome said that he hopes that there’s a way to build a strong team without restructuring Flacco’s contract “if we are strategic enough,” but…
Xiaomi is reportedly planning to aggressively target offline sales of its smartphones in 2016 through partnerships with retailers as well as a 150 percent increase in its own retail store presence as it attempts to continue growing in a market that is expected to cool this year.
United Continental Holdings reported fourth-quarter profit below analysts' expectations and said it expects unit revenue to keep sinking as sharply lower oil prices hurt sales to energy clients around the airline's Houston hub.
The Felder Report
Last fall I wrote a post titled, “This Is Now The Worst Possible Environment For Stock Market Investors.” My point then was that stocks were very expensive, sentiment was exuberant and the trend had shifted to the downside. In other words, all three of the major components of my investing strategy were bearish.
None of this his has changed (though stocks may bounce after the persistent selling we have seen recently). But, in that post, I shared a version of the... Читать дальше...
It's not quite fair to say you can't buy the magazine with what you'll earn at Marie Claire as an intern.
The Voyager capsule by World View. (Photo: WorldView)
Ben Hooper
TAIPEI, Taiwan, Jan. 21 (UPI) -- A giant panda at a Taiwan zoo has been dubbed "Kung-Fu Panda" after showing off climbing skills and energy levels rivaling her animated counterpart.
Facebook users can have conversations with each other, get real-time stats, a live game clock, sanctioned photos and videos, team information and read commentary from media members.
'We agreed that we all must do more,' Ash Carter said after a session with defence ministers from France, Australia, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Britain
DANVILLE, Ohio - Funeral services have been set for a police officer who authorities say was killed by a man who set out to find a cop and kill him.
DANVILLE, Ohio (AP) — Funeral services have been set for a police officer who authorities say was killed by a man who set out to find a cop and kill him.
Stoxx Europe 600 jumps 2.3% as ECB boss Draghi signals more easing
The New York Post mocked the Oscars' lack of diversity with its Thursday front page.
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“Cats,” the musical that became an iconic hit and one of the longest-running shows on Broadway, will return to Broadway this summer.
Major stretches in New Delhi and central Delhi areas will be made out of bound for motorists from Friday evening in view of a full dress rehearsal for the Republic Day parade, police said on Thursday.