By Sarah N. Lynch
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Research animal breeder Envigo pleaded guilty to animal welfare and environmental crimes on Monday, resolving a two-year U.S. Justice Department probe into its mistreatment of thousands of beagles, a department official said.
Envigo agreed in federal court in the Western District of Virginia to pay $22 million in fines, plus an additional $13.5 million to support animal welfare and environmental... (continue reading...)
By Carolina Mandl
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Global hedge funds dumped equities last week, in a painful week for their portfolios as the U.S. main indexes fell and hit their long bets, Morgan Stanley said in a note.
The bank described last week as "ultimately one of the more challenging we have seen in recent months for the average L/S fund," or long/short fund, based on what they saw in their clients' portfolio. The pain was mostly... (continue reading...)
By James Pearson
LONDON (Reuters) - Russia has stepped up an online disinformation campaign which takes aim at France and the upcoming Paris Olympics, Microsoft said in a blog post published on Sunday.
The campaign, which includes falsified news websites and a feature-length documentary film, is specifically designed to denigrate the reputation of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and create the impression that the summer games... (continue reading...)
PARIS (Reuters) - French police arrested three people on Monday after five empty coffins wrapped in French flags with the words "French soldiers from Ukraine" written on them were found near the Eiffel Tower on Saturday.
The public prosecutors have requested that the three individuals, who are from Bulgaria, Germany and Ukraine and who are all under 30 years old, be charged with premeditated violence.
Prosecutors said leaving coffins at... (continue reading...)
By Jatindra Dash and Tanvi Mehta
BHUBANESWAR, India (Reuters) -India's unusually severe heatwave this summer is suspected to have killed more than 100 people and made tens of thousands ill, authorities and media reports said, while parts of the country were also battered by a recent cyclone and heavy rains.
Searing temperatures beginning in March touched 50 degrees Celsius (122 F) in capital Delhi and nearby state of Rajasthan in May due to... (continue reading...)
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