By Neil Jerome Morales
MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine authorities ordered the evacuation of residents living near a volcano in central Philippines on Tuesday following an eruption that sent a five km (three miles) high ash cloud into the sky.
Government officials warned of the possibility of further eruptions of Kanlaon volcano, hazardous ash fall and sulphuric odour. They also warned that rivers downstream from the volcano were at risk of... (continue reading...)
By Brendan Pierson
(Reuters) -Johnson & Johnson must pay $260 million to an Oregon woman who said she got mesothelioma, a deadly cancer linked to asbestos exposure, from inhaling the company's talc powder, a jury found on Monday.
The verdict in the 4th Judicial District Circuit Court in Portland comes as the company continues to pursue a proposed $6.48 billion settlement of most talc-related lawsuits against it through a prepackaged... (continue reading...)
(Reuters) - Oil prices eased in early trade on Tuesday, extending their losses from the previous session when prices fell to their lowest in four months, as investors worried about supply ticking up later in the year.
Brent crude futures fell 20 cents or 0.3 % $78.16 a barrel. Brent closed below $80 for the first time since Feb. 7, after falling more than 3% on Monday.
U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures eased 17 cents, or 0.2% to... (continue reading...)
By Liz Lee and Eduardo Baptista
BEIJING (Reuters) -China's Chang'e-6 probe has lifted off from the far side of the moon, starting its journey back towards Earth, state media Xinhua announced on Tuesday.
The probe's successful departure from the moon means China is closer to becoming the first country to return samples from the far side of the moon, which permanently faces away from Earth.
The probe, which departed the moon at... (continue reading...)
GREENWICH, Connecticut (Reuters) - President Joe Biden on Monday called former President Donald Trump a "convicted felon" who is seeking the office of the presidency for the first time in American history.
Trump became the first U.S. president to be convicted of a crime last week when a New York jury found him guilty of falsifying documents to cover up a payment to silence a porn star ahead of the 2016 election.
"For the first time in... (continue reading...)
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