Everything you want to buy is getting more expensive, or more expensive than companies had planned … A report on Rio Tinto outlined a culture of bullying, harassment and racism, including rape complaints … And J&J tried to get a U.S. judge to stop Reuters from publishing a story on its legal maneuvers to fight lawsuits claiming its Baby Powder caused cancer
French President Emmanuel Macron, the top Western leader to visit Moscow since Russia began massing troops on the border with Ukraine, told Vladimir Putin at the start of talks in the Kremlin on Monday that he aimed to avoid war and build trust.
- HealthTeva, Texas strike opioid settlement worth $225 million
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd has reached a settlement worth $225 million to resolve claims the drugmaker fueled an opioid epidemic in Texas by improperly marketing addictive pain medications, the state's attorney general said on Monday.
- BusinessWall St falls as Facebook extends losses; Peloton shines, article with image
U.S. stock indexes reversed course to slip on Monday as markets digested mixed quarterly results from megacaps Amazon and Facebook owner Meta Platforms last week, while Peloton jumped on media reports of interest from potential buyers including Amazon.
- Macro MattersU.S. on the road to 1950s-style unemployment, but it may only be a pit stop
The last time the U.S. unemployment rate fell below 3%, as one Federal Reserve official has predicted it will this year, the Korean War was nearing its end and a recession that saw legions of workers lose their jobs was just around the corner.
- Healthcare & PharmaceuticalsEasing curbs in 'COVID-zero regions' could cause 2 mln deaths in a year - China study
- Healthcare & PharmaceuticalsWith superheroes and puppets, Philippines boosts child vaccination drive
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Grueling jobs in U.S. chicken plants lure Guatemalan teens- Ski Jumping-Slovenia win mixed team gold amid DQ chaos, article with gallery
February 7, 2022 · 3:35 PM UTC Slovenia won the mixed team ski jumping gold on Monday but the big talking point of the event's first appearance at the Olympics was a series of disqualifications that hit the favourites and meant world champions Germany failed to make the final.
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- Trinidad says Venezuelan migrant infant dies in border security operation, article with image
February 7, 2022 · 2:12 PM UTC Trinidad and Tobago's Coast Guard said a Venezuelan migrant infant died in a security operation on Saturday when a vessel illegally crossed the maritime border, prompting the Caribbean nation to offer condolences.
- Could volcano tourism boost ravaged La Palma?, article with video
February 7, 2022 · 4:02 PM UTC The devastating volcanic eruption on the island of La Palma may have a silver lining for one of Spain's poorest areas.