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Canada plans new fuel rules, aims 30-megatonne emissions cut by 2030
Canada will require reduced carbon footprints for all fuels so that the country can achieve a 30-megatonne cut in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, the country's environment department said on Friday. Precise steps are to be determined
Olympics-China plans skiing, skating drive for 2022 Winter Games
China wants to get 300 million citizens involved in winter sports by the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and plans to encourage them by building more than 500 ice skating rinks and 240 ski slopes over the next
Connected liner keeps pressure sores at bay
French start-up Gaspard has developed a connected intelligent liner pad, which uses a system of sensors to help prevent pressure sores for wheelchair users, people of reduced mobility or patients hospitalized for long periods of time.
Lilly’s drug for Alzheimer’s fails big trial; shares drop
The failure of Eli Lilly and Co's Alzheimer's treatment to slow declines in mental capacity of patients with even mild symptoms cast serious doubt over whether a long-held approach to the memory-robbing disease could provide meaningful benefit
Roche confident in Alzheimer’s program, despite Lilly flop
Roche said on Wednesday it still believed drugs targeting a protein called beta amyloid had potential to help fight Alzheimer's disease, despite the high-profile failure of such a product from Eli Lilly. As the setback sent shares
Contenders, picks for key jobs in Trump’s administration
(Reuters) - Donald Trump on Wednesday picked South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley as his U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and wealthy Republican donor Betsy DeVos as education secretary. It was the latest move from the Republican
Amnesty says pro-Hadi Yemen fighters harassing medics in Taiz
Amnesty International accused pro-government Yemeni troops battling Houthi forces for control of the southwestern city of Taiz of harassing medical staff and putting fighters among the civilian population, in charges the authorities strongly denied. Civilians in
Mexico, Central America seek joint strategy on migrants as Trump looms
By Sofia Menchu GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - The foreign ministers of Mexico, El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala met on Monday to form a strategy to protect their migrants in the United States, in a show of
Boeing taps GE exec to head airplanes unit as part of services push
Boeing Co on Monday named a senior General Electric Co executive to head its commercial airplanes division and announced a new services unit, in moves to capture more of the profitable market for parts and repairs
Myanmar health authorities struggle to prepare for Zika outbreak
By Shwe Yee Saw Myint YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar is largely unprepared for an outbreak of Zika, experts say, with the health ministry slashing anti-virus measures due to lack of funds, overworked doctors skipping check-ups and