Stories for July 3rd 2019

Wednesday, July 3rd 2019 - 09:38 UTC
Lagarde's departure thrusts the IMF into an unanticipated search for a new leader

The nomination of Christine Lagarde as European Central Bank president on Tuesday has thrust the International Monetary Fund into an early, unanticipated search for a new leader amid a raging trade war that has darkened the outlook for global growth.
Wednesday, July 3rd 2019 - 09:23 UTC
Brazilian manufacturing sector picks up during the second quarter

Brazil's manufacturing sector ended the second quarter on a stronger footing, avoiding slipping into contraction territory in June and breaking a three-month run of slowing growth, a survey of purchasing managers' activity on Monday showed.
Wednesday, July 3rd 2019 - 09:05 UTC
Glyphosate case: US Judge lowers damage award against Bayer

A U.S. judge on Tuesday said he would reduce a US$80 million damage award against Bayer AG to US$50 million or less in the case of a man who blamed his cancer on glyphosate-based weed killer Roundup. U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria in San Francisco said the jury's US$75 million punitive damages award to plaintiff Edwin Hardeman in March could not stand.
Wednesday, July 3rd 2019 - 09:02 UTC
Singapore rig builder under graft investigation in Brazil's “car wash” operation

Rig builder Sembcorp Marine said on Wednesday that authorities had executed a search warrant on its shipyard in Brazil as part of an ongoing graft investigation, sending its shares sharply lower.
Wednesday, July 3rd 2019 - 09:00 UTC
Obesity could be the cause of many types of cancer, more than smoking

 Obesity is more likely the cause in some types of cancer than smoking, according to the findings of a study released by a cancer research organization on Wednesday. According to Cancer Research UK, four common cancers – bowel, kidney, ovarian and liver – are more likely to have been caused by being overweight than by smoking tobacco.
Wednesday, July 3rd 2019 - 09:00 UTC
Boris Johnson favors reviewing taxes on products high in salt, fat and sugar

Boris Johnson, the frontrunner to become Britain's next prime minister, will launch a review into the so-called sin taxes on products high in salt, fat, and sugar if he wins the contest for leader, he will say on Wednesday.
Wednesday, July 3rd 2019 - 08:35 UTC
EU leaders reach a precarious agreement on EC's top jobs which need parliament confirmation

European Union leaders have agreed on Tuesday on who should fill the top jobs for its main institutions for the next five years after a marathon summit marred by disagreement.
Wednesday, July 3rd 2019 - 08:29 UTC
Russian submarine sinks in Arctic waters: fourteen crew members killed

Fourteen submariners on board a Russian Defense Ministry research vessel were killed in a fire while carrying out a survey of the sea floor off Russia's Arctic coast, the ministry was quoted as saying by Russian news agencies.
Wednesday, July 3rd 2019 - 08:29 UTC
White House confirms: no citizenship question in the U.S. 2020 census

In a stinging defeat for President Donald Trump, his administration has ended its effort to add a citizenship question to the 2020 US census, saying that it will begin printing forms that do not include the contentious query.
Wednesday, July 3rd 2019 - 08:29 UTC
Greenpeace on campaign against deep sea mining, at least until more information on the ecosystem is available

Greenpeace ship sets sail on Thursday to study an ecosystem beneath the Atlantic Ocean thought to hold clues to the origins of life to press its case for a ban on deep-sea mining, as talks in Jamaica seek to agree on rules of deep-sea mineral exploitation.