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California celebrates New Year with marijuana sales
Associated Press, Published on 01/01/2018
» LOS ANGELES: Californians may awaken on New Year's Day to a stronger-than-normal whiff of marijuana as America's cannabis king lights up to celebrate the state's first legal retail pot sales.
Climate change ripples in 2018
News, Published on 01/01/2018
» A clutch of high-profile legal cases over responsibility for the effects of climate change will be fought out in courtrooms next year as claims stack up against both governments and some of the world's biggest oil and energy companies.
10 Americans dead in Costa Rica air crash
Published on 02/01/2018
» SAN JOSE, Costa Rica: Ten Americans on vacation and two crew members died Sunday when their small charter plane crashed and burst into flames shortly after take-off, officials said.
Thailand, India risk being added to US currency watchlist
Published on 04/01/2018
» Thailand and India may have to give freer rein to the baht and rupee this year to avoid triggering US accusations that they’re manipulating their currencies to support exports.
Philippines fines Sanofi, suspends Dengvaxia
Reuters, Published on 04/01/2018
» MANILA: The Philippines has fined Sanofi $2,000 and suspended clearance for the French drug maker's controversial dengue vaccine Dengvaxia, citing violations on product registration and marketing, its health secretary said on Thursday.
Indonesian fishermen settle human trafficking suit
Associated Press, Published on 04/01/2018
» A human trafficking lawsuit just settled between two Indonesian fishermen and an American boat owner will not impact nearly 800 other foreign fishermen in Hawaii's fleet who are banned from leaving boats when the vessels reach US shores, industry officials say.
Serious security flaws found in chips
Reuters, Published on 05/01/2018
» FRANKFURT/SAN FRANCISCO: Security researchers on Wednesday disclosed a set of security flaws that they said could let hackers steal sensitive information from nearly every modern computing device containing chips from Intel Corp, Advanced Micro Devices Inc and ARM Holdings, recently acquired by Softbank.
The time is right ... The time is now
Sports, Published on 06/01/2018
» When Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao finally boxed in 2015, it was a financial blockbuster but a critical dud. Both men were transcendent superstars, and their name value coupled with a rivalry that had simmered for five years stirred enormous interest in their collision.
Key winners for the 2018 Golden Globes
Reuters, Published on 08/01/2018
» LOS ANGELES: The 2018 Golden Globe Awards, chosen by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, were handed out at a gala dinner in Beverly Hills on Sunday, hosted by US comedian Seth Meyers.
Ecuador gives nationality to Wikileaks' Assange
Associated Press, Published on 12/01/2018
» QUITO, Ecuador: Ecuador has granted citizenship to Australian WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange after more than five years of living in asylum at the nation's embassy in London, officials announced Thursday.