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Lifestyle guru Martha Stewart teams up with Canada cannabis firm
AFP, Published on 01/03/2019
» NEW YORK - Lifestyle expert Martha Stewart said Thursday she's taking her brand to new heights -- partnering with one of the world's largest marijuana producers to develop a line of CBD products for humans and their pets.
Syria force carries out major evacuation from last IS holdout
AFP, Published on 25/02/2019
» NEAR BAGHOUZ (SYRIA) - US-backed forces evacuated over 40 truckloads of people from the Islamic State group's last Syria redoubt on Monday, as they sought to clear out civilians before a final push to crush the jihadists.
Syria force carries out major evacuation from last IS holdout
AFP, Published on 25/02/2019
» NEAR BAGHOUZ (SYRIA) - US-backed forces evacuated over 40 truckloads of people from the Islamic State group's last Syria redoubt on Monday, as they sought to clear out civilians before a final push to crush the jihadists.
Bayer to cut 12,000 jobs after Monsanto takeover
AFP, Published on 29/11/2018
» BERLIN - German chemical and pharmaceutical giant Bayer said Thursday it would slash 12,000 jobs in a major restructuring following the mammoth takeover of Monsanto, enabling it to save 2.6 billion euros ($3 billion) a year from 2022.
Monsanto appeals damning Roundup cancer verdict
AFP, Published on 21/11/2018
» SAN FRANCISCO - Monsanto on Tuesday said it is asking an appeals court to toss out a damning verdict in a landmark Roundup weed-killer cancer trial and grant it another try.
Canada pot stores run out of supplies, more lineups
AFP, Published on 19/10/2018
» OTTAWA - Day two of legal recreational cannabis in Canada on Thursday saw more long lineups outside pot stores and supply shortages in parts of the country.
Students in LA given cookies baked with grandfather's ashes
AFP, Published on 18/10/2018
» LOS ANGELES: A teenage girl in California allegedly baked her grandfather's ashes into cookies and handed them out to her school friends, local media reported on Wednesday.
Canada legalises marijuana for all
AFP, Published on 18/10/2018
» OTTAWA: Marijuana lovers celebrated the full legalisation of the weed in Canada Wednesday as the nation embarked on a controversial experiment in drug policy attempted by only one other country.
Judge mulls slashing $290 mn award in Roundup cancer case
AFP, Published on 11/10/2018
» SAN FRANCISCO - A judge on Wednesday was mulling whether to gut a jury order that Monsanto pay $290 million in damages for not warning a groundskeeper that its weed killer product Roundup might cause cancer.
US officials face growing pressure over dicamba herbicide use
AFP, Published on 20/09/2018
» NEW YORK - US environmental regulators are under increasing pressure over a controversial pesticide known for laying waste to nearby crops as well as the harmful weeds it is meant to control.