Category: Business

Publisher Ann Godoff, who helped shape modern American book culture and launched many bestsellers, has died at age 76

A federal judge said that the IRS broke the law by illegally sharing thousands of taxpayers’ addresses with Immigration and Customs Enforcement

The lawyer for deposed Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has asked a judge to toss out the indictment against his client on the grounds that the United States has violated his rights to defend himself by blocking funds to pay his legal costs

Pakistan’s defense minister says that there is now an 'open war' with Afghanistan after latest strikes

Supermarket chain says it will point customers to herring and other species to protect threatened Atlantic stocks Waitrose has become the first UK supermarket to suspend the sale of mackerel because of overfishing and will start pointing customers toward herring and other species. The Marine Conservation Society warned last year...

Study shows lower risk for multiple myeloma as well as pancreatic, prostate, breast and kidney cancers Vegetarians have a substantially lower risk of five types of cancer, a landmark study on the role of diet has revealed. The research, using data from more than 1.8 million people who were tracked...

Experimental therapy of applying stem cells during surgery could be ‘major milestone’ in treatment of birth defects Giving stem cells to unborn babies diagnosed with spina bifida while they have in utero surgery could be “a major milestone” in the treatment of birth defects, doctors say. A trial in the...

Largest ever image obtained by specialist telescope in Chile represents scientific and aesthetic breakthrough Scientists have captured a beautiful image in unprecedented detail of the vast Milky Way galaxy, of which our own solar system is a part. The stunning image is the largest ever obtained by the specialist telescope...

Orforglipron led to greater weight loss than semaglutide tablets and could offer more effective oral alternative to jabs A new daily pill could be a more effective GLP-1 tablet for weight loss, according to a clinical trial that may pave the way for an improved non-injection alternative to Wegovy and...

Since the 1960s, global GDP has been rapidly rising and living standards have reached record highs. But something else has been rocketing up too – carbon emissions. For years, scientists and economists have been asking: is it possible to grow without heating and polluting the Earth? And as the climate...