Montreal starts controversial dump of untreated sewage into the St. Lawrence River early, angering environmentalists with a repair operation that could release as much as 8 billion liters (2.1 billion gallons) of wastewater into a major waterway. Jennifer Davis reports.
NEW YORK, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Chinese stocks that trade on U.S.-listed exchanges were mostly lower on Wednesday, even as investors expect indexer MSCI to add some well-known company stocks to its emerging market indexes.
(Reuters Health) - New mobile applications for tracking bedwetting may improve on traditional pen and paper diaries, but the apps vary in quality, according to a new study.
(Reuters Health) - New mobile applications for tracking bedwetting may improve on traditional pen and paper diaries, but the apps vary in quality, according to a new study.
Top national wrestling prospect, Mark Hall, announced his verbal commitment to Penn State’s wrestling program on Wednesday.
Читать дальше...Two Romanian teenagers who were burned in a deadly nightclub blaze in Bucharest have died in British hospitals, bringing the tragedy's overall death toll to 51.
Miss World Canada says her visa to travel to the beauty pageant at a Chinese resort has been delayed because she has spoken out about the country's human rights abuses. Elly Park reports.
Miss World Canada says her visa to travel to the beauty pageant at a Chinese resort has been delayed because she has spoken out about the country's human rights abuses. Elly Park reports.
Nearly 130 Port Matilda Elementary School students stood in front of a group of local veterans Wednesday morning in the school’s gymnasium and saluted them.
Читать дальше...One of the top guards in next year's signing class, Seventh Woods, has decided to attend North Carolina to play college basketball.
Nov 11 (Reuters) - Add it the list: women are better than men at stewarding their retirement accounts, at least if we define better as "more likely to be in the game."
MEXICO CITY, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Carlos Slim's brother interrogated leftist rebels for Mexico's intelligence agency while his eldest son often hands out a biographical novel about Leon Trotsky as a gift, according to a new book on the tycoon who was long the world's richest man.
In a move that may affect the future of Interstate 526, Charleston County voters could be asked next fall if they want an additional half-percent sales tax increase for new roads and other projects.
Hurricane Kate has formed in the Atlantic far out to sea north of Bermuda, becoming the fourth hurricane of the Atlantic season.
SAO PAULO, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Brazilian drugstore chain Brasil Pharma SA sold on Wednesday its money-losing subsidiary Mais Econômica to a group of local investors for about 45 million reais (US$12 million) as it tries to return to profitability and cut debt, a source with direct knowledge of the transaction said.
GENEVA, Nov 11 (Reuters) - The extremely rare and flawless "Blue Moon Diamond" sold for 48.6 million Swiss francs ($48.4 million) to a Hong Kong buyer on Wednesday, setting a world record for a gemstone at auction, Sotheby's said.
Military units formed in the 19th century are helping dedicate a new flag pole at a park in downtown Charleston during a Veterans Day ceremony.
Amateur videos posted to social media website purport to show air strikes in Syria's Douma. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.
Amateur videos posted to social media website purport to show air strikes in Syria's Douma. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.
Amateur videos posted to social media website purport to show air strikes in Syria's Douma. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.
Amateur videos posted to social media website purport to show air strikes in Syria's Douma. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.
GREENVILLE — The venue will be different, but Clemson’s strategy will not.
Amid a near-record number of police shootings, South Carolina’s top law enforcement officer says it’s time for the state to improve training and refine police tactics to reduce future bloodshed.
* AXA estimates $600 bln inflow into yuan assets over 5 years