Iran, Russia take aim at U.S. military presence near Syrian oilfields

WNM | Oct 29, 2019 at 11:38 PM

Iran and Russia on Tuesday condemned U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to maintain a military presence near oil fields in northeastern Syria, with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov saying any exploitation of resources would be illegal.

Exxon, New York prosecutors face off in climate change fraud trial

WNM | Oct 23, 2019 at 12:31 AM

A lawyer for New York’s attorney general on Tuesday told a state judge Exxon Mobil Corp used two sets of books to hide the true cost of climate change regulations from investors, while an attorney for the oil major assailed the claims as false and politically motivated.

IMF to examine climate risk to financial markets

WNM | Oct 20, 2019 at 1:43 AM

The International Monetary Fund is examining the impact of climate on the world’s financial markets and whether it is priced into market valuations, the head of the global lender’s markets division said on Saturday.

Johnson & Johnson recalls baby powder on asbestos concern

WNM | Oct 19, 2019 at 1:12 AM

Johnson & Johnson said on Friday it is recalling around 33,000 bottles of baby powder in the United States after U.S. health regulators found trace amounts of asbestos in samples taken from a bottle purchased online.