The company that made billions selling the prescription painkiller OxyContin has filed for bankruptcy just days after reaching a tentative settlement with many of the state and local governments suing it over the toll of opioids.
Hong Kong officials have reiterated that violence is not the solution following the chaos caused by an unapproved march which saw police firing tear gas and water cannons when demonstrators lobbed Molotov cocktails at government buildings.
US President Donald Trump has said that his country is “locked and loaded” to respond after a drone attack on Saudi Arabia that cut into global energy supplies and halved the kingdom's oil production.
Representations from groups protesting outside meat factories are attempting to secure beef price rises from individual meat plants it has emerged.
Boris Johnson's comparison of Brexit Britain to the 'Incredible Hulk' drew criticism and derision yesterday as the prime minister prepared for a crucial meeting with the European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker.
Former Wales rugby star Gareth Thomas completed a gruelling 225km Ironman triathlon just a day after revealing he is HIV positive.
Donald Trump accused Democrats of trying to "scare" Brett Kavanaugh, the US Supreme Court justice, into "turning liberal", after a further allegation of sexual misconduct emerged.
