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| Three storm chasers among 13 killed by Oklahoma tornadoes Sunday, Jun 02, 2013 08:52 PM PDT  By Daniel Trotta and Jonathan Allen (Reuters) - Three storm chasers were among 13 people killed by tornadoes that rampaged through central Oklahoma on Friday, underscoring the high risk of tracking tornadoes and forcing the media to rethink how they cover deadly twisters. Tim Samaras, 55, a leading storm chaser and founder of the tornado research company, Twistex, was killed in the Oklahoma City suburb of El Reno along with his son, Paul Samaras, 24, and Carl Young, 45, a Twistex meteorologist, according to a statement from Tim Samaras' brother, Jim Samaras. ... Full Story | Top |
| S.Korea says finds no GMO in initial tests of U.S. wheat Sunday, Jun 02, 2013 08:00 PM PDT  SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea has not detected genetically modified wheat in initial tests of imports of the grain and flour from Oregon, after news last week that a rogue strain of the crop had been discovered in the U.S. state spooked buyers globally. Korean millers on Friday suspended imports of U.S. wheat until the final results of government tests on shipments from around the United States, now expected on Wednesday. The wheat found in a northeast Oregon field in late April was developed by biotech giant Monsanto Co more than a decade ago but never put into commercial production. ... Full Story | Top |
| British manufacturers urge health budget cuts to fund growth Sunday, Jun 02, 2013 04:09 PM PDT  LONDON (Reuters) - British manufacturers urged the government on Monday to cut the healthcare budget and put money into growth-generating areas such as infrastructure and technology when it unveils its latest spending review next month. The criticism of Prime Minister David Cameron's decision to exempt healthcare from budget cuts highlights growing concerns that efforts to reduce Britain's fiscal deficit could endanger its economic recovery. ... Full Story | Top |
| Czech PM declares emergency as floods threaten Prague Sunday, Jun 02, 2013 02:44 PM PDT  By Robert Muller PRAGUE (Reuters) - Czech Prime Minister Petr Necas declared a state of emergency for most of the nation on Sunday as swollen rivers caused by days of heavy rain threatened Prague's historic center and forced evacuations from low-lying areas. Prague authorities limited public transport and planned to close underground stations in the center of the city as water from the Vltava River overflowed into picturesque areas popular with tourists. The main train line connecting the capital and the east of the country was also shut. ... Full Story | Top |
| Vinegar screening helps cut cervical cancer deaths in India: study Sunday, Jun 02, 2013 01:46 PM PDT By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) - A simple screening program for cervical cancer using vinegar and visual exams helped reduce deaths caused by the cancer by 31 percent in a group of 150,000 poor women in India, researchers reported on Sunday. If implemented broadly, the screening program could lead to the prevention of 22,000 deaths from cervical cancer in India, and 72,000 deaths in the developing world each year, the team reported at the American Society of Clinical Oncology meeting in Chicago. "We had a 31 percent reduction in cervical cancer death. ... Full Story | Top |
| Merck melanoma drug shrinks tumors in 38 percent of patients Sunday, Jun 02, 2013 01:15 PM PDT  By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) - A Merck & Co drug designed to unmask tumor cells and mobilize the immune system into fighting cancer helped shrink tumors in 38 percent of patients with advanced melanoma in an early-stage study, U.S. researchers said on Sunday. Based on the findings about the drug lambrolizumab, published in the New England Journal of Medicine and presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology meeting in Chicago, Merck says it will move directly into a late-stage clinical trial, which will start in the third quarter. "This is a top priority at Merck," Dr. ... Full Story | Top |
| Longer tamoxifen use reduces breast cancer recurrence Sunday, Jun 02, 2013 11:35 AM PDT By Deena Beasley CHICAGO (Reuters) - Breast cancer is less likely to recur if women previously treated for the disease take the drug tamoxifen for 10 years, instead of the recommended five years, according to a British study. The study was a component of a larger international trial, for which similar results were announced last year. "I think it's huge because it's the second trial to show a benefit for 10 years versus five years," said Dr. Sandra Swain, medical director of the Cancer Institute at Washington Hospital Center and president of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, or ASCO. ... Full Story | Top |
| Analysis: How energy efficiency firms are eating utilities' lunch Sunday, Jun 02, 2013 09:37 AM PDT  By Geert De Clercq and Vera Eckert PARIS/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - With better insulation, triple glazing and frugal boilers, new houses can cut energy use by up to 90 percent, which is good news for consumers but bad for utilities that vie with energy services firms for their efficiency euros. An unstoppable efficiency drive spurred by EU regulations and national targets poses a dilemma for utilities. ... Full Story | Top |
| Malawi protests Tanzania plans to deploy vessels on lake Sunday, Jun 02, 2013 05:37 AM PDT LILONGWE (Reuters) - Malawi has protested against plans by its neighbor Tanzania to deploy two ships on Lake Malawi, which it says threaten mediation efforts to resolve a long-standing border dispute. Malawi's Foreign Affairs Minister Ephraim Chiume said on Saturday that Tanzanian government officials had stated publicly that the East African nation was buying six new passenger ships, two of which were destined for Lake Malawi. ... Full Story | Top |
| Analysis: Kerry pushing for Middle East peace, but is he a Lone Ranger? Sunday, Jun 02, 2013 05:02 AM PDT  By Arshad Mohammed WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Four months into his term, Secretary of State John Kerry is trying, simultaneously, to end two of the world's most intractable conflicts: the Syrian civil war and the struggle between Israel and the Palestinians. The two issues, according to an aide, have consumed the vast majority of Kerry's time and energy - he has already flown more than 100,000 miles to 23 countries, including four trips to Israel - since he took office February 1. ... Full Story | Top |
| Roche's Avastin extends life in advanced cervical cancer Sunday, Jun 02, 2013 04:37 AM PDT By Bill Berkrot (Reuters) - Roche Holding AG's drug Avastin helped prolong the lives of women with advanced cervical cancer when added to chemotherapy in a late-stage clinical trial, likely paving the way to another major use for the multibillion-dollar medicine. This marked the first study to demonstrate that a drug which blocks blood vessel formation in the tumor can prolong the lives of women with gynecologic cancers, researchers said. ... Full Story | Top |
| Pentagon chief tours ship at cutting edge of U.S. pivot to Asia Sunday, Jun 02, 2013 03:37 AM PDT  By David Alexander SINGAPORE (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Sunday toured the new combat ship at the leading edge of the U.S. military's pivot to Asia, a modest little vessel whose development over the past decade has been beset by cost overruns, mishaps and criticism. Hagel spoke with the crew of the USS Freedom, the Navy's first Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), a class of shallow-draft vessels built to patrol in coastal waters while tackling threats like mines, quiet diesel-electric submarines and other systems used to deny access to big warships. ... Full Story | Top |
| Iranian presidential candidate's staff arrested: report Sunday, Jun 02, 2013 01:51 AM PDT By Yeganeh Torbati DUBAI (Reuters) - Members of a moderate Iranian presidential candidate's campaign team were arrested on Saturday, an opposition website said, after a rally in which he criticized heightened security measures in the country. Supporters of Hassan Rohani also shouted slogans in support of detained opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi at the rally in Tehran, according to a video of the event posted on YouTube. ... Full Story | Top |
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