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EU rules Italian ban on GMO crop unlawful
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Europe’s top court ruled on Wednesday that Italy had been wrong to ban cultivation of an EU-approved genetically modified (GMO) maize as it had failed to show there was a serious risk to public health or the environment. The European Union approved use of the GMO maize, Monsanto’s MON 810 in 1998, but the Italian government asked the European Commission in 2013 to ban it after two Italian scientific studies questioned its safety. The Commission concluded there was no reason to do so since the European Safety Read More
BRIEF-United Rentals and United Rentals Receivables LLC II enters into agreement
Aug 29 (Reuters) – United Rentals * United Rentals-On Aug 29, Co, United Rentals (North America), United Rentals Receivables LLC II entered into assignment, acceptance agreement & amendment no. 6 * United Rentals says purchase limit for facility, aggregate commitments of banks under facility were increased from $625 million to $675 million – SEC filing * United Rentals Inc- Under amendment, expiration date of facility was extended until August 28, 2018 and may be further extended on a 364-day basis * United Rentals-Amendment no. 6 was to Sept 24, 2012
Read MoreAfter solar eclipse, Americans’ eyes seem mostly none the worse
(Reuters) – Eye doctors who had braced themselves for at least a few patients after a dazzling solar eclipse swept the United States cautiously exhaled on Tuesday, with some hospitals reporting zero cases of damaged vision so far. One man showed up at a New York City hospital on Tuesday with a damaged retina after acting on the mistaken belief he could safely stare at an eclipse through a hole punched in a garbage bag. But most signs pointed to people heeding medical advice that it is never wise to Read More
Millions of Americans to gaze upon Monday’s once-in-a-lifetime eclipse – world news headlines from reuters
(Reuters) – Twilight will fall at midday on Monday, stars will glimmer and birds will roost in an eerie stillness as millions of Americans and visitors witness the first total solar eclipse to traverse the United States from coast to coast in 99 years. The sight of the moon’s shadow passing directly in front of the sun, blotting out all but the halo-like solar corona, may draw the largest live audience for a celestial event in human history. When those watching via broadcast and online media are factored into the
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