J&J ordered to pay $572 million for opioid addiction crisis

Aug 27,2019
An Oklahoma judge on Monday ordered US health care giant Johnson & Johnson to pay $572 million in damages for its role in fostering the state's opioid addiction crisis.
9 militants killed in Afghanistan's Badakhshan province
Aug 27

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Australian arrested in China for 'espionage'
Aug 27
An Australian pro-democracy academic held for seven months in China has been formally arrested for spying, Foreign Minister Marise Payne said Tuesday as she demanded Beijing uphold "basic standards" of justice.
Trump opens to door to meeting with Rouhani
Aug 27
US President Donald Trump says he would meet Iranian President Hassan Rouhani under the "correct" circumstances.
Trump: Not now planning duties on Japanese cars
Aug 27
US President Donald Trump says he's not planning to impose tariffs on Japanese cars for now. But he warned he may consider doing so in the future.
Hong Kong govt. denounces protesters
Aug 27
Hong Kong's government has denounced the actions of protestors as "unacceptable," following clashes with police.
3 dead, 7 missing after ferry heading to Cameroon sinks
Aug 27
Three people have been found dead while at least seven remained missing after a ferry got tipped over off the Bakassi Peninsula of Cameroon's southwestern coast on Sunday evening, according Cameroon navy officials.