HOUSTON (Reuters) - Energy companies shut down three-quarters of U.S. Gulf of Mexico oil production on Saturday to prepare for the worst hurricane to hit the U.S. oil patch since 2005 and coastal refineries began shutting down before possible flooding.
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African health and environment ministers attending a United Nations-sponsored conference concluding today in Gabon have agreed to form an alliance to try to reduce environmental threats to human health and well-being.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Personal income tumbled unexpectedly in July and inflation-adjusted spending shrank as government economic stimulus waned, but consumer spirits rose this month, a hint the economy may muddle through its woes.
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Independent experts have confirmed the initial findings of the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency ( IAEA ) that there was no release of radioactive material to the environment after an incident at one of its laboratories earlier this month.
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(Reuters) - Bankrupt U.S. auto parts maker Delphi Corp may end up being liquidated, with some U.S. plants being taken over by its former parent General Motors Corp , the Wall Street Journal said, citing people involved in the bankruptcy process.
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Hindus have urged various retailers worldwide, including Wal-Mart, not to carry DVD of Hollywood movie The Love Guru when it is released next month, because it lampoons Hinduism.
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TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp said on Thursday it would miss its goal of selling more than 10 million vehicles next year, lowering its forecast by nearly 7 percent to account for a severe downturn in Western markets driven by high fuel prices and a credit crunch.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve monetary policy-makers this month saw a weakening economic outlook and financial market stress as supporting the case for steady interest rates despite persistent concerns about inflation.
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A United Nations-sponsored conference that aims to tackle the environmental causes of diseases that claimed almost 2.5 million African lives each year begins in Gabon today.
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