Daily Archives: 11/20/2017


Forbes Names Beyonce Music’s Highest-earning Woman

Forbes has crowned Beyonce as the highest-paid woman in music. Forbes magazine says the singer earned $105 million over a yearlong period stretching from June 2016 to June of this year. Beyonce’s earnings were boosted by her “Formation” world tour …


US State of Nebraska OKs Keystone Oil Pipeline Route

Regulators in the U.S. state of Nebraska have voted to approve a route for TransCanada Corp’s Keystone XL pipeline – the last major obstacle to complete the oil pipeline that President Donald Trump has supported. The regulatory body, which by …


Roche Win Boosts Case for Adding Chemo to Cancer Immunotherapy

Cancer doctors struggling to work out the best way to use modern immunotherapy drugs now have further evidence of the benefits of adding them to chemotherapy, despite earlier skepticism. News that Roche’s immune system-boosting drug Tecentriq delayed lung cancer progression …


Miami Responds to Threat of Rising Seas

Preparing for a century of steadily higher tides is a central challenge for city officials from Boston to Bangkok. The U.S. city of Miami, Florida, and its neighbors are home to nearly 3 million people and billions of dollars of …