Slaughterhouses in Brazil have become a target for armed robbers looking for a prized possession twice as valuable as the price of gold – a cow’s gallstone. Cattle gallstones are one of the most treasured ingredients in traditional Chinese medicine as they are used to treat strokes stemming from an increasing problem of hypertension and obesity,
Ex-Vitol Group oil trader Javier Aguilar faces as much as 40 years in prison and will forfeit more than $7.1 million in two U.S. bribery cases after entering a guilty plea in federal court. Aguilar, 50, had already been convicted in Brooklyn, New York, in February of orchestrating an elaborate scheme to bribe Mexican and
The U.S. women’s soccer team is golden once more after beating Brazil in a highly anticipated final match at the Paris Olympics on Saturday. A goal from Mallory Swanson, playing in her 100th match for the U.S., in the 57th minute, was the difference between the two rivals. Mallory Swanson of the United States celebrates