american drug maker pera do pharma has agreed to plead guilty to criminal charges related to its role in the us opioid epidemic the company which makes the addictive prescription painkiller oxycontin has admitted to charges of defaulting the united states and violating the food drug and cosmetic act prosecutors have fined produce over $8000000000.00 but most of it will go unpaid because the company is bankrupt. e.u. countries have reached an agreement on agricultural reforms under the proposed changes farmers must adopt environmental practices in exchange for direct payments from the e.u. the e.u. agricultural policy covers the next 7 years and is worth almost 400000000000 euros environmentalist say it doesn't go far enough. the 27 you member states worked late into the night to reach an agreement the main point of contention was linking the payment of agricultural subsidies to environmental practices. that's highest in the does. it ultimately means that environmental and climate protection are also being taken into account even though those services for the common good don't automati