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SAN RAMON (CBS SF / CNN) — Chevron’s nearly century-long relationship with Venezuela might not survive the Maduro regime’s fight with the United States. Not only is Venezuela’s infrastructure crumbling, but the OPEC member’s national oil company has been sanctioned by the Trump administration. Chevron, based in San Ramon and the last major US oil company still operating in Venezuela, could be forced to leave unless US officials extend sanctions waivers scheduled to expire on July 27. A Chevron exit would follow on the heels of other major American companies that have retreated from the chaos in Venezuela in recent...

Kleenex tissue maker Kimberly-Clark Corp. is being sued for more than $500 million for allegedly falsely claiming their surgical gowns protect against Ebola. California law firm Eagan Avenatti filed the suit Wednesday saying Kimberly-Clark continued to claim the ” Breathable High Performance Surgical Gown provided the highest protection, despite failing industry tests for protection against infectious diseases, including Ebola.

Kimberly-Clark Corp., which makes Kleenex tissues and Huggies diapers, said on Thursday that it plans to spin off its health care business into a separate publicly traded company. Kimberly-Clark’s stock jumped 5 percent in after-hours trading following the announcement Thursday. …

Toronto-- Don’t reach for a Kleenex next time you feel a sneeze coming on or try to stifle your sniffles with a Kleenex tissue, because you’re helping to kill off an ancient forest. That’s the latest Greenpeace message for tissue-dependent consumers. Your runny nose could also be doing in the caribou, an endangered species. Accusing Kleenex manufacturer Kimberly-Clark of clearcutting ancient forests, including Canada’s Boreal forest, Greenpeace activists turned up in full regalia at the company’s Canadian headquarters in Mississauga on Tuesday. Playing the role of police at a crime scene, Greenpeace’s "Forest Crimes Unit" cordoned off areas of company...

Kleenex launches tissue that fights cold bug By Bryan Huang KLEENEX has a new facial tissue that is designed to kill 99.9 per cent of cold and flu viruses. In a news release on the Kimberly-Clark website, the company announced that the Kleenex Anti-Viral tissue will begin shipping in late August and be available throughout the US by early October 2004. Advertisement The tissue relies on a three-ply design that has a moisture-activated middle layer, which is treated with an anti-viral formula. When moisture from a cough or sneeze hits that layer, the tissue begins its work, killing the viruses...