Japanese women are running for parliament in record numbers, but face many obstacles
When anti-nuclear activist Junko Isogai ran for office in Japan’s northern Niigata region, it had an awkward dimension: not just stump speeches and chats with...
Monsoon flooding forces thousands from their homes in Myanmar
Days of heavy monsoon rain and dangerously high river levels in Myanmar have forced more than 18,000 people from their homes and flooded at least...
Zambian president fires finance minister, replaces her with central bank’s Ng’andu
Zambia’s president has fired Finance Minister Margaret Mwanakatwe and appointed central bank deputy governor Bwalya Ng’andu to replace her, the president’s office said....
GSK’s ovarian cancer treatment meets main goal in late-stage study
GlaxoSmithKline said on Monday a late-stage study testing Zejula as a maintenance therapy in patients with first-line ovarian cancer showed positive headline results....
Norway’s Telenor warns on second quarter profit after error at Grameenphone
Norwegian telecoms group Telenor said its second-quarter earnings would take a hit from “errors” discovered at Grameenphone, its Bangladeshi telecoms division....
India halts historic moon mission at final hour
India delayed its Chandrayaan-2 moon launch with less than an hour to go before liftoff. The mission, if successful, would help India’s aspirations to catch...
Philippines’ top senator chides Iceland for abortion, U.N. drugs war probe
The Philippines’ highest-ranking lawmaker said on Monday a U.N. resolution to probe the country’s bloody war on drugs should be ignored, and its chief backer...
Slower China GDP growth nudges oil prices lower
Oil prices slipped on Monday after China posted its slowest quarterly economic growth in at least 27 years, reinforcing concerns about demand in the world’s...
Israel social impact bond to help Bedouins in maths studies
Social Finance Israel (SFI) has launched a social impact bond to improve maths performance for high school students in the country’s Bedouin community....
Fake polio markers highlight risks to Pakistan vaccination drive
Pakistan’s polio eradication campaign has hit serious problems with an alarming spike in reported cases that has raised doubts over the quality of vaccination reporting...