Roche taps Lilly executive Garraway as chief medical officer
Swiss drugmaker Roche Holding on Monday named Eli Lilly executive Levi Garraway to succeed Sandra Horning as chief medical officer and head of global product...
Pope expected to make Thailand visit in November: sources
Pope Francis is expected to make an official trip to Thailand in November ahead of an already announced visit to Japan, becoming the first pontiff...
Pakistan accuses India of using water as a weapon in Kashmir dispute
Accusing India of waging “fifth-generation warfare”, Pakistan said on Monday New Delhi had failed to inform it about the release of water from a dam...
Ex-Sudan president got millions from Saudis, court hears
Sudan’s ousted president Omar Hassan al-Bashir acknowledged receiving millions of dollars from Saudi Arabia, a police detective told a court on Monday at the start...
TÜV SÜD pulls out of dam safety checks after Brazil disaster
Germany’s TÜV SÜD has pulled out of conducting safety assessments of dams after the collapse of a Brazilian dam it had vetted killed almost 250...
Briton Campbell smashes cycling speed record at 174mph
British cyclist Neil Campbell has hit a speed record of more than 174mph to become the fastest man on bike with his pulsating ride at...
Meet Nigeria’s ‘snake man’
Veterinarian Mark Ofua runs a self-funded shelter in Lagos where he cares for the various animals he has rescued. Although it’s his affinity for snakes...
U.S. records 21 new measles cases as of last week
The United States recorded 21 new measles cases last week, raising the total number of cases for the year to 1,203 across 30 states in...
Polish opposition unites in bid to wrest Senate from ruling nationalists
Polish opposition parties have joined forces to try to win a majority in the upper house of parliament, the Senate, in parliamentary elections on Oct....
Wall St. rallies on stimulus cheer, Apple leads tech gains
U.S. stocks surged on Monday on growing hopes that major economies would act to stymie the slowing economic effects of escalating global trade tensions, while...