Aspen’s drug to prevent preterm birth approved by FDA
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Aspen Pharmacare’s hydroxyprogesterone caproate (HPC), which is used to prevent preterm birth in pregnant women, the...
Taliban car bomb blast kills four Afghan special forces in Kabul
A suicide bomber targeted an Afghan Special Forces base in Kabul on Thursday, killing at least four commandos, officials said, as violence continued to escalate...
Russian social network launches dating app to rival Tinder
Russian social network Vkontakte, owned by internet group Mail.Ru, has launched a dating app to rival popular similar services such as Tinder, Vkontakte said on...
Kroger’s doubts about turnaround targets cloud quarterly profit beat
Kroger Co on Thursday raised doubts about its profit targets from an ongoing turnaround plan, even as the supermarket chain operator posted a better-than-expected quarterly...
U.S. core inflation firming, but Fed still seen cutting rates
U.S. underlying consumer prices increased solidly in August, leading to the largest annual gain in a year, but rising inflation is unlikely to deter the...
Indonesia’s Habibie, president during transition to democracy, dies at 83
Thousands of people gathered in the Indonesian capital Jakarta on Thursday to mourn the death of former president B.J. Habibie, who came to power as...
New Italian government reaches EU deal on migrant rescue boat
Italy said on Thursday it had done a deal with EU countries to share out migrants aboard a charity ship at sea in the Mediterranean,...
U.S. House passes bill to repeal drilling in Alaska refuge
The House of Representatives on Thursday passed a bill to reverse a 2017 law that allowed oil and gas drilling in part of Alaska’s Arctic...
Three U.S. senators urge Amazon’s Bezos to check driver abuse
Three U.S. senators on Thursday said Amazon.com Inc should stop working with delivery contractors that violate labor laws by imposing unfair conditions on drivers delivering...
Middle East shipping stabilized by UK navy, says Fleet Commander
Britain’s decision to send warships to the Strait of Hormuz has helped to stabilize commercial shipping through the critical chokepoint weeks after Iran seized a...