California boat fire survivors tell their story
The crew of a dive ship that caught fire and sank off the California coast told a “harrowing story” of their failed attempts to save...
Canada’s pride Andreescu delivers on hype at Flushing Meadows
Clobbering her way past her semi-final opponent Belinda Bencic at Flushing Meadows on Thursday, 19-year-old Bianca Andreescu proved she is no longer an underdog....
Alibaba dials up luxury push with $2 billion buy of Netease e-commerce arm
Alibaba Group has agreed to buy e-commerce business Kaola from Chinese gaming company NetEase for $2 billion, adding a platform that specializes in supplying curated...
Inside drugmakers’ strategy to boost cancer medicines with ‘Lazarus effect’
In the halls of MD Anderson Cancer Center, the drug Vitrakvi is known for having a “Lazarus effect” in some patients because it can reverse...
Kazakh president rejects calls for parliamentary republic
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on Friday rejected calls for a switch to a parliamentary republic as he met opposition activists and public figures to discuss...
Novartis wins FDA’s breakthrough tag for lung cancer hopeful
Novartis has secured the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Breakthrough Therapy Designation for its investigational medicine capmatinib, which it aims to file for approval later...
TomTom: Microsoft integrating our navigation in connected vehicles platform
TomTom, the Dutch mapping and navigation company, said on Friday Microsoft is integrating TomTom’s navigation technology into its Connected Vehicle Platform....
Zimbabwe’s Mugabe: from liberator to oppressor
Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe was feted as an African liberation hero and champion of racial reconciliation when he first came to power in a nation divided...
Francisco Toledo, artist who injected new life into Mexican traditions, dead at 79
Francisco Toledo, who shook up the 1960s Mexican art scene with his fresh approach to painting, sculpting, printing, tapestry weaving and preserving the cultural heritage...
Zimbabwe’s former president Robert Mugabe dies in Singapore
Zimbabwe’s former president Robert Mugabe has died aged 95, the country’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa said on his official Twitter account....