Measles toll in Congo exceeds 5,000, WHO says
A measles epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed 5,000 people this year, many of them young children, the World Health Organization (WHO)...
Striking unions battle Macron in pensions showdown
Railway workers, teachers and emergency room medics launched one of the biggest public sector strikes in France for decades on Thursday, determined to force President...
Leader of Belarus dismisses fears Russia could swallow his country
The veteran leader of Belarus on Thursday dismissed opposition fears that a possible integration pact with Russia could end with his country losing its independence...
Ukraine lawmaker says he met Giuliani to discuss misuse of U.S. taxpayer money in Ukraine
An independent Ukrainian lawmaker said on Thursday he had met U.S. President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer in Kiev to discuss the alleged misuse of U.S....
Tiffany misses estimates for profit on weak demand in Americas, Hong Kong
Luxury jeweler Tiffany & Co , which is being bought by Louis Vuitton owner LVMH , missed Wall Street expectations for quarterly profit and sales...
EU agrees tough line on digital currencies like Facebook’s Libra
Private digital currencies such as Facebook’s Libra should not be allowed in the European Union until the risks they could pose are clearly addressed, EU...
In New York lab, centuries-old corals hold clues to climate shifts
Some 20 miles north of New York City, a team of scientists is searching for clues about how the environment is changing by studying organisms not...
Factbox: How Britain’s election works
How the United Kingdom’s election on Dec. 12 works and when the results will be known....
As outrage mounts over rape in India, victim set ablaze on way to court
A 23-year-old rape victim was set ablaze by a gang of men, including the alleged rapist, as she made her way to court in the...
Sage’s oral depression therapy fails in late-stage trial
Sage Therapeutics Inc said on Thursday its experimental drug failed to meet the main goal of reducing symptoms in patients with severe depression in a...
