Finland’s Social Democrats set to pick PM candidate on Sunday
Finland’s Social Democrats, who lead the five-party government, will hold a council meeting on Sunday, Dec. 8 where they are set to pick a candidate...
Striking unions cripple Paris in stand-off with Macron
France’s public transport networks ground to a near halt on Thursday as unions dug in for a nationwide strike aimed at forcing President Emmanuel Macron...
Five dead in gas explosion at Polish ski resort
Five people died after a three-story building in the southern Polish ski resort of Szczyrk collapsed on Wednesday following a gas explosion, local authorities said...
China maintains tariffs must be reduced for phase one trade deal with U.S.
Tariffs must be cut if China and the United States are to reach an interim agreement on trade, the Asian nation’s commerce ministry said on...
French scientists cook up alternative foie gras, sans force-feeding
French scientists are developing a ‘naturally fatty’ version of Foie Gras that does not employ force-feeding geese. Adam Reed reports...
Novartis CEO plans 80+ submissions for drug approvals through 2022
Novartis is planning more than 80 major submissions to regulators for drug approvals from 2020-2022 in the United States, Europe, Japan and China, Chief Executive...
AstraZeneca-Merck Lynparza wins approval in China for ovarian cancer treatment
AstraZeneca Plc and Merck & Co Inc said on Thursday that their drug, Lynparza, won approval in China as a first line treatment for a...
Japanese doctor made the Afghan deserts green, until deadly attack
Tetsu Nakamura, the Japanese doctor and aid worker killed in Afghanistan on Wednesday, was inspired to make the country’s deserts green by the deaths of...
Fires ring Sydney, blanketing city in thick smoke
Firefighters were on Thursday battling several blazes ringing Sydney, leaving Australia’s most populous city blanketed by smoke that is expected to linger for days....
Four dead in gas explosion at Polish ski resort
Four people have died after a three-story building in the southern Polish ski resort of Szczyrk collapsed on Wednesday following a gas explosion, a local...