AstraZeneca-Merck’s Lynparza gets U.S. FDA nod for prostate cancer
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved AstraZeneca Plc and Merck & Co Inc’s Lynparza as a treatment for a form of prostate cancer, the...
Taiwan president rejects Beijing rule; China says ‘reunification’ inevitable
Taiwan cannot accept becoming part of China under its “one country, two systems” offer of autonomy , President Tsai Ing-wen said on Wednesday, strongly rejecting...
Angola’s oil exploration evaporates as COVID-19 overshadows historic reforms
The coronavirus pandemic has done in a handful of months what even a 27-year civil war did not: it has brought oil drilling to a...
Polls open in Burundi amidst health and violence concerns
Burundians began voting on Wednesday in their first competitive presidential election since a civil war erupted in 1993, with the election commission calling for a...
Fury ‘mentally happy’ to be in ring, eyes Klitschko-like reign
Tyson Fury said he is no longer boxing for fame, money or titles but that stepping into the ring keeps him “mentally happy” as he...
Stocks adrift as vaccine rally falters; gold and bonds rise
Asian stocks struggled to extend the week’s rally on Wednesday, and gold and bonds firmed, as a sceptical press report dented some hopes for a...
Taiwan president rejects Beijing rule; China says reunification inevitabile
Taiwan cannot accept becoming part of China under its “one country, two systems” offer of autonomy, President Tsai Ing-wen said on Wednesday, in a strong...
Heavy rains in India and Bangladesh as super cyclone bears down
Heavy rains and winds lashed two eastern Indian states and parts of Bangladesh hours before a powerful cyclone made landfall on Wednesday, with rescue teams...
Outlook for European corporate profits worsens further
Expectations for second- and third-quarter corporate profits are deteriorating further in Europe, despite a gradual easing across the continent of lockdowns aimed at curbing the...
Coronavirus crushes Australia’s dividends with banks leading the decline
Australia has made the deepest dividend cuts globally this year, with more than $6 billion deferred or cancelled as companies conserve cash to ride out...