Haze wraps India’s capital again as air quality plummets
Haze shrouded India’s capital city again on Monday, with residents braving dangerous air quality to return to work after a weekend of clearer air and...
Syria’s Assad: anybody will be able to run at 2021 election
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said the Syrian presidential election in 2021 would be open to anybody who wants to run and that there would be...
U.S. records one new case in measles outbreak
One new case of measles was reported this weekend in the United States, with the country suffering its worst outbreak of the highly contagious and...
Roche says SMA drug meets trial goal
Roche said on Monday its drug risdiplam helped people with type 2 or 3 spinal muscular atrophy improve their motor function, as the Swiss drugmaker...
Cyclone Bulbul death toll rises to 12 in Bangladesh, five fishermen missing
The death toll from Cyclone Bulbul rose to 12 in Bangladesh and five fishermen are still missing, government officials said on Monday....
Hong Kong spirals into rare daylight violence as police shoot protester
Hong Kong police shot and wounded one protester who hospital officials said was in critical condition on Monday as the Chinese-ruled territory spiraled into rare...
“Leave now”: Australians urged to evacuate as “catastrophic” fires loom
Authorities declared a state of emergency across a broad swath of Australia’s east coast on Monday, urging residents in high risk areas to evacuate ahead...
Japan weather bureau says 60% chance of no El Nino, La Nina through spring
Japan’s weather bureau said on Monday there is a 60% chance there will be no El Nino or La Nina from now through the northern...
Australia extends review of Equinor Bight drilling plan
Australia’s offshore safety watchdog has asked Equinor ASA to modify its drilling plan before it can win approval to explore for oil and gas off...
Hong Kong police officer shoots protester as violence flares
Hong Kong police opened fire and wounded at least one protester on Monday, witnesses and media reports said, a fresh escalation of violence as anti-government...