Researchers use drones to pilot a new tool to fight malaria
Scientists seeking a breakthrough in the fight against malaria have used drones to spray rice fields in Zanzibar – not with traditional pesticides but with...
Hong Kong leader Lam ‘saddened’ by protesters’ injuries
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday she was saddened by some people being wounded in anti-government protests at the weekend amid five months...
China says it will ‘perfect’ system for choosing Hong Kong leader
The Chinese Communist Party said it would “perfect” the system for choosing the leader of Hong Kong after months of street protests demanding democracy and...
China says will ‘fully respect’ Taiwan’s way of life
China will “fully respect” Taiwan’s way of life and social system once it has been “peacefully reunified”, as long as national security is protected, the...
Turkey claims capture of Baghdadi’s sister
Turkey says it has detained the sister of slain Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in a raid near the Syrian border town of Azaz....
‘It’s not abuse, it’s rape’: protesters denounce Spanish assault ruling
Hundreds of people protested in Spain’s capital on Monday against a court ruling last week that cleared five men of gang-raping a 14-year-old girl and...
Romania will propose EU lawmaker Muresan as new commissioner
Romania’s new centrist government will propose European lawmaker Siegfried Muresan as its Commissioner in the EU’s new executive, the ruling National Liberal Party officials said...
Turkey’s Erdogan says Kurdish YPG have not left Syria ‘safe zone’
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday the Kurdish YPG militia had not withdrawn from some areas inside Syria along the Turkish border and that...
As U.S. exits Paris pact, fossil energy chief says U.S. ingenuity can tackle climate threat
The United States can tackle threats to the climate through technological advances and fossil fuels will remain a priority for the U.S. government and business,...
‘Thatcherism on steroids’: Corbyn says of UK PM Johnson’s Brexit plans
Opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn will on Tuesday accuse British the Conservatives of attempting to hijack Brexit to unleash a Thatcherite bonfire of regulation, as he...