Area burned in 2019 forest fires in Indonesia exceeds 2018 – official
The amount of land in Indonesia consumed by fires through September this year has exceeded the amount burned during all of 2018, according to data...
Putin steps up push for influence in Africa with broadside against West
President Vladimir Putin stepped up Russia’s push for influence in Africa days before he hosts a summit with African leaders, saying on Monday that Moscow...
Several dead amid Chile riots
Several people were killed after a supermarket in the Chilean capital Santiago was set alight by demonstrators, while many flights into the city’s airport were...
Lion Air 737 MAX families set for crash report briefing
Indonesia plans to share a final report into a deadly Boeing Co 737 MAX crash with the families of victims on Wednesday, according to a...
GSK to sell two vaccines in $1.1 billion deal to focus on newer treatments
GlaxoSmithKline will sell two travel vaccines to Bavarian Nordic for up to 955 million euros ($1.1 billion), the British firm said on Monday, as it...
Roche pushes late-comer Tecentriq as new liver cancer option
Roche’s Tecentriq mixed with Avastin helped liver cancer patients live longer, a boost to the Swiss drugmaker’s strategy of expanding its late-to-the-game immunotherapy into niche...
Indonesia to share final 737 MAX crash report with victims’ families on Wednesday
Indonesia plans to share a final report into a deadly Boeing Co 737 MAX crash with the families of victims on Wednesday, according to a...
Spanish PM to visit Barcelona, criticizes regional chief
Spain’s acting prime minister said he would visit Barcelona on Monday to see police injured in protests that have racked Catalonia and accused the region’s...
Indonesia president targets ‘innovative’ cabinet, taps Gojek CEO
Indonesian President Joko Widodo said on Monday he wanted “innovative” ministers in his cabinet for a second term, as the co-founder of tech startup Gojek...
GSK to sell two travel vaccines to Danish biotech firm
GlaxoSmithKline Plc said on Monday it will sell two travel vaccines to Denmark-based biotechnology company Bavarian Nordic for an upfront payment of 301 million euros...