Hong Kong leader invokes emergency powers to quell escalating violence
Hong Kong’s embattled leader Carrie Lam on Friday invoked colonial-era emergency powers for the first time in more than 50 years in a dramatic move...
FDA green lights AstraZeneca’s asthma drug Fasenra for self-administration
British drugmaker AstraZeneca said on Friday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved self-administration of its asthma treatment Fasenra which uses a...
Malaysia says no talks with Goldman Sachs on recovering funds lost in 1MDB scandal
Malaysia’s finance minister on Friday said there are no talks with Goldman Sachs Group Inc on the recovery of billions of dollars of state funds...
Taliban met with U.S. envoy during visit to Islamabad: sources
A Taliban delegation met with U.S. special representative for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad in Pakistan’s capital of Islamabad on Thursday, two sources told Reuters....
At least 4 killed in cargo plane crash landing in Ukraine
At least four crew were killed on Friday when a Ukrainian Antonov-12 cargo airplane made an emergency landing near the western airport of Lviv after...
Hong Kong set to ban face masks as more protests planned
Hong Kong’s government is set to ban face masks at protests, media reported on Friday, as it struggles to end months of violent unrest in...
Hong Kong to introduce anti-mask law, effective midnight: media
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam will hold a news conference on Friday, a police spokesman said, as media reported the government was expected to announce...
Cargo plane crash lands in western Ukraine
A Ukrainian Antonov-12 cargo airplane made an emergency landing 1.5 kilometers from the Lviv airport after disappearing from radar in western Ukraine early on Friday,...
Cyprus says Turkish drill ship violates its rights
Cyprus on Friday said Turkey’s action in sending a drill ship to an area Nicosia has licensed for offshore hydrocarbons exploration was a ‘severe escalation’...
New York court blocks state ban on flavored e-cigarettes
A New York court on Thursday temporarily halted a state ban on the sale of flavored e-cigarettes, giving the embattled vaping industry a breather just...