Japan drug price reforms risk hurting investment: Bristol-Myers CEO
Japan’s “overly restrictive” drug pricing policies risk diverting foreign direct investment to China and other markets, the chief executive of Bristol-Myers Squibb said on Thursday....
Climate change activists spray red paint at UK Treasury from fire engine
Climate change activists used a fire engine to spray red paint at the facade of the British finance ministry on Thursday, a Reuters reporter said....
Hong Kong protesters vent anger over shooting
Hong Kong anti-government demonstrators clashed with police into the early hours of Thursday, venting anger over a policeman’s shooting and wounding of a teenager earlier...
Pakistan and Taliban call for U.S. to resume Afghan peace talks
Peace talks in Afghanistan must resume as soon as possible, Pakistan and the Taliban militant group urged on Thursday, after President Donald Trump broke off...
South Korea confirms two new African swine fever cases, now 13 in all as disease spreads
South Korea’s agriculture ministry said on Thursday two more suspected cases of African swine fever have been confirmed as the deadly hog disease at pig...
Backstage at the Moulin Rouge: keeping the show on track for 130 years
The Moulin Rouge, the French cabaret famous for its high-kicking cancan dancers and flesh-exposing ostrich feather costumes, this week marks 130 years since it first...
11 killed in southern Iraq protests overnight, including policeman: police, medical sources
Eleven people were killed during protests overnight in two southern Iraqi cities, including a policeman, police and medical sources said....
Cambodian judge orders reinvestigation of spying case against reporters
A Cambodian judge on Thursday ordered a reinvestigation of the espionage case against two former Radio Free Asia journalists, saying he could not rule on...
Nippon Steel’s damaged Kimitsu plant to be shut until end-December
Japan’s biggest steelmaker, Nippon Steel Corp, said on Thursday one of the two steelmaking plants at its Kimitsu Steel Works will be shut until the...
Pakistan, Taliban call for Afghan peace talks to resume: foreign office
Pakistan’s foreign office on Thursday said that Pakistan and the Taliban agreed that the Afghanistan peace talk process halted by the United States last month...