AbbVie terminates late-stage lung cancer trial
AbbVie Inc on Thursday said it will discontinue the late-stage trial testing its experimental treatment for a type of lung cancer after it failed to...
Ukraine president proposes political novice Honcharuk as prime minister
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has proposed insider Oleksiy Honcharuk – a 35-year-old lawyer with little political experience – as prime minister, according to a parliamentary...
Aid agency takes in 51 wounded in Yemen fighting, 10 dead on arrival
The aid charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) said it took in 51 wounded casualties during heavy fighting in the Yemeni city of Aden on Wednesday,...
Yemen’s separatists vow revenge for government assault on Aden
Southern Yemeni separatists on Thursday vowed revenge against government forces for their assault on Aden and dispatched reinforcements from elsewhere as fighting between the nominal...
Colombia’s FARC dissidents set to launch new offensive
A group of former rebels from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) said in a video posted overnight that they will launch a new...
North Korea changes constitution to solidify Kim Jong Un’s rule
North Korea’s parliament has approved changes to the country’s constitution to solidify leader Kim Jong Un’s role as head of state, state media said on...
Trump administration to relax methane limits at oil and gas operations
The Trump administration is set to roll back Obama-era limits on emissions of methane at oil and gas wells on Thursday, a government source said,...
Amazon Echo link could be turning UK parents off the name Alexa
The number of parents in Britain calling their baby girls Alexa dropped by more than half last year, statistics showed on Thursday, possibly due to...
Leave or remain? Brexit bind could hurt Britain’s Labour in a snap election
Retired electrician Steve Oliver has voted for Britain’s opposition Labour Party all his life but if the political crisis over leaving the European Union leads...
Venezuela’s trees suffer as firewood replaces scarce cooking gas
Endy Perez for years started her day by turning on the stove of her small house in the Venezuelan city of Maracay. These days, her...