AstraZeneca lupus drug meets main goal in study
AstraZeneca Plc said on Thursday its experimental drug to treat moderate-to-severe lupus, anifrolumab, met its main goal in a late-stage study....
Roche immunotherapy Tecentriq gains European approval for breast cancer
Roche’s Tecentriq has won European approval for use against a tough-to-treat breast cancer, helping the Swiss drugmaker to widen use of an immunotherapy that has...
UK government dares Brexit opponents: Change the law or change the government
Britain’s Leader of the House of Commons Jacob Rees-Mogg said lawmakers who want to stop a no-deal Brexit have two choices: change the law or...
‘It happens every year’, UK minister says of suspending parliament
Britain’s defense secretary Ben Wallace said on Thursday that the suspension of parliament is an annual occurrence, as he arrived in Helsinki for talks with...
Baghdad’s crackdown on Iran-allied militias faces resistance
At checkpoints leading into the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, the flags of Brigade 30, a paramilitary force, still fly nearly two months after the...
Private health firms plan ‘conquest’ of Eastern Europe
Csilla Balla became anxious after her doctor told her she would need surgery to remove a benign skin growth on her face, and she decided...
Thailand’s top court upholds Myanmar workers’ death penalty in British backpacker murders
Thailand’s Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the death sentences of Myanmar migrant workers in the high-profile murder of two British backpackers on the popular tourist...
Australia will ‘stand up’ for arrested writer: PM
Australia is concerned about the treatment of a Chinese-born Australian writer arrested in China on suspicion of espionage and will support his rights despite being...
South Korea’s top court orders review of ex-president Park’s graft case
South Korea’s Supreme Court on Thursday overturned part of a ruling that sent former President Park Geun-hye to prison on corruption charges, citing procedural problems....
Indonesia pledges $40 billion to modernize Jakarta ahead of new capital: minister
The Indonesian government is not abandoning Jakarta after announcing plans to move the country’s capital, its planning minister said, pledging to spend $40 billion to...