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...
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...
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...
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...
Papua New Guinea may close Chinese-owned nickel plant after spill: regulator
A nickel processing plant owned by Metallurgical Corp of China (MCC) that spilled mine waste into Papua New Guinea’s Basamuk Bay faces compensation claims and...
Climate activists to fly drones at London Heathrow airport from September 13
British climate-change activists said they would fly toy drones at London’s Heathrow airport from Sept. 13, a step that is likely to ground all flights,...