Britain’s Cuadrilla pauses gas fracking after earth tremor
British shale gas company Cuadrilla has paused fracking at its Preston New Road site in Lancashire, northwest England, due to an earth tremor late on...
GSK long-acting HIV injection succeeds in study
GlaxoSmithKline’s prospective two-monthly two-drug injection to treat HIV was as effective as a monthly dose of the same regimen in maintaining viral suppression at 48...
Colombia coffee growers’ new nemesis: machines
Automation of coffee beans growing in two of the largest coffee producing nations, Brazil and Vietnam, are upending Colombian coffee farmers’ dreams. Here’s why. Jane...
China slams ‘repeat offender’ Minmetals for more pollution violations
Central government inspectors slammed the state-owned China Minmetals Corp Ltd for the second time in a week on Thursday, describing one of its steelmaking units...
GSK new HIV two-drug injection meets main goal in late-stage study
British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline Plc said on Thursday its long-lasting two-drug regimen to treat HIV met the main goal of a late-stage study....
Australia sees rush of Hong Kong millionaires amid unrest
Australia is seeing an increase in interest in its millionaires-only visa program from wealthy Hong Kong residents who are eyeing a safety net amid political...
Bringing up baby: NZ speaker makes parliament more parent-friendly
As New Zealand lawmakers vigorously debated fuel prices in parliament this week, speaker Trevor Mallard called for order while feeding baby Tūtānekai his bottle....
Evelyn Hernandez calls for legalized abortion
A young woman acquitted of homicide after giving birth to a stillborn baby is now calling for legalized abortion in El Salvador. Grace Lee reports....
Amazon’s ‘Carnival Row’ mixes crime thriller, love story, fantasy
Amazon.com Inc’s next original series will take viewers to “Carnival Row,” a lavish Victorian-era fantasy world where mythical creatures are forced from their homeland and...
Ocean Viking rescue ship awaits port access in latest migrant standoff
Two charities running rescue missions in the Mediterranean Sea have said Italy has ignored requests to allow their ship to bring 356 migrants ashore, exposing...