UK to relax immigration rules for scientists: PM Johnson
Britain will relax its immigration rules to attract more top scientists after Brexit by seeking to fast-track visas, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday....
UK must leave EU on Oct. 31, PM Johnson says when asked about prospect of resigning
Parliament should honor the 2016 Brexit referendum and leave the European Union on Oct. 31, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday when asked...
Patient in Sarepta gene therapy trial develops serious illness; shares plunge
Shares of Sarepta Therapeutics Inc plunged 12% after a notice from the U.S. health agency showed a patient in an ongoing study of the company’s...
Greece scraps no-go areas at universities; opposition fumes
Greek lawmakers on Thursday scrapped regulations making universities a no-go zone for police, a move authorities say will tackle lawlessness but which critics have decried...
Two dead in Russian rocket engine explosion; radiation spikes, shipping shut
Two people were killed and a nearby city reported a rise in radiation levels when a rocket engine blew up at a testing site in...
Ex-president of Kyrgyzstan surrenders a day after violent botched raid
Kyrgyzstan’s former President Almazbek Atambayev surrendered to security forces at his compound outside the capital Bishkek on Thursday, a day after a commando was killed...
U.S. sanctions on Venezuela may worsen crisis: U.N. rights chief
The United Nations human rights chief said on Thursday that the latest unilateral U.S. sanctions on Venezuela were “extremely broad” and she feared they would...
Female violinist causes fallout in Iraq
Complaints by religious authorities and conservative politicians over an uncovered woman playing Iraq’s national anthem on the violin at a football match in the holy...
China dispute casts shadow on Canadian election, and on Trudeau
Canada’s dispute with China, an economic powerhouse, has been a nagging headache for Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and the feud is showing no signs...
New footbridge restores crossing at birthplace of UK’s legendary King Arthur
A new narrow footbridge spanning a near 60-metre gorge will open this weekend, restoring a lost crossing to Tintagel castle, legendary birthplace of King Arthur,...