GSK’s Dovato meets primary goal in late-stage HIV study
British Drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline Plc on Wednesday said its two-drug HIV regimen Dovato was successful in suppressing the AIDS-causing virus in patients for 48 weeks at...
British health service to partner with Amazon on health information
Britain’s National Health Service will partner with Amazon to provide health information through the tech giant’s voice assistant Alexa, the country’s Department of Health and...
Gunmen massacre 18, including children, in Papua New Guinea attack
Gunmen have massacred as many as 18 people including women and children in a remote village in Papua New Guinea, apparently the latest victims of...
From Iron Lady to lame duck: Hong Kong leader’s departure seen as mere matter of time
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam’s apologies and explanations for a doomed extradition bill have failed to quell political tension and her departure is now seen...
Iran welcomes French efforts to save nuclear deal: spokesman
Iran welcomes France’s efforts to save the 2015 nuclear deal, Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Wednesday, as French President Emmanuel Macron’s top diplomatic adviser...
Japan weather bureau says El Nino appears to have ended
Japan’s weather bureau said on Wednesday that it appears that the latest El Nino phenomenon has ended....
Exclusive: Iran’s release of Lebanese prisoner was failed overture to U.S.
Iran’s release last month of Nizar Zakka, a Lebanese businessman with U.S. permanent residency, after four years in prison was meant as an opening for...
Rip Torn, Emmy winner and Oscar nominee, known as a trouble-maker, dies at 88
Emmy winner Rip Torn, whose tempestuous nature made him a compelling character actor on the screen and stage but sometimes caused him trouble on the...
Australia promises national vote on recognition of indigenous people by 2022
Australia will hold a national vote within three years on whether to include recognition of indigenous people in its constitution, the government said on Wednesday,...
Powerful Japanese boy-band producer Kitagawa dies at 87
Johnny Kitagawa, one of the Japanese entertainment industry’s most powerful producers and the Guinness record-winning brain behind many of Japanese pop music’s most popular boy...