Euthanasia law takes effect in Australia’s Victoria state
Voluntary euthanasia became legal in the Australian state of Victoria on Wednesday, with the government saying it had extensive safeguards to prevent the process being...
Magnitude 6.8 quake strikes south southeast of Kermadecs in Pacific: USGS
A magnitude 6.8 quake struck south southeast of Raoul Island in South Pacific chain of the Kermadec Islands, the U.S. Geological Survey said. There were...
In India, all eyes on a monsoon that is critical for the economy
India’s monsoon has progressed more slowly than usual after hitting the southern state of Kerala nearly a week late. Monsoon rains have been 44% lower-than-average so far...
Japan PM Abe says no idea about dissolving lower house for election
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday said he did not have the slightest idea of dissolving parliament’s lower house for a snap election....
Swiss need more time to clinch EU treaty: foreign minister
Switzerland’s political system of painstaking consensus-building requires more time to strike a deal with the European Union on a new treaty, Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis...
Rocket hits site of foreign oil firms in Iraq’s Basra, three hurt
A rocket struck the site of the residential and operations headquarters of several global major oil companies, including U.S. giant ExxonMobil, near Iraq’s southern city...
Poor nations hosting most refugees worldwide, need more Western help: U.N.
Developing countries, not rich Western nations, are bearing the brunt of the world’s refugee crisis and are hosting most of the record 70.8 million displaced...
Rocket hits site of foreign oil firms in Iraq’s Basra, two hurt
A rocket landed at the headquarters for several global major oil companies, including U.S. giant ExxonMobil, near Iraq’s southern city of Basra early on Wednesday,...
Varying vaccine trust leaves populations vulnerable, global study finds
Trust in vaccines – one of the world’s most effective and widely-used medical products – is highest in poorer countries but weaker in wealthier ones...
France leads the world in mistrust of vaccines
For Marie-Claire Grime, who works in a pharmacy northeast of Paris, questions about vaccines are a daily challenge. They come mainly from parents who say...