French prime minister unveils “Macron II” reform drive
France will reduce unemployment benefits for high earners and offer incentives to those who work beyond normal retirement age, two key planks of a renewed...
U.S. sanctions Iraq-based company, says it backs Iran’s IRGC
The United States on Wednesday sanctioned an Iraqi company and two of its associates, which it said had helped Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Quds force...
Nigeria’s Buhari signals four more years like the last
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari promised on Wednesday to repeat in his second term successes from his first four years including an improved economy and new...
Russian police detain more than 400 at protest over journalist
Russian police detained more than 400 people, including opposition politician Alexei Navalny, at a protest in Moscow on Wednesday calling for punishment for police officers...
France to make incentives to work beyond pension age of 62: PM
French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said on Wednesday the government would create incentives for the French to stay on the job longer than the current...
Party of Ukraine’s new president leads parliamentary vote race
The party of Ukraine’s new President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has strengthened its lead ahead of a parliamentary election due on July 21, an opinion poll showed...
Catalyst Pharma files lawsuit against FDA approval of Jacobus Pharma’s drug
Catalyst Pharmaceuticals Inc said on Wednesday it has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, challenging the recent approval of Jacobus Pharmaceutical...
Sobi buys rare-disease drug emapalumab, zooms in on hematology and immunology
Rare diseases specialist Swedish Orphan Biovitrum (Sobi) has agreed to buy the drug emapalumab and is reorganizing to increase focus on late-stage development in hematology...
Cargill cuts CO2 emissions from shipping fleet in green push
Cargill reduced CO2 emissions from its chartered shipping fleet by 350,000 tonnes last year as part of efforts to scale back its carbon footprint at...
Boris Johnson makes pledge of October 31 Brexit
Boris Johnson kicked off his campaign to succeed Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday with a pledge to lead Britain out of the European Union...