China rolls out new measures to spur car sales
China said on Thursday it is stopping local governments from imposing new restrictions on car purchases and cancelling existing ones that apply to new energy...
Lukoil head says oil contamination losses insignificant to his firm: TASS
Vagit Alekperov, president of Russia’s Lukoil, said on Thursday he thought financial losses suffered by his company from contamination of the Russian Druzhba pipeline earlier...
AstraZeneca’s blood cancer drug meets main goal in late-stage trial
AstraZeneca Plc said on Thursday its blood cancer drug met the main goal of a final stage trial, taking the treatment one step closer to...
‘Peppa Pig’ owner Entertainment One denies reports of Mark Gordon’s exit
Entertainment One Ltd, which makes the popular children’s TV show Peppa Pig, denied reports that president and award-winning producer Mark Gordon was leaving, sending the...
World food prices rise in May, cereal output forecast falls: U.N. FAO
World food prices rose for a fifth consecutive month in May after bad weather pushed up the prices of cheese and maize, the United Nations...
China forbids local governments from imposing new curbs on car purchases
China said on Thursday it is stopping local governments from imposing new restrictions on car purchases, as it looks to spur consumption amid a slowing...
Will Europe’s clampdown on faulty medical devices hurt patients?
When a Californian company founded by a U.S. veteran wounded in Afghanistan sought to register a new medical device this year, it turned to Europe...
Journalists in jail? Australia weighs implications of police raids on media
Australian journalists could face jail for holding classified information, authorities and lawmakers said on Thursday, as police appeared to broaden the scope of their investigation...
Japanese minister responds to #KuToo campaign by saying high heels ‘appropriate’
Japan’s health minister said in response to a petition seeking a ban on requiring women to wear high heels at work that such dress code...
Ex-Vatican treasurer’s child sex offence conviction should stand: prosecutor
Former Vatican treasurer George Pell’s conviction on child sex offences should stand because a victim’s account was truthful, a prosecutor told an Australian court on...