France’s Macron wants ‘charismatic’ men and women for top EU jobs
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday he wanted two women and two men with strong personalities to lead the European Union in the next...
EU leaders agree to pick new ‘Mr or Ms Europe’ next month
European Union leaders engaged in a first skirmish on Tuesday over who should become the next chief of the European Commission, giving themselves a short...
BioMarin says data shows hemophilia gene therapy effects could wane
BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc said on Tuesday early trial data for its gene therapy for hemophilia A suggested the one-time infusion’s effect on some patients’ bleeding...
Can team sports help teens overcome childhood adversity?
(Reuters Health) – Children who suffer adverse experiences like abuse and neglect may be less likely to have mental health problems in adulthood if they...
No signs Brazil prison killings will spread: presidential spokesman
There are no signs that a spate of deadly prison violence in the northern Brazilian city of Manaus will spread to other parts of the...
Saudi-led coalition air strikes hit arms depots in Yemeni capital -TV report
The Saudi-led military coalition fighting in Yemen raided an air base adjoining Sanaa’s airport, Al-Hadath TV said late on Tuesday....
New Zealand teachers hold country’s largest education strike day before ‘wellbeing’ budget
Tens of thousands of New Zealand teachers walked off the job on Wednesday, a day before the government announced its ‘wellbeing’ budget, calling for higher...
Overweight teen boys have higher risk of heart muscle damage as adults
(Reuters Health) – Men who were overweight as teens may be more likely to develop a rare type of heart muscle damage that can cause...
J&J’s greed helped fuel U.S. opioid crisis, Oklahoma claims at trial
Johnson & Johnson’s greed led the drugmaker to use deceptive marketing to create an oversupply of painkillers that fueled the U.S. opioid epidemic, the state...
WHO counts down Africa polio clock despite fears of new outbreak
Africa could be declared free of endemic “wild” polio early next year if a strain last seen in Nigeria almost three years ago does not...
