Newron delays schizophrenia drug trial after FDA raises concerns
Swiss-listed drugmaker Newron must delay a trial of its prospective schizophrenia medicine evenamide after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration raised concerns about central nervous...
Trump expects Japan’s military to reinforce United States in Asia and beyond
U.S. President Donald Trump expects that Japan’s military will reinforce U.S. forces throughout Asia and elsewhere, he said on Tuesday, as the key U.S. ally...
One schoolgirl killed, 12 injured in stabbing at Japan bus stop: NHK
One young schoolgirl was killed and at least 12 others were injured in a stabbing at a bus stop just outside the Japanese capital, Tokyo,...
NZ opposition party slams government ‘wellbeing’ budget as all spin in leaked details
Releasing what it said were key details of Thursday’s budget, New Zealand’s main opposition party slammed the government for “all spin and no substance” in...
At least 40 inmates strangled to death in Amazon prison gang clashes
At least 40 prisoners in Brazil were found strangled to death on Monday in four jails in the Amazon jungle city of Manaus, where a...
Northern Brazil power line to avoid impact on tribe: document
The builders of a new power transmission line to the northern Brazilian state of Roraima have pledged to deploy 200 inspectors to reduce the environmental...
Thirteen schoolgirls among those wounded in Japan stabbing: Kyodo
Thirteen schoolgirls and three adults were injured in a suspected stabbing by a man just outside the Japanese capital of Tokyo on Tuesday, Kyodo news...
British Columbia to be first Canadian province to switch patients to biosimilars
The Canadian province of British Columbia said on Monday that its public drug plan will switch as many as 20,400 patients from three branded biologic...
‘Education under fire’ as attacks on Afghan schools jump, UNICEF says
Attacks on schools in Afghanistan increased almost threefold last year, making it increasingly difficult to ensure an education for children in many parts of the...
Flooded Arkansas, Oklahoma brace for more rain; Southeast gets record heat
Flooded Arkansas and Oklahoma were bracing for more rain that will feed the already swollen Arkansas River, forecasters said on Monday, as Missouri deployed the...
