AstraZeneca Imfinzi combination fails advanced lung cancer study
A combination of AstraZeneca’s lung cancer drug Imfinzi and an experimental treatment failed to extend the lives of patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer...
U.S. military drone shot down over Yemen: officials
A U.S. military MQ-9 drone was shot down in Yemen’s Dhamar governate, southeast of the Houthi-controlled capital Sanaa, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Wednesday....
EU antitrust regulators raise concerns about Facebook’s Libra currency: sources
EU antitrust regulators want to know whether Facebook’s proposed Libra cryptocurrency and its use of consumer data pose possible anti-competitive constraints, people familiar with the...
Futures gain on upbeat Target, Lowe’s earnings; Fed minutes eyed
U.S. stock index futures rose on Wednesday as upbeat earnings reports from retailers Lowe’s and Target reflected robust consumer demand, helping ease some concerns around...
Kenyan chef challenges world record in 75-hour cooking marathon
Maliha Islam Mohammed is hoping for some good news from Guinness World Records after taking part in an epic cooking session. Kwame Amah Mensah reports....
China to speed up subsidies for pigs culled due to African swine fever
China’s cabinet said on Wednesday it will speed up the distribution of subsidies for pigs that are culled due to African swine fever....
Google, Mozilla block Kazakh surveillance moves
Alphabet Inc’s Google and Firefox browser maker Mozilla took action on Wednesday to block the Kazakhstan government from creating an internet surveillance system using their...
Iran’s Zarif warns U.S. that Tehran may also act ‘unpredictably’
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Wednesday Tehran may act “unpredictably” in response to the United States’ “unpredictable” policies under U.S. President Donald...
No-deal Brexit stockpiling counterproductive, hospitals will have what they need: UK minister
Britain’s National Health Service will have access to what it needs in a no-deal Brexit and any stockpiling is counterproductive, Michael Gove, the minister in...
Trump offers help as UK’s Johnson asks Merkel to budge on Brexit
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to tell German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday that unless she agrees to change the Brexit deal, Britain will...