WHO keeps key lung cancer drugs off its essential medicines list
Immunotherapies that have emerged as a breakthrough in treating lung cancer have been rejected for inclusion on the World Health Organization’s list of “essential medicines”,...
Sri Lanka police chief, ex-defense secretary released on bail in Easter attacks case
Sri Lanka’s police chief and former defense secretary were released on bail on Tuesday, a week after they were arrested over allegations that they failed...
The man behind the wheel of Congo’s news
Pierre Mambele was never credited with telling the story of Congo’s never-ending crises. But the news would often have gone unheard without him....
Eel trafficking: the $3.7 bln illegal trade
Illegal eel trafficking is now estimated to be worth around £3 bln ($3.7 bln) a year with buyers offering 10 times their usual value if...
Calls for justice, intervention as Philippines buries drug war’s youngest known victim
One by one, a mother and her children splash holy water over a white coffin barely a meter long. On the dirt floor beneath it...
Wall St. set to open lower on concerns over trade war fallout
Wall Street was set for a lower open on Tuesday as investors fretted over a hit to earnings from the protracted U.S.-China trade dispute and...
U.S. government to provide licenses for sales to Huawei if national security protected
The U.S. Department of Commerce will issue licenses to U.S. companies seeking to sell to Chinese telecoms equipment giant Huawei Technologies Co Ltd [HWT.UL] where...
Australian student released from North Korea says spy charges ‘obviously’ false
The Australian student released last week after being detained in North Korea said on Tuesday Pyongyang’s accusation that he was a spy was “pretty obviously”...
Trump blasts ‘foolish’ UK PM May and her ‘wacky’ envoy over leaked memos
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday lashed out at “foolish” British Prime Minister Theresa May and her “wacky” Washington ambassador, stepping up a tirade against...
Sarasin cuts Shell stake, criticizing its climate strategy
London-based asset manager Sarasin & Partners has sold nearly 20% of its holdings in Royal Dutch Shell, saying the oil and gas company’s spending plans...