Global Markets Split Amid Corporate Earnings
Wall Street and major European stocks ended in mixed territory on Monday amid a busy weak of US corporate earnings. ...
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Global Wave of Cyberattacks Hit India’s Largest Port
A wave of cyberattacks wreaking havoc across computer systems worldwide disrupted operations at India's largest container port, the government said ...
S. Africa Probes Pharmaceutical Giants Over Cancer Drug Pricing
South Africa's competition commission said Tuesday it had launched investigations into pharmaceutical giants Roche, Pfizer and Aspen for suspected overpricing ...
Markets Falter As Investors Eye UK Election, ECB, Comey
Global stock markets mostly retreated Tuesday, two days before a British general election and congressional testimony from fired former FBI ...
Drug Cocktail Offers Small Improvement To Breast Cancer Patients
A major clinical trial using a new anti-cancer medicine cocktail by the Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche produced only a modest ...
US To Run Out of Yellow Fever Vaccine Later This Year
The United States will run out of vaccine for yellow fever by mid-2017, and travelers may find it hard to ...
US State of Arkansas Executes Two Prisoners In One Night
The southern state of Arkansas, rushing to execute several inmates before a lethal drug expires next week, put to death ...
New Malaria Vaccine To Be Tested In Ghana, Kenya, Malawi
A new malaria vaccine will be tested on a large scale in Kenya, Ghana and Malawi, the World Health Organization ...
First Large-Scale Malaria Vaccine Trials For Africa
A new malaria vaccine will be tested on a large scale in Kenya, Ghana and Malawi, the World Health Organization ...
Arkansas In Bid To Rush Through Executions
Arkansas is rushing to execute a slew of prisoners this week before its cache of lethal drugs run out, despite ...
Arkansas Vows To See Through Executions Despite Legal Setbacks
A legal battle over the death sentence in the US state of Arkansas has seen skirmishes and retreats, but it's ...
Merck Halts Trial of Once ‘promising’ Alzheimer’s Drug
US pharmaceutical giant Merck announced it is halting a clinical trial on a drug once touted as a promising treatment ...
Trump Withdraws US From TPP Deal
President Donald Trump has fulfilled a campaign pledge by signing an executive order to withdraw from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). ...
Dannex Acquires Majority Stake In Artyon Drugs
Ghanaian pharmaceutical giant Dannex has completed the acquisition of majority stake in Aryton drugs. The deal which was sealed early ...
Australian Court Increases Fine Over ‘misleading’ Nurofen
The UK manufacturer of Nurofen has been hit with an increased fine of A$6m (£3.6m; $4.4m) for misleading customers in ...