Eased Japan border rules to take effect Monday
TOKYO: The first step in Japan's planned phased re-opening of borders, which centres on business travellers, will be put into effect from Nov 8,...
India, Indonesia and Philippines join coal transition programme
GLASGOW: India, Indonesia and the Philippines will join South Africa as the first recipients of a multibillion dollar pilot programme aimed at accelerating their...
Telecom exec linked to Myanmar junta gunned down
A top executive from a major Myanmar telecoms firm was shot dead on Thursday, the military said, the most senior figure to be hit...
Vietnam deputy health minister prosecuted over counterfeit medicines
HANOI: Police in Vietnam have prosecuted a deputy health minister over his alleged involvement in a fake medicine trading ring, the country's security agency...
HPV vaccines ‘substantially’ reduce cervical cancer risk, study finds
PARIS: Cervical cancer cases plummeted among British women who were vaccinated against the human papillomavirus, according to a study published on Thursday.In comparing cervical...
Finance takes centre stage at UN climate talks
GLASGOW: Attention turned Wednesday to how the world will pay for its plan to decarbonise and help vulnerable nations survive climate change, after a...
EU delegation arrives in Taiwan in defiance of China’s warnings
TAIPEI: The first official delegation of European lawmakers landed in Taipei, defying warnings from China that the bloc’s support for the democratically ruled island...
Endangered condors can reproduce without mating
ESCONDIDO, Calif: California condors, a critically endangered species, can reproduce without mating, according to a study by conservation scientists at the San Diego Zoo...
Several injured in attack on Kabul military hospital
KABUL: Two blasts rocked Kabul on Tuesday, injuring several people in an attack on a military hospital, Taliban officials and a doctor said, as...
Former US diplomat and hostage negotiator on visit to Myanmar
Former United States diplomat and hostage negotiator Bill Richardson has arrived in Myanmar on a "private humanitarian mission", his organisation said, as the country...
