Health
More Than 80% Of Tuvalu Seeks Australian Climate Visa
More than 80 percent of Pacific nation Tuvalu's population is seeking a landmark climate visa to live in Australia as rising seas lap at its shores, official figures showed...
South Korea Sees Record Birth Rate Growth For Jan-May
South Korea registered record birth rate growth during the first five months of the year, a statistics agency official told AFP on Wednesday.The country has one of the world's...
Japan PM Plans To Resign After Election Debacle: Local Media
Having done a trade deal with US President Donald Trump, Japan's prime minister will soon announce his resignation, reports said Wednesday, after his latest election debacle left his coalition...
Trump A Boon For Deep-sea Mining: Industry Boss
A leading deep-sea mining company in the paradisal Cook Islands is aiming to start commercial production by 2030, spurred on by Donald Trump's recent backing for the much-maligned industry.Moana...
Trump Agrees To Small Reduction In Philippine Tariffs
US President Donald Trump agreed Tuesday to reduce threatened tariffs on the Philippines, but only by one percentage point, after what he termed a successful meeting with his counterpart...
Games Giant Ubisoft Bets On Reorganisation To Dispel Blues
Struggling French video games giant Ubisoft shed light on a far-reaching reorganisation of its business Tuesday, as it reported disappointing sales in April-June.The internal rejig into a slew of...
General Motors Profits Fall On Tariffs
General Motors reported Tuesday that second-quarter profits tumbled by more than a third due to tariffs as it confirmed its full-year forecast.GM's results topped expectations, but shares fell as...
AstraZeneca To Invest $50 Bn In The US As Tariff Threat Looms
British pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca said Tuesday it would invest $50 billion in the United States by 2030 amid Donald Trump's threats to impose tariffs on the sector.The funds will...
Gaza Hospital Says 21 Children Dead From Malnutrition And Starvation
The head of Gaza's largest hospital on Tuesday said 21 children have died due to malnutrition and starvation in the Palestinian territory in the past three days, amid a...
France’s Top Diplomat Calls For Foreign Press Access To Gaza
France's foreign minister urged Israel on Tuesday to allow international journalists into the besieged Palestinian territory of Gaza to "bear witness" to the situation after 21 months of war.The...
