US revokes Saudi visas in first action over Khashoggi

The United States said on Tuesday it was revoking visas of Saudis involved in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, as President Donald Trump ridiculed the kingdom's response as "one of the worst cover-ups" in history.

 

’Game changer’ tuberculosis drug cures 9 in 10

A new treatment for a drug-resistant strain of tuberculosis can cure more than 90 percent of sufferers, according to a trial hailed Monday as a "game changer" in the fight against the global killer.

35 top prize winners warn Brexit will damage science

Thirty-five Nobel and top mathematics prize winners have warned British Prime Minister Theresa May and European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker that scientific research will suffer a serious setback without a good Brexit deal.

No place for “dirty energy” in ADB’s climate vision

Only weeks ago, the world’s leading climate scientists warned that global warming by 2˚C would have even worse impacts than previously anticipated. The report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change called for more rapid decarbonization of the global economy to limit warming to 1.5˚.

US opens federal investigation into Catholic Church abuse

The US has for the first time opened a federal investigation into abuse committed by Catholic clergy, issuing a subpoena to dioceses in Pennsylvania two months after the publication of a report on decades of sexual abuse in the state.

Japan, EU vow utmost efforts to put free trade deal into force

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker on Thursday vowed utmost efforts to conclude their domestic procedures by the end of the year to put a bilateral free trade agreement into force at an early date.

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