AstraZeneca to buy Pfizer's rare disease gene therapy portfolio for up to $1 billion
(Reuters) -AstraZeneca said on Friday its unit Alexion has agreed to buy U.S. drugmaker Pfizer's early-stage rare disease gene therapy
1970-01-01 08:00
Japan raises alarm over China's military, Russia ties and Taiwan tensions in new defense paper
The Japanese government stepped up its alarm over China’s assertiveness, warning in a report issued Friday that the country faces its worst security threats since World War II as it plans to implement a new strategy that calls for a major military buildup
1970-01-01 08:00
Hong Kong's leader may be barred from a key economic summit. The city says that breaks conventions
Hong Kong's government is calling on the United States to invite its city leader to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting, following reports that Washington will bar the top official from the major economic summit
1970-01-01 08:00
Aid group official warns that impasse at the UN on border crossing puts 4.1 million Syrians at risk
The head of a leading aid group says an impasse at the United Nations over a border crossing with Syria’s last rebel-held enclave is endangering 4.1 million Syrians living there
1970-01-01 08:00
Young Chinese opt out of the rat race and pressures at home to pursue global nomad lifestyle
A growing number of young Chinese are moving overseas to escape their homeland's ultra-competitive work culture, limited opportunities and family pressures
1970-01-01 08:00
McConnell, Biden lapses highlight advanced age of US leaders
(Corrects paragraph 3 to show Marin resigned last month) By Steve Holland and Heather Timmons WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Senate Republican leader
1970-01-01 08:00
Hawaii doesn't want firearms on its beaches. The state's latest gun control law goes before a judge
A U.S. judge is scheduled to consider whether to temporarily stop Hawaii from enforcing a new state law that prohibits carrying a gun on beaches and other locations deemed sensitive
1970-01-01 08:00
The Mega Millions jackpot is now $910 million after months without a big winner
Lottery players will have another shot at a huge Mega Millions jackpot and a chance to break a stretch of more than three months without a big winner of the game
1970-01-01 08:00
Who's in charge of Nashville's airport? US and Tennessee officials disagree under a new state law
Nashville International Airport has quietly faced an identity crisis for weeks under a new state law, with no clear agreement about who is in charge
1970-01-01 08:00
Typhoon Doksuri destroys power lines, closes factories as it rips into China
By Bernard Orr and Yimou Lee BEIJING/TAIPEI (Reuters) -Typhoon Doksuri swept into China's southeastern Fujian province on Friday unleashing heavy
1970-01-01 08:00
Florida woman who stole nearly $3 million from Holocaust survivor gets over 4 years in prison
A Florida woman who drained an 87-year-old Holocaust survivor's life savings by posing as a love interest and then lived lavishly off the $2.8 million she got has been sentenced to over four years in prison
1970-01-01 08:00
Takeaways from AP's report on bodies from migrant boats buried on the beach in Senegal
In the seaside town of Saint-Louis, Senegal, officials and residents say bodies of migrants from capsized boats attempting the dangerous trip from West Africa to Spain are buried in unmarked beach graves
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