July2018

The first Shazam! trailer is here and you don’t even need to say the magic word “SHAZAM” to see it. This weekend’s San Diego Comic-Con provided plenty of news about Warner Bros.’ continued efforts to reform...

Agios Pharmaceuticals Inc said on Friday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved its treatment for a type of leukemia, the first targeted drug for patients with a specific genetic mutation. The company plans to launch...

The long-time chief executive of carmaker Fiat Chrysler, Sergio Marchionne, has been replaced due to ill health. His health worsened in recent days after he suffered complications from surgery on his right shoulder. Mr Marchionne, 66,...

Bangladeshi pharmaceutical conglomerate, Beximco Pharmaceuticals Limited, has started the export of extended-release Metformin Hydrochloride (500mg and 750mg) to the market of United States. This is Beximco’s fourth product for the US market following the successful launches...

The Indian government on Saturday exempted sanitary pads used by women from the Goods and Services Tax (GST). GST was reduced on many other items, said an official statement issued by finance minister Piyush Goyal. It...

Chinese President Xi Jinping has offered Sri Lanka a fresh grant of 2 billion yuan ($295 million), as Beijing tries to expand its influence in the tiny island country off India’s southern tip. President Maithripala Sirisena...

The chairman of an international panel set up by Myanmar to advise on the Rohingya crisis has rebutted criticism by the body’s former secretary, saying the panel is effective and the government has acted on its...

Joe Hart is desperate to leave Manchester City and reignite his career after being marginalised by Pep Guardiola. The former England goalkeeper was axed by the Spaniard following his appointment two years ago and despite loan...

Israel’s LGBT community launched a one-day strike on Sunday, blocking a main thoroughfare in Tel Aviv, in protest over the exclusion of gay men from surrogacy legislation passed last week. Demonstrators held protests in Israeli cities,...

A magnitude 5.9 earthquake hit western Iran on Sunday, hours two earthquakes with magnitudes of 4.7 and 5.7 struck Hormozgan province in the south, state television reported. State media said there were no immediate reports of...