China condemns U.S. for South China Sea freedom of navigation operation
China expressed anger on Tuesday after a U.S. Navy destroyer sailed near islands claimed by China in the disputed South China Sea, saying it resolutely opposed an operation that it called a threat to its sovereignty.
Ono Pharma shares soar; Nobel awarded for cancer-fighting method used in its drug
Shares of Ono Pharmaceutical Co jumped to levels not seen in over two years after a Nobel Prize was awarded to researchers for a cancer-fighting method used in Opdivo, a drug it co-developed with Bristol-Myers Squibb Co .
Brazil’s far-right candidate Bolsonaro increases election lead: poll
(Corrects first paragraph to reflect that election is this month)
Scale of Indonesian quake disaster emerges as rescuers fan out
The extent of the devastation caused by an earthquake and tsunami on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi should become clearer on Tuesday, as rescuers push into remote areas that have been out of contact for more than three days.
Magnitude 6.2 quake hits near Flores in Indonesia – USGS
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 was recorded near the southern Indonesian island of Flores, the U.S. Geological Survey said on Tuesday, four days after a devastating quake on Sulawesi island killed at least 844 people.
UK PM May’s Brexit is ‘wilful economic vandalism’: Scotland’s Sturgeon
British Prime Minister Theresa May’s plans to leave the European Union are damaging and inviable, Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon will say on Tuesday.
Brazil judge releases damaging Workers Party testimony days before vote
A judge released fresh testimony on Monday alleging corrupt practices involving members of Brazil’s leftist Workers Party (PT), whose candidate Fernando Haddad faces far-right lawmaker Jair Bolsonaro in this month’s presidential election.
North Korea says war’s end can’t be bargaining chip for denuclearization: KCNA
North Korea said on Tuesday that declaring the end of the 1950-53 Korean War “can never be a bargaining chip” for getting North Korea denuclearised, and said the country “will not particularly hope for it” if the United States does not want the end of …
First lady Melania Trump departs on four-country trip to Africa
U.S. first lady Melania Trump departed for Africa on Monday for a four-country trip that serves as her first major solo sojourn abroad on behalf of her husband President Donald Trump’s administration.
Post-Brexit immigration system will prioritise high-skilled workers: UK PM May
Britain’s post-Brexit immigration system will prioritise high-skilled workers and treat European Union citizens the same as those from elsewhere, Prime Minister Theresa May said on Monday.
