Paleontologists say the fossilised animal sperm, found inside a tiny ostracod, could be 100 million years old. ( read original story ...)
Pfizer Trial Progressing; Thailand Woos Tourists: Virus Update
A Pfizer Inc. vaccine trial showed promising safety signs after more than 12,000 people received their second of two doses. President Donald Trump said a coronavirus vaccine may be ready within four ... ( read original story ...)
EU-Turkey ties at ‘watershed moment’, EU’s top envoy says
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union's relationship with Turkey is at a turning point, the bloc's top diplomat said on Tuesday, urging Ankara to back down from conflict in the Eastern Mediterranean ... ( read original story ...)
Greek PM says EU must show ‘tangible solidarity’ on migrants, Turkey
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis called on Tuesday for "tangible solidarity" from the European Union in tackling the migrant crisis and tensions with Turkey in the east Mediterranean region. A ... ( read original story ...)
Philippines says engaging Western pharma firms, despite Duterte anger
The Philippines continues to negotiate supply deals with a wide range of COVID-19 vaccine makers, its health ministry said on Wednesday, despite its president scolding Western firms and saying he ... ( read original story ...)
ADB further downgrades economic outlook for Philippines
MANILA, Philippines — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has recast its forecast for the Philippine economy to a deeper decline of 7.3 percent this year, citing subdued private consumption and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s new PM Yoshihide Suga, self-made and strong-willed
Before he got Japan’s top government job officially, Yoshihide Suga was known as a “shadow” prime minister and the right-hand man for his long-serving predecessor ... ( read original story ...)
Yoshihide Suga: The unexpected rise of Japan’s new prime minister
So how is it that Mr Suga is now suddenly Japan's new prime minister? According to economist and long-time Tokyo resident Jesper Koll, Mr Suga was chosen by (LDP) bosses, the faction leaders who wield ... ( read original story ...)
Yoshihide Suga Elected Prime Minister of Japan, Replacing Shinzo Abe
The 71-year-old Suga, who previously served as Abe’s right-hand man, has pledged to keep in place his former boss’s flexible fiscal stance and ultra-easy monetary policy known as “Abenomics" ... ( read original story ...)
Yoshihide Suga officially named as Japan’s new Prime Minister, replacing Shinzo Abe
Yoshihide Suga has been elected Japan's new Prime Minister following a vote in the country's Parliament on Wednesday, confirming the former cardboard factory worker and farmer's son as leader of the ... ( read original story ...)