The cost of expanding US Medicare prescription drug coverage to pay for expensive, new obesity medications could be catastrophic, health economists warned in a report published on Saturday (Mar 11). Big-selling diabetes drugs have been repurposed as obesity treatments after demonstrating weight loss of more than 20 per cent inContinue Reading
But with her Kristina Wong, Sweatshop Overlord a Pulitzer drama finalist, and Everything Everywhere racking up awards and box office receipts, “I think we’re ready” for new stories, she said. “We’ve been seeing the same tired old stories about … this white guy action hero, going ‘I’m going to fixContinue Reading
KABUL: Afghan broadcaster Tolo News on Wednesday (Mar 8) aired an all-female panel in its studio with an audience of women to mark International Women’s Day, a rare broadcast since the Taliban took over and many female journalists left the profession or started working off-air. A survey by Reporters WithoutContinue Reading
SEOUL: North Korea warned Tuesday (Mar 7) that it would be a “clear declaration of war” if its missiles were shot down during their test launches over the Pacific Ocean. The United States and South Korea have ramped up defence cooperation, including joint drills, in the face of growing threatsContinue Reading
China also warned that Taiwan is the first red line the US must not cross. Continue Reading
BEIJING: Taiwan is China’s first red line that the United States must not cross, Foreign Minister Qin Gang said on Tuesday (Mar 7). Speaking at his first news conference as foreign minister during an annual parliament session in Beijing, Qin said that the resolution of the Taiwan issue is aContinue Reading
WASHINGTON: US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy plans to meet Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen in the US in coming weeks, two sources told Reuters on Monday (Mar 6), a move that could replace the Republican Speaker’s anticipated but sensitive trip to the democratically governed island claimed by China. The sources, whoContinue Reading
GENEVA: A UN committee said on Monday (Mar 6) it was concerned about China’s treatment of its Muslim minority, including the use of forced labour against Uyghurs, in a sweeping report that adds pressure on Beijing to improve its human rights record. The findings by the group of UN-appointed independentContinue Reading
JAKARTA: Indonesia will relocate residents living near a fuel-storage fire that killed 16 people or remove the depot owned by state energy company Pertamina to a safer location, President Joko Widodo said on Sunday (Mar 5). The decision will rest with State-Owned Enterprise Minister Erick Thohir, Pertamina and Jakarta GovernorContinue Reading
SEOUL: North Korea’s foreign ministry on Sunday (Mar 5) called on the United Nations to demand an immediate halt to combined military drills by the United States and South Korea, saying they were raising tensions that threaten to spiral out of control. The drills and rhetoric from the allies areContinue Reading