Kazakh Activists Say Police Blocked Trip to US Embassy Over Xinjiang Advocacy
Members of a Kazakh human rights organization and their relatives say they were detained and intercepted while attempting to travel to the U.S. Embassy...
Putin Expected to Meet ASEAN Leaders During June Summit in Russia
Philippine Foreign Secretary Theresa Lazaro said on May 29 that she had spoken to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov about a summit next month...
Panic! China Banks Out of Money, Strictest Capital Controls, People Rush to Open Hong Kong Accounts
Recently, Hong Kong’s financial sector has experienced a huge shake-up. Mainland residents are being stopped from opening bank accounts, investing in Hong Kong or...
The Loophole That Put Drunk Truckers Back on the Road
A federal database built to flag and remove drunk and drugged truckers from U.S. highways used the equivalent of an “honor system” as its...
Prescription Drug Trade-Off: Lower Premiums, Higher Out-of-Pocket Costs in Vertical Integration
A pharmacy manager works in the new Amazon pharmacy, adjacent to a fulfillment center, in Corona, Calif., on May 29, 2024. Terry Pierson/The Orange...
Pfizer signs potential $10.5bn oncology licencing deal with China’s Innovent
May 29, 2026 US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has entered into a global licencing agreement with Innovent Biologics, a Chinese biopharmaceutical company listed on the...
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Backtracks Comment Ruling Out 2028 Presidential Run
After previously indicating she had no intention of running for president in 2028, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer appeared to backtrack on the remark on...
Federal Prosecutor in Chicago Denies Opening Investigation of E. Jean Carroll
The top federal prosecutor in Chicago denied on May 28 opening a criminal investigation into E. Jean Carroll, the writer who accused President Donald...
China police officers dig through sand with bare hands to search for Taiwan tourist’s lost phone
Chinese police officers dug through sand with their bare hands to search for a Taiwan tourist’s lost phone, winning widespread online applause. Having successfully...