AstraZeneca profit rises on strong cancer drug sales
British pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca on Monday said net profit rose in the second quarter, driven once again by strong growth in sales of its cancer drugs.
Read moreExplosions, red flags: Chinese tourists reenact communist victory
Dressed in Red Army uniforms and waving prop weapons, scores of tourists stormed a mound in southwestern China's Loushan Pass as pyrotechnics lit up the hillside in a reenactment of a historic battle.
Read moreOlympic triathlon champ Beaugrand to sit out European athletics
Olympic triathlon champion Cassandre Beaugrand will not take part in next month's European championships in Birmingham, her agent said Monday.
Read moreOil prices sink as US and Iran pause strikes
Global stock markets rallied and oil prices tumbled Monday as the United States and Iran paused tit-for-tat strikes, at the start of a week packed with corporate earnings and central bank decisions.
Read moreSpain races to contain blazes before temperatures rise
Spain faces two crucial days to bring raging wildfires under control before weather conditions worsen, authorities said Monday, though they were making some progress and planned to start returning evacuees to certain areas.
Read morePhilippines' Marcos says 'perhaps time to revisit nuclear energy'
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos, who declared a national energy emergency this year, said Monday that nuclear power might hold answers for a country paying the highest electricity prices in the region.
Read morePirlo bitter over debate that cost him Italy coaching job
Former Italy playmaker Andrea Pirlo, who was favoured for the national coaching post, expressed his bitterness on Monday over the debate which has led to him no longer being a candidate.
Read moreFrance forest fire wanes ahead of new heatwave
Firefighters and water-bombing aircraft battled Monday to contain a wildfire in southwest France before a new spike in temperatures, with slightly less active fire fronts than the previous day.
Read moreInfantino slams World Cup critics for 'spreading hate'
FIFA president Gianni Infantino has hit back at World Cup critics, claiming they were "spreading hate and false rumours" and arguing the tournament delivered "only joy and happiness".
Read more'Grumpy' Pallas kittens on display at Japan zoo
Five young Pallas's cats, dubbed the world's grumpiest feline for their sullen facial expressions, went on display at a zoo in Japan on Thursday.
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