Gunman kills at least six in attack on mosque in Afghanistan’s Herat
Government spokesman says unknown armed person shot at worshippers in a mosque in Herat province, killing at least six people.
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China to hold key Communist Party plenum in July amid economic pressure
BEIJING (Reuters) -- The Chinese Communist Party's central committee will gather in July for a key meeting known as a plenum, the third since the body of elite decision makers was elected in 2022, focusing on reforms amid "challenges" at home and complexities abroad.
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Explosion in Cambodia that killed 20 at an army base was likely caused by mishandling of ammunition
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — A huge explosion in southwestern Cambodia over the weekend that killed 20 soldiers at an army base appears to have been an accident caused by mishandling of ammunition by troops, a senior military official said Tuesday.
Chinese scientist who first published COVID sequence stages protest after being locked out of lab
SHANGHAI (AP) — The first scientist to publish a sequence of the COVID-19 virus in China staged a sit-in protest outside his lab after authorities locked him out of the facility — a sign of the Beijing’s continuing pressure on scientists conducting research on the coronavirus.
A gunman kills 6 worshippers inside a Shiite mosque in western Afghanistan, the Taliban say
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A gunman stormed a mosque in western Afghanistan, opening fire and killing six people as they were praying, a Taliban official said Tuesday.
Eli Lilly beats on quarterly profit, hikes full-year guidance on strong sales of Zepbound, Mounjaro
Eli Lilly on Tuesday reported first-quarter adjusted profit that topped Wall Street's expectations and hiked its full-year guidance on strong sales of its blockbuster diabetes drug Mounjaro and newly launched weight loss treatment Zepbound.
Drunk Japan Airlines pilot causes Dallas-Tokyo flight cancellation after police warning in US
The Mainichi newspaper, which cited a statement from Japan Airlines, reported that the captain dined in Dallas last week with other crew members.