External Affairs

Chinese Minister of Environmental Protection Li Ganjie attends a news conference during the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China in Beijing, China October 23, 2017. Credit: Reuters

China Aims to Meet Air Quality Standards by 2035, Says Minister

Muyu Xu and David Stanway 24/10/2017

China has been cracking down on big industrial polluters...

MSF

India Will Not Cross Red Lines on Generic Drugs in RCEP, but Stay Vigilant, Say Officials

Anoo Bhuyan 24/10/2017

Healthcare watchers are calling on India to resist the...

Uruguay's President Tabare Vazquez meets his Zimbabwe counterpart Robert Mugabe at Uruguayan presidential building in Montevideo, October 19, 2017. Credit: Reuters

Zimbabwe’s Mugabe Removed as WHO Goodwill Envoy

Stephanie Nebehay and Kate Kelland 23/10/2017

Mugabe, 93, is blamed in the West for destroying...

Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency Scott Pruitt stands after the swearing-in ceremony for US Ambassador to Canada Kelly Knight Craft in Washington, U.S., September 26, 2017. Credit: Reuters

US Environmental Protection Agency Cancels Scientists’ Appearance at Climate Change Conference

Alwyn Scott 23/10/2017

EPA administrator Scott Pruitt has repeatedly expressed doubts about...

Search and Rescue teams search for two missing people amongst ruins at Journey's End Mobile Home Park destroyed by the Tubbs Fire in Santa Rosa, California. Credit: Reuters

California Wildfires Rage as Record Death Toll Climbs to 35

Noel Randewich 14/10/2017

The 35 confirmed fatalities – 19 in Sonoma County...

A woman undergoing treatment for breast cancer. Credit: Reuters

Why Breast Cancer Rates in China Are Rising

Jin-Li Luo 14/10/2017

Breast cancer rates in China are rising, and are...

Donald Trump

Trump Nails Obamacare, Decides to Cut off Billions in Subsidies

Yasmeen Abutaleb and Jeff Mason 13/10/2017

His decision is likely to please those among his...