(CNN)In an unexpected reversal, pharmaceutical giant Biogen said it will pursue US Food and Drug Administration approval for aducanumab, an experimental treatment for early Alzheimer's disease, Biogen and its Japanese partner Eisai annou...
The Nobel Prize for Literature is set to be awarded on Thursday. Twice. The Handmaid's Tale author Margaret Atwood, fellow Canadian Anne Carson and Russian novelist Lyudmila Ulitskaya are among the names thought to be in contention for the p...
One of the first things visitors to Japan notice is how clean everywhere is – yet there are hardly any litter bins and street sweepers. What's the secret behind this contradiction? ...
Fashion retailer Forever 21 has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the US. The company said it plans to "exit most international locations in Asia and Europe" but would continue to operate in Mexico and Latin America. I...
Chinese police have arrested a fugitive who'd been on the run for 17 years, after they used drones to spot his cave hideout. The 63-year old, named Song Jiang by the police, had been jailed for trafficking women and children but escaped from...
Greta Thunberg to world leaders: 'How dare you? You have stolen my dreams and my childhood'...
All for one and one for all, the "Friends" cast sure sticks together! Courteney Cox, David Schwimmer, Lisa Kudrow and Matt LeBlanc all just posted similar tributes celebrating 25 years of the show. The real anniversary is Sunday, ...
Dwayne Johnson was the highest-paid actor of the last year, according to the latest annual rankings from Forbes. He climbed from his number two placing last year - despite his $89.4m (£73.6m) earnings actually being less than the $119m...
Indonesian authorities are hunting for more than 250 inmates who escaped from a prison in the province of West Papua. The prison break happened Monday as protesters took to the streets in several cities blocking roads, and torching buildings...
Soy's isoflavones have oestrogenic properties — and have been blamed for raising the risk of breast cancer (as well as prostate cancer for men). But is this really the case? ...
Police have urged everyone to download a smartphone app they say has already saved several lives. What is it and how does it work? Kicked. Converged. Soccer. These three randomly chosen words saved Jess Tinsley and her friends after they go...
A newly-released tool that exploits a vulnerability in Facebook’s WhatsApp allows you to "put words in people’s mouths", researchers say. A team from cybersecurity firm Checkpoint has demonstrated how the tool can be us...
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Three people have been killed and 15 injured after a gunman attacked a food festival in California. The gunman was shot dead by police shortly after he began firing, although police are investigating reports that a second suspect may still b...
Scarlett Johansson discusses what fans can expect from 'Black Widow'...
Swedish activist Greta Thunberg has recorded an essay about climate change for The 1975's new album, Notes on a Conditional Form. In the essay, which she recites over ambient music from the Manchester band, Thunberg calls for "civil dis...
A former PhD student has been sentenced to life in prison for the kidnap and murder of a Chinese graduate student at the University of Illinois. Brendt Christensen received the life term after a jury was unable to reach a unanimous verdict o...
Imports of a \\\\\"green fuel\\\\\" source may be inadvertently increasing deforestation and the demand for new palm oil, a study says. Experts say there has been a recent boom in the amount of used cooking oil imported into the UK from Asia. This ...
Almost 800,000 people across three Japanese cities have been ordered to evacuate amid warnings of landslides and floods brought by heavy rain. Kagoshima city, Kirishima and Aira, in Kagoshima prefecture on Kyushu island, urged their resident...
Here's what to eat to save the planet...