A key organiser of primary elections for Hong Kong’s pro-democracy camp said on Wednesday he was stepping down after Beijing said the vote may violate the new national security law and could amount to subversion. Former democracy lawmaker Au Nok-hin helped organise the weekend poll that...

A Massachusetts-based biotech company has been testing a possible vaccine against the novel coronavirus which is showing early signs of success.   Moderna Therapeutics announced an estimated start date for phase 3 trials, its final phase of testing.  The trial involved 45...

The US presidential election pits a politician who supports environmental regulation and diplomacy to tackle climate change against another determined to dismantle such policies. President Donald Trump, a Republican, has focused on dismantling former President Barack Obama's climate agenda...

Coronavirus outbreak continues to grow in Eurasia as many countries continue to confirm more cases and deaths. In Kazakhstan, the count of confirmed cases climbed to 61,755 with 1,856 new cases recorded in the past 24 hours, according to data shared by the Health Ministry. While...