US health experts review MDMA as treatment for PTSD
A panel of US health experts convened by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are meeting Tuesday to weigh the benefits and risks of using MDMA, commonly known as ecstasy, to treat post-traumatic stress disorder.
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Microsoft ready to take more 'steps' on Teams to address EU concerns
Microsoft is willing to take further steps to assuage EU antitrust concerns over its video and messaging platform Teams, the company's president Brad Smith said Tuesday.
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Djokovic out of French Open with knee injury
Novak Djokovic withdrew from the French Open ahead of his quarter-final against Casper Ruud due to a knee injury suffered in the previous round, tournament organisers announced on Tuesday.
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Worries for France's Le Coq Sportif ahead of Paris Olympics
Loss-making French sportswear brand Le Coq Sportif faces fresh doubts about its finances and operations just as it should be delivering around 370,000 items of clothing and equipment for the Paris Olympics.
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Taiwan holds vigil for China's 1989 Tiananmen crackdown
Hundreds gathered in Taiwan on Tuesday night to commemorate the 35th anniversary of China's deadly crackdown at Tiananmen Square, after the island's President Lai Ching-te vowed that the memory of those killed would not disappear.
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Revival on cards as India's Congress party springs surprise
It was a shot in the arm for India's main opposition Congress after poll results Tuesday showed the grand old party was close to doubling its seats despite starting as underdogs.
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Modi celebrates victory in India vote, but falls short of landslide
India's Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi claimed election victory for his party and its allies on Tuesday, but the opposition said they had "punished" the ruling party to confound predictions and reduce their parliamentary majority.
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Opening arguments begin in trial of Biden's son Hunter on gun charges
Opening arguments began on Tuesday in the trial of Hunter Biden on gun charges, the first ever prosecution of a child of a sitting US president.
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Holocaust survivors beg young EU voters to shun far right
The German far-right AfD party has "a lot in common" with the Nazis in the 1930s, according to 95-year-old Ruth Winklemann, who recalls having to hide in a shed with her mother after her father was sent to Auschwitz.
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Brazil economy picks up as shoppers spend more
Brazil's economy grew 0.8 percent in the first quarter, the government said Tuesday, a rebound boosted by consumer spending which analysts say could put the central bank on guard over inflation.
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