China has provoked international outrage after it ‘inhumanely’ executed four Canadian nationals accused of drug-smuggling. Canada’s foreign affairs minister Melanie Joly said she and former prime minister Justin Trudeau had asked for clemency for the dual citizens after they were implicated in the alleged crimes. But Beijing’s embassy in Ottawa said the executions were due
On a single day late last month, the Mexican government shipped 29 accused drug lords north across the border to face U.S. justice. Plucked from Mexican prison cells, hustled onto planes in shackles and express-delivered into the waiting hands of American authorities were several notorious capos, whose alleged narco exploits have been chronicled in films,
Last Updated:March 20, 2025, 14:29 IST Mounjaro (tirzepatide), Eli Lilly’s diabetes and weight-loss drug has been launched in India after receiving regulatory approval. The drug is currently sold in the UK and Europe. A pharmacist displays a box of Mounjaro, a tirzepatide injection drug used for treating type 2 diabetes made by Lilly at Rock
Four Canadians were executed in China on drug-related charges earlier this year, Canadian authorities have confirmed. All of them were dual citizens and their identities have been withheld, Canada’s foreign minister Mélanie Joly said. A spokesperson for the Chinese embassy in Canada reportedly urged Ottawa to “stop making irresponsible remarks”, as pundits feared a further
China has executed four Canadians over drug-related convictions, Canada’s foreign affairs minister said Wednesday, a development that threatens to worsen an already tense relationship between the countries. Mélanie Joly, the Canadian minister, told reporters that she condemned the executions, and that the government would still seek clemency for others. “We will continue to engage with
An experimental drug may prevent early-onset Alzheimer’s in people genetically destined to get it, a study suggests. One in 100 people with the disease develop it in middle-age because they inherited faulty genes from their parents, known as Dominantly Inherited Alzheimer Disease (DIAD). The gene leaves them with a nearly 100 percent chance of developing Alzheimer’s,
Roughly six weeks after being charged with cocaine possession, resisting arrest and DUI property damage or personal injury, Michael Jordan’s son, Marcus, reportedly admitted to “challenges” surrounding “alcohol/substance use.” Jordan was arrested by Maitland Police in Florida on Feb. 4, and dashcam later showed him speeding away from law enforcement before his vehicle was found
A dieter is warning of the debilitating side effects he had after taking a popular weight loss drug and drinking alcohol at the same time. Brady Henderson, 52, from Atlanta, Georgia, was desperate to lose weight and he managed to get a prescription for the appetite suppressant phentermine, sold under the brand name Adipex-P. This
Getty Images Documents relating to the Duke of Sussex’s US visa application have been unsealed in court. They are heavily redacted, however, and no details have been given as to what Prince Harry put on his immigration form. A US court had ordered the release of the documents based on a freedom of information request
RICHARD KAY: Harry is said to be relieved after the publication of his visa form and comments on drug use… but this is why I believe it could be the beginning, not the end, of his nightmare
The word yesterday from faraway Montecito, the super-rich enclave of California where Prince Harry lives in cosseted luxury, was that the Duke of Sussex was purring with satisfaction. Attempts to prise open the secrets of his US visa application had apparently failed. The heavily redacted court documents that did emerge suggested that his immigration status