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A general view of the drug product manufacturing laboratory in biologics and sterile injectables, Catalent, in Brussels, Belgium June 27, 2023.

US FTC seeks more information on Novo Nordisk parent-Catalent deal

Reuters |Updated 11 minutes ago |1 min read

(Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has sought additional information about a $16.5 billion deal by Novo Nordisk's parent to buy manufacturing subcontractor Catalent. The deal was announced in February and Novo Nordisk Foundation has ...

Srettha Thavisin, a local property tycoon and Pheu Thai Party's prime ministerial candidate and Paetongtarn Shinawatra, daughter of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and Pheu Thai's prime ministerial candidate, speak to the media, after the polling stations closed, on the day of the general elections in Bangkok, Thailand, May 14, 2023.

Daughter of Thai heavyweight Thaksin calls central bank independence an 'obstacle'

Reuters |Updated 30 minutes ago |2 min read

BANGKOK (Reuters) - The politician daughter of Thailand's influential former premier Thaksin Shinawatra on Friday said the central bank's independence was an "obstacle" in resolving economic problems, the latest salvo in an ongoing row over ...

A Palestinian flag flies over empty streets during a general strike in Hebron, to mourn those killed in Tulkarm, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, April 21, 2024.

Britain sanctions Israeli groups, individuals for violence in West Bank

Reuters |Updated 30 minutes ago |1 min read

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain on Friday imposed sanctions on two "extremist" groups and four individuals in Israel who it blamed for violence in the West Bank, its latest package of measures against Israeli settlers. Britain's Foreign Office named ...

A Ukrainian servicemen of the 148th Separate Artillery Brigade of the Ukrainian Air Assault Forces, walks at a position after firing a M777 howitzer toward Russian troops near a front line, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Donetsk region, Ukraine May 1, 2024.

Russia says it has driven Ukrainian army from 211 square miles of territory this year

Reuters |Updated 40 minutes ago |2 min read

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said his troops had taken control of 547 square kilometres (211 square miles) of territory this year in what he called Russia's "new regions," a reference to four Ukrainian regions that ...

U.S. President Joe Biden steps off Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, in Washington, U.S., May 2, 2024.

Exclusive-Biden campaign rolls out new abortion ads aimed at Latino men

Trevor Hunnicutt |Updated 1 hour ago |2 min read

By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Joe Biden will ramp up spending this month as part of a new advertising push aimed partly at convincing Latino men that abortion rights are a vital issue that affects them, the U.S. president's 2024 ...

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Skeletons missing hands and feet found in Hitler's Wolf's Lair

Reuters |Updated 1 hour ago |2 min read

WARSAW (Reuters) - Five human skeletons - all missing their hands and feet - have been discovered at Nazi leader Adolf Hitler’s eastern front military headquarters in present-day Poland, buried inside the villa of Luftwaffe commander Hermann ...

Indian wrestlers Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia, and Sakshi Malik address a news conference as they take part in a sit-in protest demanding arrest of Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief, who they accuse of sexually harassing female players, in New Delhi, India, April 24, 2023.

Indian wrestlers upset as Modi's party fields controversial lawmaker's son in polls

Sakshi Dayal, Shivam Patel |Updated 1 hour ago |2 min read

By Shivam Patel and Sakshi Dayal NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Top Indian Olympic wrestlers have criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party for fielding the son of their former federation chief in national elections, despite his father being charged ...

A Canadian dollar coin, commonly known as the "Loonie", is pictured in this illustration picture taken in Toronto January 23, 2015.

Canadian dollar forecasts trimmed by analysts as BoC moves closer to rate cuts: Reuters poll

Fergal Smith |Updated 1 hour ago |2 min read

By Fergal Smith TORONTO (Reuters) - The Canadian dollar is set to strengthen less than previously expected over the coming year as the Bank of Canada makes progress on taming inflation and will likely begin cutting interest rates ahead of the ...

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Airstrike kills nine at displacement camp in eastern Congo, official says

Reuters |Updated 2 hours ago |1 min read

GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - An air strike killed at least nine people, including seven children, on Friday at a displacement camp in the eastern Congolese city of Goma, a local official said. It was not immediately clear who ...

A dog stands at an area affected by the eruption of Mount Ruang volcano, in Laingpatehi village, Sitaro Islands Regency, North Sulawesi province, Indonesia, May 3, 2024.

Indonesia to permanently relocate 10,000 people after Ruang volcano eruptions

Reuters |Updated 2 hours ago |2 min read

JAKARTA (Reuters) - The Indonesian government will permanently relocate almost 10,000 residents after a series of explosive eruptions of the Ruang volcano has raised concerns about the dangers of residing on the island in future, a minister said ...

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