By Maggie Fick and Mrinalika Roy VIENNA (Reuters) – Eli Lilly’s bid for approval for an experimental weight-loss pill got a boost on Wednesday with new clinical trial data, and the company reaffirmed that it was too soon to assume the drug will be part of a new U.S. speedy review program. Lilly’s shares rose …
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By Bassam Masoud and Saleh Salem DOHA (Reuters) -Najwa Abu Hamada felt no sense of justice when a U.N. Commission of Inquiry cited the destruction of a fertility clinic among actions that it said showed Israel has committed genocide in Gaza. Instead, the commission’s findings revived painful memories in Abu Hamada of the embryos she …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Unites States designated four Iran-aligned militia groups as foreign terrorist organizations on Wednesday, the State Department said. The groups are Harakat al-Nujaba, Kata’ib Sayyid al-Shuhada, Harakat Ansar Allah al-Awfiya and Kata’ib al-Imam Ali, the department said in a statement. All four have been previously cited as Specially Designated Global Terrorists and …
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By Yimou Lee and Fabian Hamacher TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan unveiled its first missile to be jointly manufactured with a U.S. company on Wednesday, marking a major step in the fast-growing defence cooperation between Taipei and Washington to counter China’s military threat. Democratically-governed Taiwan is racing to bolster its armed forces as China, which views the …
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SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been taken to a hospital in capital Brasilia after feeling sick, his son said on Tuesday. Bolsonaro has shown recurring intestinal issues since he was stabbed while campaigning in 2018, including at least six related surgeries, the last one being a 12-hour-long procedure in April. …
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By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese signed a defence communique with his Papua New Guinea counterpart James Marape in Port Moresby on Wednesday after plans to sign a defence treaty stalled – the second Pacific setback for Australia this month. Marape told reporters that it was in the two countries’ …
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(Corrects story to show Andreessen Horowitz is not a current investor in ByteDance in paragraph 13) By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Questions and potential hurdles surround a framework agreement announced on Monday between the U.S. and China that would switch short-video app TikTok to U.S.-controlled ownership, including whether any deal will comply with a …
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SAO PAULO (Reuters) -A Brazilian Federal Court on Tuesday ordered former President Jair Bolsonaro to pay 1 million reais ($188,865)in damages for collective moral harm stemming from racist comments he made while in office. The inquiry originated from Bolsonaro’s statements to a Black supporter who approached him in May 2021 and asked to take a …
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(Refiles to fix formatting) By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday the leader of Australia, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, would be coming for a visit to see him soon. Speaking to reporters as he departed the White House for a state visit to Britain, Trump did not give a …
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(In story from Sept 13, corrects paragraph 9 to say that Poland shot down several of the 19 drones, not that Poland shot down at least 19 drones) By Matt Spetalnick, Andrew Gray, Andreas Rinke and John Irish WASHINGTON/BRUSSELS/BERLIN/PARIS (Reuters) – The swarm of nearly 20 drones across Polish borders this week triggered deep anxiety …
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