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GSK in talks with Trump administration on U.S. drug pricing, CEO says

30 Jul 2025

LONDON (Reuters) -British drugmaker GSK said on Wednesday it is in talks with the Trump administration about ways to lower U.S. drug costs, becoming the latest pharmaceutical company to acknowledge action under pressure from Washington to rein in prices. GSK CEO Emma Walmsley said on a call with journalists after the company posted second-quarter profits …

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Cambodia migrant workers count costs of conflict after fleeing Thailand

30 Jul 2025

By Chantha Lach and Zaw Naing Oo SAMROANG, Cambodia (Reuters) -In a makeshift refugee camp in the northwestern Cambodian province of Oddar Meanchey, a father and his extended family are now counting the costs of a five-day border conflict with Thailand that ended in an uneasy ceasefire on Monday. Yen Luot, 59, together with his …

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Australia widens teen social media ban to YouTube, scraps exemption

30 Jul 2025

By Renju Jose and Byron Kaye SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia said on Wednesday it will add YouTube to sites covered by its world-first ban on social media for teenagers, reversing an earlier decision to exempt the Alphabet-owned video-sharing site and potentially setting up a legal challenge. The decision came after the internet regulator urged the government …

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Locusts spread in Ukraine’s south as war disrupts control measures

30 Jul 2025

KUSHUHUM, Ukraine (Reuters) -A massive locust invasion is threatening sunflower and other crops in Ukraine’s southern regions, largely caused by the war against Russia’s invasion that makes it impossible to use traditional pest control methods, officials and producers say. Locusts, which can destroy huge areas of crops in a matter of days, traditionally breed in …

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US cancelled meeting with Taiwan as China trade talks loomed, FT reports

30 Jul 2025

(Reuters) -The U.S. cancelled a meeting with Taiwan’s defence minister in June, highlighting concern that President Donald Trump is wary of supporting the island in ways that could harm U.S. relations with China, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday. Taiwan’s Wellington Koo had planned to visit the Washington area for defence talks with Elbridge Colby, …

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Trump says he may skip G20 summit in South Africa, cites policy disapproval

30 Jul 2025

By Kanishka Singh and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he might skip the upcoming Group of 20 (G20) leaders’ summit in South Africa in November and send someone else to represent the United States, citing his disapproval of South African policies. KEY QUOTE “I think maybe I’ll send somebody else …

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Britain warns Israel it could recognise Palestinian state as Gaza starvation spreads

30 Jul 2025

By Michelle Nichols, Olivia Le Poidevin, Nidal al-Mughrabi and Andrew MacAskill UNITED NATIONS/LONDON (Reuters) -Britain said on Tuesday it would recognise a Palestinian state in September unless Israel takes steps to relieve suffering in Gaza, where starvation is spreading, and reaches a ceasefire in the nearly two-year war with Hamas. The warning, which drew a …

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NYC skyscraper shooter’s ‘suicide note’ blamed NFL for brain disease

30 Jul 2025

By Lananh Nguyen, Doina Chiacu and Brendan O’Brien NEW YORK (Reuters) -The man who shot four people dead with an assault-style rifle inside a Midtown Manhattan skyscraper was carrying a “suicide note” blaming the National Football League for a degenerative brain disease he claimed to have, New York City’s police commissioner said on Tuesday. Police …

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China stake in CK Hutchison port sale could ease Beijing pressure but US geopolitical risks remain

30 Jul 2025

By James Pomfret, Clare Jim and Davide Barbuscia HONG KONG/NEW YORK (Reuters) -The proposed inclusion of Chinese shipping giant COSCO in Hong Kong conglomerate CK Hutchison’s contentious global ports sale is a potential win for Beijing in a strategic sector, but the deal is far from final and could face resistance from Washington, sources and …

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