By Sriparna Roy and Bhanvi Satija (Reuters) – Sarepta Therapeutics said on Tuesday that a 16-year-old boy died from acute liver failure months after receiving the company’s U.S-approved gene therapy for a rare muscular dystrophy. The patient underwent treatment in December with Sarepta’s therapy, called Elevidys, the company told Reuters in an emailed statement. Elevidys …
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(Reuters) – Leaders from across the Caribbean are seeking clarity after a draft of a U.S. government list of over 40 countries which could face sweeping travel restrictions was made public, a move which could mark the latest in President Donald Trump’s crackdown on migration. U.S. State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce disavowed the list on …
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JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday defended the resumption of airstrikes in Gaza, saying that negotiations on restoring the ceasefire would continue “only under fire”. In a briefing, Netanyahu said military pressure on Hamas was a “critical condition” for securing the release of hostages held by the militant Islamist group, adding: …
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JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Yemen’s Houthis said on Tuesday they would expand their range of targets in Israel in the next hours and days unless the “aggression” on Gaza stops. The Iran-aligned group’s military spokesperson Yahya Sarea also confirmed that they had targeted an air base in Israel with a ballistic missile. Earlier, the Israeli military said …
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By Niket Nishant (Reuters) – Exchange operator Nasdaq said on Tuesday it would open a regional headquarters in Texas, deepening its presence in a state that is fast emerging as a major financial hub rivaling New York. Elon Musk-led Tesla and SpaceX, as well as tech giants Oracle and Hewlett Packard Enterprise, have all moved …
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By Idrees Ali, Phil Stewart and Mohammed Ghobari WASHINGTON/ADEN (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he would hold Iran responsible for any attacks carried out by the Houthi group that it backs in Yemen, as his administration expanded the biggest U.S. military operation in the Middle East since Trump returned to the White …
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By Carlos Osorio IQALUIT, Nunavut (Reuters) – Prime Minister Mark Carney on Tuesday said Canada would boost its military and security presence in the Arctic, a frozen and mineral-rich expanse that is of increasing interest to U.S. President Donald Trump. Carney, who was appointed last week and is expected to call an election within days, …
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By Diego Oré MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico City’s local congress on Tuesday passed a measure aiming to make bullfights much less harmful to bulls and matadors, a move applauded by animal rights activists but sharply criticized by fans of the centuries-old tradition. The measure, among other things, will not allow bullfighters to use spades …
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By Blake Brittain A federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday affirmed that a work of art generated by artificial intelligence without human input cannot be copyrighted under U.S. law. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit agreed with the U.S. Copyright Office that an image created by Stephen Thaler’s …
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ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey will ramp up diplomatic efforts to reinstate a ceasefire in Gaza and halt the killing of innocent people there, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday. “Turkey stands by the people of Gaza and our Palestinian brothers… We will continue to increase our diplomatic efforts to stop the massacres and to restore …
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