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US FDA approves Biogen-Sage Therapeutics pill for postpartum depression

5 Aug 2023

(Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday approved Biogen and Sage Therapeutics’ oral pill to treat postpartum depression (PPD) in adults. The companies had sought the FDA’s approval for the drug, Zurzuvae, to treat major depressive disorder (MDD), or clinical depression, as well as postpartum depression, which affect millions of people. PPD …

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Judge grants conditional freedom for son of Colombian president

5 Aug 2023

By Luis Jaime Acosta BOGOTA (Reuters) -A judge late on Friday granted Nicolas Petro, the eldest son of Colombian President Gustavo Petro, conditional freedom while he faces money laundering and illicit enrichment charges connected to financing for his father’s campaign. Petro, 37, was arrested last weekend in the city of Barranquilla with his ex-wife, Daysuris …

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Venezuela Supreme Court orders restructuring of country’s Red Cross

5 Aug 2023

CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s Supreme Court on Friday ordered a “broad and diverse restructuring” of the Venezuelan Red Cross and the dismissal of the president and members of the board of directors. The ruling ordered the establishment of an ad hoc restructuring board for the Venezuelan Red Cross, to be chaired by Ricardo Cusanno, the …

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Panama blasts Colombia for inaction on Darien Gap migrants

5 Aug 2023

By Elida Moreno PANAMA CITY (Reuters) – The head of Panama’s migration agency lashed out at Colombia on Friday, slamming its southern neighbor for failure to help control the flow of mostly U.S.-bound migrants passing through the dangerous Darien Gap amid a surge of people traveling north. Samira Gozaine, head of Panama’s national migration service, …

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US nuclear submarine visits Western Australia as allies increase defence preparedness

4 Aug 2023

SYDNEY (Reuters) – A U.S. Navy nuclear submarine arrived in Western Australia on Friday as allies Canberra and Washington deepen defence ties and prepare to transfer nuclear submarine capability to Australia. The U.S. Navy Virginia-class submarine arrived at HMAS Stirling for a scheduled port visit as part of a patrol of the Indo-Pacific, officials said. …

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Winter heat wave in Chile offers ‘window’ to warmer world

3 Aug 2023

SANTIAGO (Reuters) – A winter heat wave bringing historically high temperatures to Chile is a “window” to an increasingly warm future, according to scientists. Globally, July was already the hottest month on record and the first days of August brought a heat wave to parts of northern and central Chile, bringing springlike weather to the …

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Top Israeli court weighs in on Netanyahu’s judicial overhaul

3 Aug 2023

By Maayan Lubell JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel’s Supreme Court began hearing on Thursday the first in a series of appeals linked to a judicial overhaul undertaken by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his hard-right coalition, which has set off an unprecedented domestic crisis. A March amendment to a quasi-constitutional “basic law” limited conditions under which a …

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‘Narco-deforestation’ in focus at upcoming summit of Amazon nations

3 Aug 2023

By Jake Spring and Gabriel Stargardter SAO PAULO (Reuters) – When the presidents of Amazon nations including Brazil, Peru and Colombia meet at a regional summit next week, they will train their sights on a new breed of criminal just as comfortable chopping down the rainforest as shipping drugs overseas. “Narco-deforestation,” as it was referred …

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US sees price cap on Russian oil working despite upturn in prices

3 Aug 2023

By Andrea Shalal (Reuters) – The United States remains confident that the Group of Seven’s price cap on Russian oil is working to squeeze Moscow’s revenues and stabilize energy markets despite a recent upturn in prices, a senior U.S. Treasury official said on Thursday. In remarks prepared for a London conference, acting Assistant Secretary for …

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J&J talc cancer plaintiffs want 6-month ban on further bankruptcy filings

2 Aug 2023

By Dietrich Knauth NEW YORK (Reuters) – Lawyers for thousands of people who claim Johnson & Johnson’s talc-based powders caused them to develop cancer on Wednesday urged a U.S. judge to temporarily block the company from seeking bankruptcy protection for a third time for its talc subsidiary. J&J’s attempt at resolving thousands of cancer lawsuits …

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