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By Deena Beasley Dec 12 (Reuters) – Alzheimer’s trials testing Novo Nordisk’s blockbuster GLP-1 drug semaglutide, despite their failure, underscore a shift to approaching the brain-wasting disease as a system of complex pathways, much the way the field of cancer therapeutics has been transformed in recent years, experts say.  Just two drugs are approved to …

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(Corrects paragraph 14 to say that the ten US states where the World Cup will take place includes Missouri, not Kansas) By Doyinsola Oladipo and Joanna Plucinska NEW YORK/LONDON, Dec 12 (Reuters) – European travelers, nearly a year into President Donald Trump’s administration, are popping up in less-heralded – and often more affordable – destinations …

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Dec 12 (Reuters) – Venezuela’s interior ministry said in a statement late on Thursday that the United States has suspended a migrant repatriation flight which had been set to arrive on Friday, amid months of high tensions between the two countries, though a U.S. administration official said flights will continue. The U.S. is executing a large-scale …

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By Christy Santhosh and Sriparna Roy Dec 11 (Reuters) – Eli Lilly said on Thursday its next-generation obesity drug helped patients lose an average of 28.7% of their weight in a late-stage trial, outperforming its blockbuster drug Zepbound and reinforcing the company’s lead in the fast-growing market. The global obesity market has surged in recent …

Lilly’s next-gen drug shows greater weight loss than Zepbound in late-stage trial Read More »

By Mike Scarcella WASHINGTON, Dec 12 (Reuters) – A federal judge on Friday blocked an effort to have Kilmar Abrego returned to custody a day after his release from detention. Abrego, whose wrongful deportation became a flashpoint in President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, was released from an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Pennsylvania on …

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By Gwladys Fouche OSLO, Dec 12 (Reuters) – Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Corina Machado said on Friday that Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro would leave power, whether there was a negotiated changeover or not, adding that she was focused on achieving a peaceful transition. The Venezuelan opposition leader arrived in Oslo early on Thursday, defying …

Venezuela’s Nobel laureate Machado says she aims for peaceful transition after Maduro Read More »

ASHGABAT, Dec 12 (Reuters) – Turkmenistan’s president hinted at possible political reforms on Friday ahead of a rare international meeting he is hosting with the attendance of counterparts from Russia, Turkey, Iran and elsewhere. President Serdar Berdymukhamedov, whom critics say presides over an autocratic and opaque system, made the comments in state newspaper Turkmenistan Today …

Turkmenistan president hints at reforms as Putin, Erdogan and others visit Read More »

By Jonathan Saul, Marianna Parraga and Matt Spetalnick HOUSTON/LONDON/WASHINGTON, Dec 11 (Reuters) – The U.S. is preparing to intercept more ships transporting Venezuelan oil following the seizure of a tanker this week, as it increases pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, six sources familiar with the matter said on Thursday.     The seizure was the first …

US preparing to seize more tankers off Venezuela’s coast after first ship taken, sources say Read More »

By David Ryder and Steve Gorman SNOHOMISH, Washington, Dec 11 (Reuters) – Heavy rains drenching the Pacific Northwest triggered flooding on Thursday across much of the region from Oregon north through Washington state and into British Columbia, closing dozens of roads and prompting the evacuations of tens of thousands of people. The intense downpours began …

Torrential rains unleash widespread flooding, evacuations in Pacific Northwest Read More »

By Kaori Kaneko, Tim Kelly and Idrees Ali TOKYO/WASHINGTON, Dec 11 (Reuters) – U.S. nuclear-capable bombers flew over the Sea of Japan alongside Japanese fighter jets on Wednesday, Tokyo said, in a show of force following Chinese and Russian drills in the skies and seas around U.S. allies Japan and South Korea. Japan and the …

US bombers join Japanese jets in show of force after China-Russia drills, Tokyo says Read More »