France on ‘high’ alert for bird flu after new cases detected

France on ‘high’ alert for bird flu after new cases detected

Ducks are seen inside a poultry farm in Castelnau-Tursan, France, January 24, 2023. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights PARIS, Dec 5 (Reuters) – France raised the risk level of bird flu to ‘high’ from ‘moderate’ on Tuesday after new cases of the disease were detected, forcing poultry farms to keep birds indoors to stem … Read more

Exclusive: OpenAI researchers warned board of AI breakthrough ahead of CEO ouster, sources say

Exclusive: OpenAI researchers warned board of AI breakthrough ahead of CEO ouster, sources say

[1/2]Sam Altman, CEO of ChatGPT maker OpenAI, arrives for a bipartisan Artificial Intelligence (AI) Insight Forum for all U.S. senators hosted by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., September 13, 2023. REUTERS/Julia Nikhinson/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights Nov 22 (Reuters) – Ahead of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s four … Read more

Novo Nordisk shares rise as Wegovy shows heart benefits beyond weight loss

Novo Nordisk shares rise as Wegovy shows heart benefits beyond weight loss

FILE PHOTO: The logo of Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 26, 2023. REUTERS/Tom Little/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights LONDON, Nov 13 (Reuters) – Novo Nordisk (NOVOb.CO) shares rose 3% on Monday as the market reacted to data the drugmaker presented over the weekend showing that the heart protective benefits of its popular obesity … Read more

Three Indian cities among world’s 10 most polluted after Diwali

Three Indian cities among world’s 10 most polluted after Diwali

[1/6]A dog crosses a road on a smoggy morning in New Delhi, India, November 13, 2023. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis Acquire Licensing Rights NEW DELHI, Nov 13 (Reuters) – Two Indian cities joined New Delhi to be among the world’s worst 10 for pollution on Monday morning, with smoke heavy in the air a day after revellers … Read more

Novo Nordisk says Wegovy heart benefits due to more than weight loss

Novo Nordisk says Wegovy heart benefits due to more than weight loss

A 0.25 mg injection pen of Novo Nordisk’s weight-loss drug Wegovy is shown in this photo illustration in Oslo, Norway, September 1, 2023. REUTERS/Victoria Klesty/Illustration/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights PHILADELPHIA, Nov 11 (Reuters) – Novo Nordisk (NOVOb.CO) on Saturday said the heart protective benefits of its wildly popular Wegovy obesity treatment are due to more … Read more

Reuters denies any suggestion it had prior knowledge of Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel

Reuters denies any suggestion it had prior knowledge of Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel

Smoke is seen in the Rehovot area as rockets are launched from the Gaza Strip, in Israel October 7, 2023. REUTERS/Ilan Rosenberg/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights LONDON, Nov 9 (Reuters) – International news organisation Reuters denied on Thursday any suggestion it had prior knowledge of the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas on Israeli civilians and … Read more

Britain proposes ban on cigarettes for younger generations

Britain proposes ban on cigarettes for younger generations

UK plan could phase out smoking among young people by 2040 Academics and campaigners welcome the move Changes could hurt major tobacco companies, shares fall Tobacco industry warns of unintended consequences MANCHESTER, England, Oct 4 (Reuters) – Britain’s government on Wednesday proposed banning younger generations from ever buying cigarettes, a move that would give the … Read more

Kaiser Permanente and healthcare workers head for labor clash as strike deadline looms

Kaiser Permanente and healthcare workers head for labor clash as strike deadline looms

[1/2]A Kaiser Permanente health care center is pictured in Anaheim, California, U.S., October 3, 2023 as more than 75,000 Kaiser Permanente healthcare workers could go on strike from Oct. 4 to Oct. 7 across the United States. REUTERS/Mike Blake Acquire Licensing Rights WASHINGTON, Oct 3 (Reuters) – Kaiser Permanente appeared headed for a labor clash … Read more

US government shutdown: What is it and who would be affected?

US government shutdown: What is it and who would be affected?

Sept 22 (Reuters) – U.S. government services would be disrupted and hundreds of thousands of federal workers furloughed without pay if Congress fails to provide funding for the fiscal year starting Oct. 1. Workers deemed “essential” would remain on the job, but without pay. Many government agencies have not updated shutdown plans they have prepared … Read more

Bankrupt drugmaker Mallinckrodt considers sale of opioid business – WSJ

Bankrupt drugmaker Mallinckrodt considers sale of opioid business – WSJ

Bottles of prescription painkillers Oxycodone Hydrochloride, 30mg pills, made by Mallinckrodt sit on a counter at a local pharmacy, in Provo, Utah, U.S., April 25, 2017. REUTERS/George Frey/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights Sept 18 (Reuters) – Bankrupt drugmaker Mallinckrodt is in talks with major investors about selling some or all of its business units, which … Read more