(Reuters) – Mersana Therapeutics Inc said on Thursday it had signed a deal for developing cancer drugs with Germany’s Merck KGaA that has the potential to generate up to $800 …
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US says Russia’s Wagner Group bought North Korean weapons for Ukraine war
by Reutersby ReutersBy Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The private Russian military company, the Wagner Group, took delivery of an arms shipment from North Korea to help bolster Russian forces in Ukraine, a …
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Oil falls by $1/bbl as rate hike fears outweigh tighter U.S. stockpiles
by Reutersby ReutersBy Laila Kearney NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil fell by around $1 a barrel on Thursday in volatile trade as the impact of tighter U.S. crude stocks due to a winter …
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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Boeing Co said on Thursday it had resumed flight testing of its 777X jets after an inspection in October found an engine issue. GE said …
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Biden warns Americans: ‘Leave now’ if you plan Christmas travel
by Reutersby ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States faces “dangerous and threatening” storms in the days before Christmas, President Joe Biden warned Thursday from the White House, and Americans who plan to travel …
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(Reuters) – Target Corp said on Thursday it has recalled about 204,000 Pillowfort weighted blankets for children after receiving reports of two fatalities. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) …
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EU should put Twitter under direct supervision after missteps: German official
by Reutersby ReutersBy Christian Kraemer and Matthias Williams BERLIN (Reuters) -A senior German official said on Thursday Twitter should join other tech firms in being directly monitored by the European Commission, saying …
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By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar rose against most major peers on Thursday after U.S. data pointed to labor market strength that could keep the …
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Twitter’s top global policy official departs as layoffs continue
by Reutersby ReutersBy Fanny Potkin and Paresh Dave (Reuters) – Twitter Inc’s public policy chief has left the company amid additional layoffs to the unit on Thursday, sources familiar with the matter …
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By Hannah Lang and John McCrank (Reuters) – FTX founder and former Chief Executive Sam Bankman-Fried, who faces U.S. fraud charges over the collapse of FTX, ran his crypto empire …
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ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s government asked on Thursday for the lower house of parliament to hold a confidence vote on the 2023 budget to speed up its approval and ensure …
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Lawyer urged White House aide to ‘downplay’ Jan. 6 knowledge -testimony
by Reutersby ReutersBy Andrew Goudsward (Reuters) – A former lawyer for ex-White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson told her to “downplay” her knowledge of events leading to the U.S. Capitol riot on Jan. …
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Following Trump tax revelations, U.S. House passes bill to boost oversight
by Reutersby ReutersBy Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Democratic-led House of Representatives voted on Thursday to require the U.S. Internal Revenue Service to audit presidents’ tax filings, after lawmakers concluded the …
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U.S. safety agency probes two more Tesla crashes involving suspected driver assistance
by Reutersby ReutersBy David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said on Thursday it has opened two new special investigations into crashes involving Tesla vehicles where advanced …
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Blinken cites need for all countries including China to share COVID information
by Reutersby ReutersBy Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday emphasized the need for all countries, including China, to share information on their experiences with COVID-19, at …
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(Reuters) – Citigroup Inc on Thursday named Hamza Girach and Rizwan Shaikh as co-heads of emerging markets at its banking, capital markets and advisory division in Europe, the Middle East …
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Taliban minister defends closing universities to women as global backlash grows
by Reutersby ReutersKABUL (Reuters) -Afghanistan’s Taliban-run administration said on Thursday it had closed universities to women partly due to female students not adhering to its interpretation of the Islamic dress code, in …
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Blinken calls on Afghan Taliban to reverse ban on women at universities
by Reutersby ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday said that the Taliban are trying to sentence Afghanistan’s women “to a dark future without opportunity” by banning them …
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SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Brazil’s incoming Finance Minister Fernando Haddad on Thursday announced a fresh batch of officials to lead the economic team of President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s government. …
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By Noel Randewich (Reuters) – Tesla Inc shares are on track for their worst month ever as a sell-off deepened on Thursday over worries about softening demand for electric cars …
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Germany arrests intelligence service employee suspected of spying for Russia
by Reutersby ReutersBy Sarah Marsh and Miranda Murray BERLIN (Reuters) – German authorities said on Thursday they had arrested an employee of its foreign intelligence service (BND) on suspicion of sharing state …
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By Niket Nishant and Davide Barbuscia (Reuters) – Scott Minerd, global chief investment officer at investment and advisory firm Guggenheim Partners and a prominent Wall Street bond investor, has died, …
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Canadian watchdog yet to decide on Roger-Shaw merger, to give notice ahead of decision
by Reutersby Reuters(Reuters) -Canada’s competition tribunal said on Thursday it had not arrived at a decision regarding the C$20 billion ($14.7 billion) merger between Rogers Communications Inc and Shaw Communications Inc. “The …
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Conservationists move to permanently protect areas around proposed Alaskan mine
by Reutersby Reuters(Reuters) -The United States’ top environmental non-profit and a regional land trust have raised $20 million to permanently protect 44,000 acres at an Alaskan watershed, that could be another major …
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By Lananh Nguyen, Saeed Azhar and Lawrence White NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -Bankers in New York and London are bracing for year-end bonuses that recruiters estimate are 30% to 50% lower, …