FDA Approves Most Expensive Drug In History
FDA Approves Most Expensive Drug In History John Hugh DeMastri on August 17, 2022 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday approved a gene therapy for a rare…
FDA Approves Most Expensive Drug In History John Hugh DeMastri on August 17, 2022 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday approved a gene therapy for a rare…
BANGKOK – Thailand’s cabinet on Tuesday approved investment benefits for a 10.4 square kilometre (4 square mile) special economic zone centred on a repurposed Vietnam War airfield that is intended…
ROME – Italy’s government on Thursday approved an economic aid package worth 17 billion euros ($17.4 billion) to help shield firms and families from surging energy costs and consumer prices,…
ROME – The Italian parliament has given its final approval to a highly contested bill to promote competition in product and services markets, required to help secure a new tranche…
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee voted Wednesday to approve a measure that would raise the age children are given special online privacy protections to 16 and bar targeted…
BANGKOK – Thailand’s cabinet on Tuesday approved additional support measures worth 27.4 billion baht ($748.23 million) to ease cost of living pressures and sustain consumption, amid rising inflation, the finance…
BEIJING -China on Monday gave conditional approval to domestic firm Genuine Biotech’s Azvudine pill to treat certain adult patients with COVID-19, adding another oral treatment option against the coronavirus. The…
SHANGHAI – China has fast-tracked the approval of construction projects worth more than 380 billion yuan ($56.22 billion) after relaxing its environmental rules last month, but will still show “zero…
PANAMA CITY – The CAF-Development Bank of Latin America said on Tuesday it has approved $1.65 billion in financing for Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Peru and Trinidad and Tobago, and the…
By Krisztina Than and Anita Komuves BUDAPEST -Hungary’s parliament on Tuesday approved the 2023 budget, which sets out to reduce the budget deficit next year to 3.5% of economic output…
By David Lawder WASHINGTON – The U.S. Treasury Department on Monday said it approved nine state plans for the State Small Business Credit Initiative worth $940 million, bringing total approvals…
BRASILIA – Brazil’s Congress on Wednesday approved a major spending package that President Jair Bolsonaro is banking on to lift his flagging re-election hopes, despite expectations it will fan double-digit…
DAKAR – The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) executive board has approved a $638 million extended fund and extended credit facility for Benin under a 42-month arrangement to help the West…
TOMS RIVER, NJ – The Ocean County Board of Commissioners approved two public contracts with SHI International Corp, to provide a public notification system for the Ocean County Sheriff’s Department…
By Ernest Scheyder (Reuters) – California on Thursday approved a plan to tax the electric vehicle battery metal lithium to generate revenue for environmental remediation projects despite industry concerns that…
BRASILIA – Brazil’s Senate on Thursday approved a major pre-election aid package, sending the government-backed measure to the lower house. The measures are seen as a crucial pillar of President…
SEOUL – South Korea approved its first domestically developed COVID-19 vaccine, manufactured by SK bioscience Co Ltd, for general public use following positive clinical data, authorities said on Wednesday. The…
MADRID – Spain announced a 9 billion euro ($9.50 billion) package of measures on Saturday to help its most vulnerable households cope with soaring energy prices and inflation, including subsidies…
DAKAR – The International Monetary Fund has completed a programme review enabling the immediate release of about $216 million to Senegal, it said in a statement on Wednesday. The IMF…
GENEVA – The World Trade Organization’s members approved on Friday a package of trade deals, including pledges on health, reform and food security, struck after more than five days of…
WELLINGTON – The World Bank said on Tuesday that it had approved a fisheries project in the Solomon Islands, its third new project announced for the Pacific country in as…
JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – There is good news for the hundreds of private school students living in Jackson that require transportation to Lakewood religious schools. The Jackson Township Board of…
MANILA – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on Thursday it has approved a loan of up to $4.3 billion for a railway project in the Philippines, a much-needed boost…
KYIV – The World Bank has approved $1.49 billion in financial support for Ukraine to help pay wages for social workers and civil servants, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmygal said…
By David Lawder and David Shepardson WASHINGTON – The U.S. Treasury on Tuesday announced the first state awards from a $10 billion COVID-19 aid program aimed at boosting broadband internet…