Today: May 03, 2024
Today: May 03, 2024

Health

Australian regulator examines possible contamination of Indian spice mixes

By Rishika Sadam and Aditya Kalra HYDERABAD/NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Australia's food safety agency is collecting information on the possible contamination of spice mixes sold by Indian companies MDH and

Turkish national stabs Israeli policeman in Jerusalem, is shot dead -police statement

JERUSALEM (Reuters) -A Turkish national on Tuesday stabbed an Israeli border policeman in Jerusalem and was then shot dead by officers at the scene, Israeli police said.

California's population grew in 2023 for first time since 2020

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The population of California grew last year for the first time since 2020, thanks to a drop in mortality and a rebound in legal foreign immigration, the state's Department of

McDonald's posts rare profit miss as customers turn picky

By Savyata Mishra (Reuters) - McDonald's missed quarterly profit estimates for the first time in two years as budget-conscious consumers looked past its offers and the Middle East conflict weighed on

Flowers, candles, silence as Serbia marks the 1st anniversary of mass shooting at a Belgrade school

Hundreds of people are laying flowers and lighting candles to commemorate the victims of Serbia’s first-ever school shooting a year ago that left nine children and a school guard dead and six people wounded

Biden administration says 100,000 new migrants are expected to enroll in 'Obamacare' next year

Roughly 100,000 immigrants who were brought to the U.S. are expected to enroll in the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance next year

The Latest | A Rafah incursion would put hundreds of thousands of lives at risk, UN aid agency says

The United Nations humanitarian aid agency says hundreds of thousands of people would be “at imminent risk of death” if Israel carries out a military assault in the southern Gaza city of Rafah

Bayer's Monsanto wins reversal of $185 million PCBs verdict in Washington court

By Clark Mindock (Reuters) -A Washington state appeals court overturned on Wednesday a $185 million verdict against Bayer's Monsanto unit over chemical contamination at a Seattle-area school, marking

Zimmer Biomet beats Q1 profit estimates on robust demand for knee, hip devices

(Reuters) - Medtech firm Zimmer Biomet Holdings beat Wall Street estimates for first-quarter profit on Thursday, on the back of robust demand for its devices that are used in knee and hip

Taiwan says may be hard to attend WHO assembly, Blinken offers support

By Ben Blanchard TAIPEI (Reuters) -It will be hard for Taiwan to attend this year's World Health Organization annual assembly, and it hopes more countries will support its presence, the island's

Moderna quarterly sales beat expectations but plummet from previous year

By Patrick Wingrove (Reuters) -Moderna on Thursday reported quarterly revenue that beat Wall Street estimates but came in dramatically lower than the previous year when demand for COVID-19 vaccines

GSK knew about Zantac cancer risk, attorneys tell jury in first trial

By Diana Novak Jones (Reuters) - U.S. attorneys for a woman who claims her colon cancer was caused by the now discontinued heartburn drug Zantac on Thursday told a jury in Chicago that pharmaceutical

Novo Nordisk trims price for blockbuster obesity drug as competition heats up

By Maggie Fick and Stine Jacobsen LONDON/COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -Novo Nordisk raised its 2024 outlook on Thursday as the Danish drugmaker races to boost output of its Wegovy weight-loss treatment, while

Arizona Republicans uphold 1864 abortion ban, Democrats still seek repeal

By Liliana Salgado and Daniel Trotta PHOENIX (Reuters) -Democrats in the Arizona House of Representatives tried repeatedly to repeal an 1864 ban on abortion on Wednesday but failed to get the

Medical device maker Intuitive beats estimates on strong demand for surgical robots

(Reuters) - Intuitive Surgical beat Wall Street estimates for first-quarter profit and revenue on Thursday, riding on higher demand for its robots used in minimally invasive procedures.

J&J wins trial over Florida woman who claimed its baby powder caused her cancer

By Dietrich Knauth NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Florida jury on Thursday concluded that Johnson & Johnson's baby powder talc product did not cause the ovarian cancer of a Florida woman who died in 2019.

UnitedHealth CEO to testify before US House panel on cyberattack at tech unit

(Reuters) - UnitedHealth CEO Andrew Witty will testify before a U.S.

Man dies after setting self on fire outside New York court where Trump trial underway

By Luc Cohen, Jack Queen and Andy Sullivan NEW YORK (Reuters) -A man has died after setting himself on fire on Friday outside the New York courthouse where Donald Trump's historic hush-money trial was

Arizona governor's signing of abortion law repeal follows political fight by women lawmakers

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs' signing of the repeal of a Civil War-era ban on nearly all abortions was a stirring occasion for the women working to ensure the 19th century law remains in the past

The unprecedented destruction of housing in Gaza hasn't been seen since World War II, the UN says

The United Nations says the world hasn’t seen anything like the unprecedented destruction of housing in Gaza since World War II, and it would take at least until 2040 to restore the homes devastated in Israel’s bombing and ground offensive if the conflict ended today

Philip Morris results beat estimates on demand for heated tobacco sticks

(Reuters) - Philip Morris International on Tuesday surpassed market expectations for first-quarter profit and revenue, helped by robust demand for its heated tobacco product and Zyn nicotine pouches.

Tennessee lawmakers pass bill allowing teachers to carry guns in schools

By Brad Brooks (Reuters) - Tennessee lawmakers on Tuesday passed a bill that would allow the state's teachers to carry concealed handguns at school, as protesters yelled their opposition from the

Israeli forces kill Palestinian man during West Bank raid

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli forces killed a Palestinian man and wounded two people including a child during raids in the occupied West Bank city of Jericho and adjacent refugee camps, Palestinian

EU Parliament adopts first EU-wide rules to combat domestic abuse

By Charlotte Van Campenhout BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Parliament on Wednesday adopted the first EU-wide rules on combating domestic abuse and violence against women.

Biogen cost cuts drive profit beat, as Alzheimer's drug off to slow start

By Manas Mishra and Sriparna Roy (Reuters) -Biogen reported a quarterly profit that topped Wall Street estimates, helped by cost cutting, as the launch of its new Alzheimer's disease drug remained

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