Chile’s SQM to start lithium talks with state miner Codelco in coming weeks, says CEO

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Chile’s lithium miner SQM is set to start talks about lithium projects with state miner Codelco in the coming weeks, the firm’s Chief Executive Officer Ricardo Ramos told analysts in a quarterly earnings call on Thursday. Ramos said the exact dates would soon be shared with the market. The Chilean government had…

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U.S. Supreme Court rules against Amgen bid to revive cholesterol drug patents

By John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Amgen Inc in its bid to revive patents on its cholesterol-lowering drug Repatha in a legal clash with French rival Sanofi SA. The 9-0 ruling upheld a lower court’s decision that had invalidated Amgen’s patents on the grounds that the Thousand Oaks,…

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US weekly jobless claims fall; labor market defying recession fears

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell more than expected last week, with applications in Massachusetts decreasing sharply, suggesting the labor market remains tight. The steep decline in weekly jobless claims reported by the Labor Department on Thursday reversed the surge in the prior week,…

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Near Ukraine’s southern frontline, medics brave rockets to treat soldiers

By Max Hunder ZAPORIZHZHIA REGION, Ukraine (Reuters) – As the doctor prepared to administer an injection, the loud thud of an artillery shell in the distance broke the silence in the operating room. The staff at this emergency medical treatment point for soldiers near the Zaporizhzhia frontline in Ukraine’s south, aren’t fazed by the danger….

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India government wants Go First flights to resume as soon as possible -minister

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – The Indian government wants Go Airlines (India) Ltd flights to resume as soon as possible, the civil aviation minister said on Thursday, a week after the troubled low-cost carrier was granted bankruptcy protection. Recently rebranded as Go First, India’s sixth largest airline filed for bankruptcy protection earlier in May blaming its…

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