Biogen rises as FDA panel backs Alzheimer’s drug, easing safety concerns

(Reuters) – Biogen’s shares rose 2% on Monday as a unanimous backing of its Alzheimer’s drug by the U.S. health regulator’s advisers strengthened the case for a traditional approval with no major new safety warnings. The Food and Drug Administration’s advisory panel unanimously agreed that a late-stage trial of the drug Leqembi, developed with partner…

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Rio Tinto to invest $1.1 billion to expand aluminum smelter in Canada

(Reuters) -Rio Tinto will invest $1.1 billion to expand its “low-carbon” aluminum smelter at Complexe Jonquière in Quebec, Canada, the Anglo-Australian mining giant said on Monday. The investment will boost annual capacity by about 160,000 metric tonnes of primary aluminum, the global miner said, adding it was sufficient to power 400,000 electric cars. Pressure to…

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Brazil economists cut long-term inflation expectations, unchanged for months

BRASILIA/SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazilian economists have reduced their long-term inflation expectations, putting an end to months of unchanged projections that the central bank had cited as a cause for concern. According to the median forecast of a weekly central bank survey on Monday, 2025 inflation projections now stand at 3.9%, down from the previous…

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Kherson’s unending nightmare through occupation, shelling and now floods

By Max Hunder KHERSON, Ukraine (Reuters) – For Kherson resident Iryna Radetska, the catastrophic flooding of her city after the giant Kakhovka dam was destroyed is the latest chapter in more than a year of wartime suffering. “They say a new love kills the old one. Maybe it’s the same with tragedy,” said 52-year-old Radetska,…

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Argentine political blocs share spoils in regional elections as libertarians lag

By Walter Bianchi BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina’s main two political forces both secured victories in regional elections, results showed early on Monday, but candidates for a new libertarian party that has rattled the political landscape lagged behind. Sunday’s vote in three northern provinces took place months before national primaries in August and a general…

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