Britain plays down impact of US leaks, says some information untrue
By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Britain on Tuesday played down the impact from the leaks of highly classified U.S….
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AstraZeneca confident new COVID antibody protects against known variants
By Maggie Fick BARCELONA (Reuters) – AstraZeneca is confident that its new version of COVID-19 antibody treatment could protect immunocompromised…
Once-dominant foreign auto brands pledge comeback in China
SHANGHAI (Reuters) -Global automakers, including Toyota and Volkswagen, took the stage at the Shanghai auto show on Tuesday with built-for-China…
Lockheed Martin taps strong defense demand to beat results estimates
By Mike Stone and Shivansh Tiwary (Reuters) -U.S. weapons maker Lockheed Martin Corp’s first-quarter results surpassed Wall Street targets on…
GSK bets $2 billion on Bellus cough drug to soothe pipeline fears
By Natalie Grover and Aby Jose Koilparambil (Reuters) -GSK plans to buy Canada-based drug developer Bellus Health Inc in an…
UK regulator probes Amazon’s planned purchase of iRobot
(Reuters) -Britain’s competition regulator said on Tuesday it has launched a “Phase 1” probe into Amazon.com Inc’s planned $1.7 billion…
EU may struggle to catch up with U.S., Asia in chips subsidies race
By Foo Yun Chee and Supantha Mukherjee BRUSSELS/STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – The European Union agreed a 43-billion-euro ($47 billion) chip subsidies…
Teck’s base metals business attracts offers from Freeport, Vale, Anglo – sources
By Mrinmay Dey (Reuters) -Teck Resources Ltd has been approached by Vale SA, Anglo American Plc and Freeport-McMoRan Inc among…
Russia summons Western diplomats over ‘meddling’ in dissident’s case
By Andrew Osborn MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia’s Foreign Ministry summoned the U.S., British and Canadian ambassadors for a dressing down on…
Raytheon, Lockheed executives banned from China
BEIJING (Reuters) – China has banned senior executives of Raytheon Missiles & Defense and Lockheed Martin Corp from entering, working,…