Purdue Pharma can protect Sackler owners in opioid bankruptcy, court rules
By Dietrich Knauth NEW YORK (Reuters) – Bankrupt OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma can shield its owners, members of the wealthy…
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Uganda enacts harsh anti-LGBTQ law including death penalty
KAMPALA (Reuters) – Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni signed one of the world’s toughest anti-LGBTQ laws, including the death penalty for…
More insurers desert net-zero alliance as U.N. climate group sounds alarm
By Tommy Wilkes LONDON (Reuters) -Lloyd’s of London became the sixth organisation to quit a net-zero alliance for insurers within…
Blinken says US to consider visa restrictions over Ugandan anti-gay law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday said his government would consider visa restrictions against Ugandan…
Factbox-Global firms in Uganda face LGBTQ conundrum
(Reuters) – Uganda’s tough new anti-LGBTQ law, which stipulates the death penalty for “serial offenders”, presents a conundrum for multi-nationals…
Poor GenXers without dependents targeted by US debt ceiling work requirements
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The debt ceiling deal that U.S. President Joe Biden and House Republican Kevin McCarthy agreed over the…
U.S. FDA approves Lexicon Pharma’s drug for heart failure
By Khushi Mandowara (Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Lexicon Pharmaceuticals Inc’s drug for a broad…
Elon Musk’s Neuralink wins FDA approval for human study of brain implants
By Rachael Levy, Marisa Taylor and Akriti Sharma (Reuters) -Elon Musk’s Neuralink received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance…
Pfizer, Moderna hit with new Alnylam patent lawsuits over COVID-19 vaccines
By Blake Brittain (Reuters) – Biotech company Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc filed new lawsuits on Friday against Pfizer Inc and Moderna…
Factbox-U.S. state abortion legislation to watch in 2023
By Gabriella Borter and Sharon Bernstein (Reuters) – State legislatures are wrestling with how much to restrict or expand abortion…