By Sophie Yu and Brenda Goh BEIJING (Reuters) – China is bracing for a record-high travel rush over the Labour Day holiday, with popular sightseeing spots selling out of tickets and some cities warning would-be visitors away as domestic tourism rebounds after Beijing ended COVID curbs. Authorities are expecting 19 million trips to be made…
By Sharon Bernstein (Reuters) – The states of Vermont and Washington took steps on Thursday to protect the availability of medication abortions in the event that a lawsuit challenging federal approval for a commonly used abortion drug prevails in court. A series of bills were either passed or signed in the two states days after…
By Manas Mishra and Patrick Wingrove (Reuters) – Drugmakers including Merck & Co, AstraZeneca Plc and AbbVie Inc said on Thursday they are open to acquisitions and reported a ramp up in research and development spending as the industry’s larger players look for new sources of future revenue. Several top drugs such as AbbVie flagship…
By Khaled Abdelaziz and Nafisa Eltahir KHARTOUM (Reuters) -Sudan’s two warring factions said on Thursday they would prolong a ceasefire agreement by 72 hours, but violence again rocked the capital Khartoum and the western region of Darfur as the U.S. said ceasefire violations were worrying. Hundreds have died and tens of thousands of people have…
(Reuters) -Gilead Sciences Inc on Thursday reported a lower-than-expected first-quarter profit as sales from COVID-19 antiviral Veklury declined more than anticipated, and its shares fell more than 2%. Sales of the hospital-administered drug also know as remdesivir plunged 63% to $573 million for the quarter, well off analysts’ estimates of $697.6 million. The company said…
(Reuters) -Johnson & Johnson said on Thursday it has agreed to retain all talc-related liabilities arising from litigation in the United States and Canada and will “indemnify” newly formed consumer health unit Kenvue for all costs. The statement comes after the Financial Times reported earlier in the day that Kenvue had been named in claims…
By Mahamat Ramadane N’DJAMENA (Reuters) – The head of the United Nations’ World Food Programme (WFP) in Chad said it expects to see more refugees fleeing across the border from Sudan to escape the fighting between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. Around 10,000 to 20,000 Sudanese have already crossed the border into…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States will dedicate specially trained asylum officers to new refugee centers in Guatemala and Colombia, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas told reporters on Thursday as Washington seeks to create new lawful pathways for migrants. The announcement was part of a series of actions rolled out by President Joe…
By Nate Raymond and Brendan Pierson (Reuters) – Massachusetts’ top court on Thursday revived the indictments against two former leaders of a veterans’ home charged with criminal neglect for their roles in handling a COVID-19 outbreak that killed 84 people. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, in a 5-2 ruling, overturned a judge’s decision to throw…
By Patrick Wingrove and Leroy Leo (Reuters) -AbbVie Inc on Thursday missed quarterly revenue estimates for its newer treatments, fueling concerns over the drugmaker’s attempts to cushion the blow to sales from fresh competition for its flagship arthritis drug Humira. The company’s shares tumbled more than 8% as investors shrugged off a raised full-year profit…
