Johannesburg — Every four years, representatives to the global alliance of governments, pharmaceutical makers, United Nations agencies and philanthropic organizations known as Gavi, which helps get vaccines to people who need them, meet to lock in new funding pledges. Just as this year’s meeting in Brussels was drawing to a close …
Read More »Bear on runway forces airport in Japan to cancel flights: “We’re in a stalemate”
A bear roaming the runway forced a Japanese airport to cancel flights on Thursday and declare itself off-limits to passengers for the day. The black bear appeared at northern Japan’s Yamagata Airport, immediately prompting the closure of its runway. The bear, which was about four feet tall, was first spotted …
Read More »Novo Nordisk halts Wegovy sales on Hims & Hers, claiming “deceptive marketing” practices
Novo Nordisk is pulling the plug on its partnership with Hims & Hers Health over claims that the telehealth company sold fake versions of the pharmaceutical firm’s weight-loss drug, Wegovy. The Danish drugmaker said Monday that Wegovy will no longer be available on Hims & Hers and that it is ending …
Read More »Tyler Perry sued by “The Oval” actor over alleged sex assault, harassment; Perry’s attorney denies claims
Tyler Perry has been accused in a civil lawsuit of repeatedly sexually assaulting and harassing an actor on “The Oval,” a TV drama that Perry created, according to a new lawsuit. The suit, filed Friday in Los Angeles Superior Court by the actor Derek Dixon, alleges Perry used his influence …
Read More »The Trump Organization is debuting a Trump Mobile cellular phone service at $47.45 a month
The Trump Organization announced it is starting a cellular phone service called Trump Mobile that will charge $47.45 a month and include unlimited calls, text and data. It also plans to roll out a new $499 phone that will be built in the U.S. The new service was designed to …
Read More »Vance Boelter’s car found 1 day after targeted lawmaker shootings in Minnesota, according to government alert
Update: Vance Boelter was taken into custody Sunday evening near his Sibley County home. Read more here. Authorities say they have found a vehicle belonging to the suspect identified in the targeted shootings of two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses. Residents of Sibley County were sent an emergency alert stating …
Read More »Russian scientist from Harvard accused of smuggling frog embryos is released from federal custody
A Harvard scientist who spent months in custody on a federal smuggling charge was released Thursday after a bail hearing in Boston. Russian citizen Kseniia Petrova was stopped in February at Boston’s Logan Airport by Customs and Border Protection agents as she returned on a flight from Paris. The Justice …
Read More »Hiker dies after bear knocks him into 2,600
A veteran Greek hiker died Tuesday after falling into a ravine in the north of the country after a bear encounter, rescuers said. Christos Stavrianidis was declared dead at Kavala hospital shortly after he was found in the 2,600-foot ravine in Fraktou forest in northeastern Greece, the Ekav national emergency …
Read More »Small plane crash off San Diego coast kills 6 people on board
A small plane carrying six people crashed off the San Diego coast, killing everyone on board, the Federal Aviation Administration said Monday. The twin-engine Cessna 414 crashed at around 12:30 p.m. Sunday, not long after it took off, the FAA said. The plane was returning to Phoenix one day after …
Read More »Tesla’s stock regains ground following Musk spat with Trump
Tesla’s stock price rose in morning trade, regaining some of the ground it lost after an acrimonious online dispute between Elon Musk, CEO of the electric car maker, and President Trump. Tesla shares closed down 14% on Thursday following the heated exchange, with Mr. Trump threatening to strip Musk’s companies …
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