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Trump unveils deals to lower costs of some weight-loss drugs
Trump unveils deals to lower costs of some weight-loss drugs

US President Donald Trump announced deals Thursday with pharmaceutical giants Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk to lower the prices of some popular weight-loss drugs, in exchange for relief from threatened tariffs.

November 06, 2025

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Controversial Canadian ostrich cull order will go ahead
Controversial Canadian ostrich cull order will go ahead

Canada's high court on Thursday ended a months-long battle to save some 400 ostriches exposed to avian influenza that had attracted support from the likes of US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

November 06, 2025

Mexico's Sheinbaum to boost reporting of sexual abuse after being groped
Mexico's Sheinbaum to boost reporting of sexual abuse after being groped

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Thursday unveiled proposals to boost reporting and prosecution of sexual abuse after herself being groped in the street in an attack that caused outrage.

November 06, 2025

Zuckerbergs put AI at heart of pledge to cure diseases
Zuckerbergs put AI at heart of pledge to cure diseases

The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, a nonprofit launched by Mark Zuckerberg and his wife aimed at curing all disease, on Thursday announced it was restructuring to focus its efforts on using artificial intelligence to achieve that goal.

November 06, 2025

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'Our brother-in-law': Arab world embraces New York's new mayor
'Our brother-in-law': Arab world embraces New York's new mayor

The newly elected mayor of New York City, Zohran Mamdani, is married to Rama Duwaji, a woman of Syrian descent. For many in Syria, that practically makes him family.

November 06, 2025

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UN says 2025 to be among top three warmest years on record
UN says 2025 to be among top three warmest years on record

An alarming streak of exceptional temperatures has put 2025 on course to be among the hottest years ever recorded, the United Nations said Thursday, insisting though that the trend could still be reversed.

November 06, 2025