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Lilly makes $1.3 billion move to expand into gene-edited heart drugs
Lilly to buy Verve for $1.3 billion in heart gene therapy expansion

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana: Eli Lilly is making a bold play in cardiovascular gene therapy, announcing plans to acquire its partner Verve...

New Zealand PM seeks stronger ties with China amid security talks
New Zealand PM Luxon in China to boost trade and tourism

BEIJING/WELLINGTON: New Zealand's Prime Minister Christopher Luxon commenced his visit to China on June 17, seeking to strengthen trade...

U.S. on edge as Israel-Iran conflict escalates
Dow Jones drops 44 points as Wall Street takes a breather

NEW YORK, New York - U.S. stocks made only minor moves in both directions,Thursday, as investors fretted about the Israel-Iran conflict...

Luxury giant Kering bets on outsider de Meo to lead turnaround
Kering picks Renault's de Meo to fix Gucci, slash soaring debt

PARIS, France: Luxury group Kering's decision to tap Luca de Meo as its next chief is being seen as a daring but necessary attempt...

Trump family enters telecom with branded phone, mobile service
Trump Mobile launched with $499 phone, plan priced at $47.45

NEW YORK CITY, New York: The Trump family has unveiled a new venture in the telecom sector — and it's drawing as much scrutiny as it...

Starmer: US-UK trade deal to be finalized 'very soon.'
UK, US nearing final stage of trade deal, says PM Starmer

KANANASKIS, Alberta: With key tariff deadlines approaching, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said this week that finalizing the...

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UNAIDS: Trump’s HIV aid cuts risk reversing global progress
AIDS goal 'more off-track' after U.S. cuts, says UNAIDS chief

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa: A key global plan to end AIDS as a public health threat by 2030 is now in deeper jeopardy after the United...

One Briton survived Air India crash that killed 241 in India
UK national jumped out of emergency exit in Indian aircraft disaster

NEW DELHI, India: Ramesh Viswashkumar, a 40-year-old British national, has been identified as the sole known survivor of the Air India...

Rajasthan’s city records scorching 47.3°C, as India faces heatwave
Heat wave grips northern India as temperatures soar past 47°C

NEW DELHI, India: A scorching heat wave is engulfing northern India, with temperatures rising well above normal and causing significant...

Japan celebrates new sumo grand champion
Onosato becomes first Japanese sumo yokozuna Since 2017

TOKYO, Japan: Japan has a new top sumo wrestler — and he's Japanese. Onosato, who weighs 191 kilograms (421 pounds), has become a yokozuna,...

Iran, Israel, And The High-Stakes Gamble of Intervention
Iran, Israel, And The High-Stakes Gamble of Intervention

Welcome back to The Farda Briefing, an RFE/RL newsletter that tracks the key issues in Iran and explains why they matter. I'm RFE/RL...

Burjeel Holdings launches regional mental health platform in UAE, Saudi Arabia
Burjeel Holdings launches regional mental health platform in UAE, Saudi Arabia

ABU DHABI, 20th June, 2025 (WAM) -- Burjeel Holdings has launched four specialist mental health centres under its mental health and...

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The Trial (4K UHD) [Blu-Ray]