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July 11, 2024 7:35 PM

Pfizer moves forward with once-daily weight-loss pill

Pfizer plans to move a reworked, once-a-day version of its weight-loss pill danuglipron into clinical trials later this year, the company said on Thursday, after scrapping a twice- daily version of the drug late last year. The new drug is part of th...

July 11, 2024 6:05 PM

Torrential rain in China’s megacity Chongqing kills six

Torrential rain in the megacity of Chongqing in southwestern China triggered mudslides and flooding that killed at least six people and caused widespread disruption, Chinese state media reported. Extreme rainfall has hit southern, central and easter...

July 11, 2024 5:35 PM

Virginia to limit or ban cell phones in public schools

Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin has issued an executive order to limit or ban cell phone use for roughly 1.2 million public school students, in what he described as a response to mental health issues and academic underachievement among adolescents. ...

July 11, 2024 4:19 PM

Burkina Faso junta adopts draft law to criminalise homosexuality

Burkina Faso's military junta said it has adopted the draft of an amended family code that criminalises homosexuality. The West African nation has been among just 22 out of 54 countries on the continent that allow same-sex relations, which are punis...

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