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UK study finds arthritis drug tocilizumab effective in reducing COVID-19 deaths

Taiho Pharmaceutical moves US court against Natco on generic

7:40 pm January 2, 2020

Hyderabad: Taiho Pharmaceutical, a Japanese pharmaceuticals company and its group company have moved a US court against Natco Pharma, alleging that the Indian drug maker was attempting to come out with a generic version of its cancer medicine ‘Lonsurf,’ before expiration of its patent. In a petition filed in the District Court of Delaware on […]

Two Alaska snowboarders die in British Columbia avalanche

6:10 am January 1, 2020

Anchorage: Two Alaska men on a snowboarding trip to British Columbia died when they were caught in an avalanche, according to provincial officials. The two men and a third friend who survived the avalanche were from nearby Haines, Alaska, and were in their early 20s, Anchorage television station KTVA reported. Their names were not immediately […]

Lawsuit: Famed Jesuit abused boy 1,000 times around world

10:36 pm December 31, 2019

Chicago: One day in May of 1970, an 11-year-old boy and his disabled sister were sitting on the curb outside a Chicago tavern, waiting for their mother to come out. When a priest with crinkly eyes and a ready smile happened by and offered the family a ride home, they could not have been happier. […]

US ambassador defends Poland from false Russian WWII claims

11:50 pm December 30, 2019

Warsaw: The US ambassador in Warsaw came to Poland’s defense on Monday following repeated claims by Russian President Vladimir Putin that Poland bears blame for the outbreak of World War II. “Dear President Putin, Hitler and Stalin colluded to start WWII. That is a fact. Poland was a victim of this horrible conflict,” Ambassador Georgette […]

Russia warns Iran nuclear deal in danger of ‘falling apart’

7:46 pm December 30, 2019

Moscow: Iran’s nuclear deal with world powers is in danger of falling apart” without the compliance of the United States and the European Union, Russia’s foreign minister warned Monday after meeting with his Iranian counterpart in Moscow. The 2015 deal between Iran and Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia and the United States lifted sanctions on […]