Brasília, Brazil – The death toll from a bridge collapse in northern Brazil rose to 10 on Friday, officials said. The Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira Bridge, linking the states of Maranhão and Tocantins, collapsed on Sunday, sending vehicles and their occupants into the water below. The Brazilian Navy was carrying out rescue operations in the … Read more
German company BioNTech has entered into two separate settlement agreements with the US federal agency for medical research and the University of Pennsylvania over the payment of royalties related to its COVID-19 vaccine, the company said in court on Friday. The German company, which partners with US pharma giant Pfizer for its COVID-19 vaccine, said … Read more
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said this week that a genetic analysis shows the bird flu virus had mutated inside a Louisiana patient, the country’s first serious case of the disease. Scientists believe the mutation may allow the virus to better attach to receptors in the upper airways of humans – a … Read more
Today’s Horoscope: According to numerology, your date of birth gives important clues about your personality and financial situation. Today is the day for all the people of Radix number to focus on financial stability and avoid unnecessary expenses. This is the time to stick to the budget and strengthen long-term plans. Let us know how … Read more
Suzuki’s charismatic former boss, who helped transform the Japanese compact vehicle specialist into a globally competitive enterprise, has died aged 94 after a battle with deadly lymphoma, the company said on Friday. Osamu Suzuki became CEO of the company in 1978 and served as either chief executive, chairman or president until 2021, when – already … Read more
A US appeals court has halted enforcement of an anti-money laundering law that requires corporate entities to disclose the identities of their real beneficial owners to the US Treasury Department ahead of the deadline for most companies. The New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals late Thursday reinstated a nationwide injunction that had been … Read more
A top UN official in Yemen has rejected allegations that Sanaa airport, which was targeted in an Israeli airstrike on Thursday, has any military purpose. Julien Harneis and his team were at the airport when the strikes hit some 300 meters from them, destroying the air traffic control center, killing staff working there and injuring … Read more
Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko addressed the National Assembly this Friday to present the government’s general policy. Sonko outlined key reforms such as tackling unemployment and migration, guided by the 2050 vision which now serves as the executive’s roadmap for public policy in the country. He also said that his government would submit legislation to repeal … Read more
Senegal’s Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko spoke for hours in parliament on Friday, presenting plans for a new government barely a month after his decisive parliamentary election victory that cemented the authority of President Diomayne Faye, elected at the beginning of the year. He touched on a number of domestic issues, not least a controversial plan … Read more
Strive, an asset management firm founded by Vivek Ramaswamy, filed an application with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to list an exchange-traded fund (ETF) that would invest in convertible bonds linked to bitcoin (BTC) . This financial instrument, called “bitcoin bonds,” includes securities issued by MicroStrategy and other companies that use the … Read more