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A sign for Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis is seen on the roof of a building in Basel, Switzerland, on September 9, 2025.Fabrice Coffrini | AFP | Getty ImagesNovartis, One of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies and leading biotechnology company Genentech announced the discovery of a “dangerous scheme” to import its allergy medicines from Canada into the United States in violation of U.S. Food and Drug Administration regulations.The companies are suing SHARx (the so-called Alternative Funding Program) and Pharmacy Canada over the importation of Xolair, an injectable prescription drug for patients with severe asthma, food allergies and respiratory conditions, into a…

President Donald Trump is trying to keep his options open regarding Iran, but he may see them narrowing. With the third round of talks in Geneva ending in an apparent agreement to hold another “technical” meeting in Vienna next week, the White House must decide whether new diplomacy will yield results or whether it will have to accept a highly unpredictable and potentially brutal step toward war. Militarily, the U.S. signal is clear. This is perhaps the largest increase in air and naval power in the region since the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Refueling planes and some A-10 ground attack…

An emotional Stephen Bunting responded to pundits and fans who had ” given up on him ” ahead of his side’s fourth-night Premier League victory in Belfast, saying he always deserved to be in the tournament.Bunting put in the best performance of his career in his first Premier League win, defeating world number two Luke Humphries 6-4 and scoring a perfect 6-0 win over Johnny Clayton to book a spot in the final against World Championship runner-up Jan van Veen. However, the Dutchman was no match for Bunting and won 6-2, his first win in 20 Premier League games. Use…

block announced Thursday that it would lay off more than 4,000 people, about half of its workforce. Shares soared more than 24% in extended trading. “Today, we shared a difficult decision with our team,” Block co-founder and CEO Jack Dorsey said in a letter to shareholders. “We have almost halved the block from more than 10,000 people to just under 6,000, meaning more than 4,000 people have been asked to leave or are in consultation.”Block Chief Financial Officer Amrita Ahuja said the layoffs position the company for “the next phase of long-term growth.”“We are choosing to change the way we…

FanDuel’s parent flutter entertainment reported fourth-quarter results Thursday that fell short of Wall Street expectations on nearly every measure. FanDuel’s performance in the final quarter of 2025 was affected by bettors losing more often than usual. Flutter CEO Peter Jackson said in an interview with CNBC that gamblers will become discouraged, place fewer bets and use the app less frequently.”It’s fair to say not everything went our way in the fourth quarter,” Jackson said. Flutter stock fell about 7% in extended trading Thursday. Here’s what the company reported in the fourth quarter compared to Wall Street consensus: Revenue: $4.74 billion…

President Maduro’s lawyer said the U.S. government’s actions denied his client the right to choose a lawyer.listen to this article | 2 minutesinformationPublished February 27, 2026February 27, 2026Click here to share on social mediaShare 2shareplus 2 googleAdd Al Jazeera to GoogleinformationKidnapped Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has asked a US judge to drop drug trafficking charges brought against him by the Trump administration, saying the US government is interfering with his constitutional right to self-defense.President Maduro’s lawyers argued Thursday that the case should be thrown out because the U.S. government is blocking the Venezuelan government from paying the legal costs of…

Amirhossein Saidi’s father had encouraged him to stay at home. The 19-year-old computer science student was still recovering from the illness as the protests sweeping across Iran became more dangerous by the day. But Saidi was determined. “Adrenaline rose in my blood,” he told his family. “I’m flying. I want to fly tonight.” Saidi was shot in the face on a Tehran street during a brutal crackdown on protests by Iranian security forces, and by the next evening he had died in his father’s arms, according to relatives in Iran who spoke anonymously to CNN for fear of retaliation. Thousands…

Manager Moeen Ali has welcomed the possibility of using Rehan Ahmed to create a highly spin-heavy attack when England face New Zealand in the Super 8s of the T20 World Cup on Friday.England secured a place in the semi-finals with one game remaining with a two-wicket win over Pakistan thanks to Harry Brook’s 51-ball century. This marks England’s fifth successive run into the last four and will give them a reprieve to rest their players in the final Super 8 match in Colombo, which will be broadcast live on Sky Sports. “I think it’s an opportunity to change the lineup.…

Netflix Staying away from purchase transactions Warner Brothers Discovery After the WBD board on Thursday deemed the revised bid, the studio and streaming assets paramount skydance For a better offer. Earlier this week, Paramount increased its bid to acquire all of WBD for cash from $30 per share to $31 per share. This is the latest amendment to multiple offers put forward by Paramount in recent months since it moved forward with a hostile bid to acquire the company, voiding an agreement between WBD and Netflix to sell the legacy media company’s studio and streaming businesses for $27.75 per share.…

TOPSHOT – Super Mario characters are photographed on a Nintendo display at a home electronics retailer in Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture on June 2, 2025, ahead of the release of the company’s game console “Switch 2.”Richard A. Brooks | AFP | Getty Imagesnintendo From Super Mario to Pokemon, there’s no doubt that it features some of the most famous characters in video games.Now more than ever, the Japanese giant is betting on nostalgic and new gamers to expand the reach of its valuable intellectual property (IP), from movies to merchandise to theme parks, to boost sales of its flagship Switch…