Monthly Archives: October 2024
Boxes of Ozempic and Wegovy made by Novo Nordisk are seen at a pharmacy in London, Britain March 8, 2024. Hollie Adams | Reuters A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Healthy Returns newsletter, which brings the latest health-care news straight to your inbox. Subscribe here to receive future editions. Yet another study […]
Boeing boss Kelly Ortberg has warned the company is at a “crossroads” after losses at the aerospace giant surged to roughly $6bn (£4.6bn). Mr Ortbeg, who took over as chief executive in August, said he was working “feverishly” to stabilise the firm, as it works to repair its reputation which has been hit by manufacturing […]
William Shakespeare’s First Folio on display at Christies in London on April 24, 2023. — Reuters A copy of William Shakespeare’s Life of King Henry the Fifth, shortened to Henry V, has been returned to a New Jersey library, 101 years after it was checked out. A woman named Cynthia Delhaie was sorting and cleaning the […]
Smart speakers tell you the weather, play music, answer trivia questions, help you prank your spouse (more on that at the end), and they just might save your life one day. Make sure you know these commands to get help in an emergency by heart. Win an iPhone 16 Pro with Apple Intelligence ($999 value). […]
Humans have long struggled to resist meals rich in carbohydrates — commonly referred to as carbs — and this craving is believed to stem from our early ancestors. For years, it was assumed that early humans primarily consumed a protein-heavy diet to survive the rigors of hunting and evading predators, fostering a deep-seated desire for […]
Kalyn Kahler, ESPNOct 23, 2024, 06:00 AM ET FRISCO, Texas — A tour guide presents a wall display of the Dallas Cowboys‘ proudest achievements to a group of 20-plus people crowded in front of him, many wearing a mix of Cowboys jerseys. At the other end of the hallway, less than a football field away, […]
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping held their first formal talks in five years on Wednesday, signalling that ties between the Asian giants damaged by a deadly military clash in 2020 had begun to recover. The two leaders met on the sidelines of the Brics summit in the Russian city of […]
Novo Nordisk on Tuesday asked the Food and Drug Administration to prevent compounding pharmacies from making unapproved and often cheaper versions of its popular weight loss injection Wegovy and diabetes treatment Ozempic, arguing that the medications are too complex for those manufacturers to make safely. The FDA still has to make a final decision on […]
Thousands of people living along India’s eastern coast fled to inland storm shelters on Wednesday ahead of the expected arrival of a powerful cyclone later this week. Cyclone Dana is likely to hit the coasts of West Bengal and Odisha states —together home to around 150 million people — as a “severe cyclonic storm”, India’s […]
McDonald’s has stopped selling Quarter Pounder hamburgers at about one-fifth of its U.S. restaurants as federal health officials investigate an outbreak of E. coli that has sickened nearly 50 people in 10 states, killing one. The fast-food chain sold about 1 million Quarter Pounders in the timeframe that the illnesses occurred, a McDonald’s spokesperson said […]