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Nobel chemistry prize 2024 goes to trio of protein pioneers
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Europe launches Hera asteroid probe on SpaceX rocket
Date: October 8, 2024
PARIS (Reuters) – Europe’s Hera asteroid probe blasted off from Florida on a SpaceX rocket on Monday, beginning a two-year voyage to revisit an asteroid bashed off course by NASA’s DART spacecraft in 2022. The return visit to the Dimorphos asteroid two years after the historic collision marks the latest step in efforts to...
Pfizer wins bid to invalidate GSK’s patents over RSV vaccine
Date: October 8, 2024
LONDON (Reuters) – Pfizer on Monday won a bid in a London court to invalidate two of GSK’s patents relating to a respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine. The two pharmaceutical giants are among a number of companies in competition for a vaccine for RSV, which typically causes cold-like symptoms but is also a leading...
Italgas sees double-digit income growth to 2030, ups minimum dividend rise
Date: October 7, 2024
By Francesca Landini and Cristina Carlevaro MILAN (Reuters) -Italy’s biggest gas distributor Italgas expects double-digit growth in net income and core profit under a new plan to 2030, after signing a 5.3 billion euro deal to acquire smaller rival 2i Rete Gas on Saturday. The group said on Monday it would ensure its dividends...
Factbox-2024 Nobel prizes announced this week
Date: October 7, 2024
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – The Nobel prizes are to be announced this week, starting with the award for medicine or physiology on Monday. The awards, which are also given for achievements in physics, chemistry, literature and peace, come with a prize amount of 11 million Swedish crowns ($1.1 million) while the recognition alone can spur...
Soccer-Beleaguered Man United battle to 0-0 draw at Villa
Date: October 7, 2024
BIRMINGHAM, England (Reuters) -Manchester United ground out a 0-0 draw at Aston Villa on Sunday with the club suffering their worst start to a season in the Premier League era and speculation rife about the future of under-fire manager Erik ten Hag. The draw sends Unai Emery’s men into the international break in fifth...
Dollar hovers near six-week high ahead of US jobs report; sterling attempts recovery
Date: October 4, 2024
By Ankur Banerjee and Medha Singh SINGAPORE/LODNON (Reuters) – The dollar hovered near a six-week high on Friday ahead of crucial jobs data that could dictate the path of U.S. interest rates, while the yen jumped, capping a turbulent week hit by uncertainty over Japan’s monetary policy outlook. The dollar was also boosted by...