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Novo launches Wegovy weight-loss pill for sale in US

The pill was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration last month, a boon to Novo Nordisk as it looks to regain ground...

Maduro at troubled Brooklyn jail that once held Ghislaine Maxwell

Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores face drug trafficking charges in the United States after being captured in a dramatic overnight raid International News via...

Dollar gains as traders look past Venezuela to flurry of US data

Traders were also keeping a watchful eye on events in Venezuela, after the U.S. raid and capture of President Nicolas Maduro International News via Reuters: The...

UK’s Starmer says Britain was not involved in US strikes on Venezuela

Nigel Farage, leader of the Reform UK party which is currently highest in the opinion polls, said he believed the U.S. actions broke international...

US captures Venezuelan strongman Maduro after strikes, Trump says

Ahead of the overnight strikes, the U.S. had accused Maduro of running a "narco-state" and rigging the 2024 election International News via Reuters: The U.S. attacked...

Venezuela’s Maduro willing to hold ‘serious’ talks with US

The comments echo previous statements by Maduro about his willingness to dialogue with Donald Trump, even as the U.S. president has escalated pressure on...

Dollar climbs to start 2026 after biggest annual drop in eight years

A narrowing interest rate difference between the U.S. and other economies helped fuel sharp gains against the dollar for most major currencies, with the...

US judge orders man accused of planting pipe bombs in Washington to remain in custody 

U.S. District Court Judge Matthew Sharbaugh ordered Brian Cole, 30, to be held without bail as he faces two criminal charges related to the...

New York Mayor Mamdani vows to enact democratic socialist agenda

Mamdani, a member of his party's left-wing democratic socialist faction, was elected last November in a prominent victory that could influence this year's midterm...

US issues fresh sanctions targeting Venezuela’s oil sector

The sanctions mark the latest action in Trump's pressure campaign against Maduro, which has included a ramped-up U.S. military presence in the region International News...

Dollar dismal, yen muted in 2025 but euro shines

Those themes are likely to remain in 2026, suggesting the dollar's dire performance could extend and underpin the behaviour of some of its peers,...

US removes sanctions on former Sberbank executive Alexandra Buriko

Buriko was among a group of senior executives and board members who resigned from Western-sanctioned Sberbank shortly after Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022 International...
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