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By Libby George and Karin Strohecker LONDON, Aug 17 (Reuters) – War, tariffs and AI gyrations have done little to dent the flow of cash into emerging markets, as reforms, deeper local capital markets and diversification away from U.S. assets reshape the asset class. Global shocks that once triggered sharp sell-offs across developing economies have failed to derail investor demand this year, with emerging market debt inflows at a more […]

By Richa Naidu VEVEY, Switzerland, August 17 (Reuters) – Nestle is seeking to turn the rise of GLP-1 weight-loss drugs from a threat into a business opportunity, using artificial intelligence and nutritional science to develop products aimed at millions of consumers taking medicines such as Ozempic and Wegovy. The rapid adoption of drugs made by Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly has fuelled investor concerns that appetite-suppressing medicines could permanently reduce […]

BEIJING, Aug 17 (Reuters) – Top Chinese officials led by President Xi Jinping gathered in the Great Hall of the People on Monday to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of late leader Jiang Zemin, who led China in a pivotal phase in its rise from a marginal economy to a global growth engine. Jiang, who died in 2022 at the age of 96, confounded naysayers and led the […]

Arizona Cardinals rookie running back Jeremiyah Love is expected to miss the rest of the preseason with a high ankle sprain, ESPN reported on Sunday. The Cardinals are hopeful that Love will be available for their regular-season opener at the Los Angeles Chargers on Sept. 13, per the report. After Arizona coach Mike LaFleur said following the Cardinals’ game against the Las Vegas Raiders on Friday that he didn’t expect […]

HANOI, Aug 17 (Reuters) – Vietnam’s aviation authority said warnings of a tail strike on the runway and low tyre pressure were triggered shortly after a Vietnam Airlines Boeing 787 took off from Munich on Sunday, prompting the aircraft to return to the German airport at the weekend. The Hanoi-bound aircraft circled for more than two hours to burn fuel before returning to Munich after reportedly overrunning the runway during […]

Aug 17 (Reuters) – Belgian-Dutch immunology company argenxARGX.BR said its drug efgartigimod met the primary endpoint in a late-stage study treating adults with autoimmune myositis, showing significant improvement in disease activity. The Phase 3 trial demonstrated rapid and sustained benefits over a placebo for two subtypes of the muscle-weakening disease, including one that currently has no approved therapies. TRIAL RESULTS • Patients treated with the drug had a 15.4-point greater […]

The final season of “Outer Banks” and a new album from Anthony Hopkins (yes, Sir Anthony Hopkins) are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you. Also among the streaming offerings worth your time this week, as selected by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists: Weezer’s 20th album, the survival horror game “The Sinking City 2” and “Mother Mary,” which kicked off Anne Hathaway’s […]

The attacks began on a July weekend and have continued for a month, stretching from Moscow and St. Petersburg, to cities in the south, and eastward to the Ural Mountains. The targets weren’t oil refineries, maritime hubs or arms plants hit by other Ukrainian strikes, but warehouses that bring the convenience of online shopping across the breadth of Russia. Ukraine’s drones have pummeled the giant depots belonging to Wildberries, Russia’s […]

REO, Indonesia (AP) — Thousands of people were still waiting for aid on the Indonesian island of Flores as the country celebrated its 81st Independence Day on Monday, days after a powerful earthquake killed at least 54 people, injured dozens and damaged hundreds of homes and other buildings. Many residents spent the day mourning victims, searching for loved ones and waiting for aid to arrive to communities still cut off […]