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LONDON, Aug 13 (Reuters) – Swiss drugmaker Novartis on Thursday defeated a bid to invalidate its patent for blockbuster heart drug Entresto, with London’s High Court rejecting a claim by Intas Pharmaceuticals’ Accord Healthcare which was planning a generic rival. The ruling is a boost for Novartis as it navigates a busy period of patent expiries including for Entresto, which makes up about 10% of Novartis’ sales. Novartis’ European patent […]

By Nika Khutsieva MOSCOW, Aug 13 (Reuters) – The leader of Russia’s only registered anti-war party said he will stay in the country and keep pushing for change, despite increased pressure from the authorities that has led to the party’s exclusion from upcoming parliamentary elections. On Monday, the Supreme Court ruled to bar the post-Soviet liberal party, Yabloko, from September’s vote, a decision that leader Nikolai Rybakov told Reuters reflected […]

By Manya Saini Aug 13 (Reuters) – Robinhood’s second venture fund debuted on Thursday, giving retail investors access to early-stage startups that have traditionally been out of reach for all but venture capital firms and wealthy investors. The fintech company raised $225.5 million in the initial public offering of Robinhood Ventures Fund II, which will invest in early- and growth-stage private companies. The fund will focus on current and former […]

STOCKHOLM, Aug 13 (Reuters) – Swedish union IF Metall said on Thursday it will suspend its nearly 3-year long industrial action against Tesla as of August 19. “The reason is that Tesla has bought out all of the union’s striking members at the company. This means that the conflict no longer has any effect,” it said in a statement. The conflict has been ongoing since October 2023 when a group […]

(SRN NEWS)- Germany and France lead the way with the most incidents but the problem is visible all over the Continent.  The Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination Against Christians in Europe reports that there were at least 40 anti-Christian attacks in July alone, targeting individuals, places of worship, religious symbols and cemeteries.  The Observatory says “The July data continue to demonstrate a persistent pattern across Europe.”  Brought to you by www.srnnews.com

(SRN NEWS)-The Pew Research Center has been asking American adults and 56% if they say YES — they would support a ban on social media for anyone under the age of 16.  21% oppose a ban and the rest of respondents can’t make up their minds.  The Pew poll also finds that strong support for keeping children off social media exists amongst men and women, young and old, parents and […]

(SRN NEWS)-The Pew Research Center reports that 77% of all American adults in their 30’s or 40’s have lived together with a romantic partner without the benefit of marriage.  37% have done this more than once.  And the percentages hold remarkably steady across various racial groups and education cohorts.  Cohabitation has simply become normalized across the nation.  Pew also reports that most cohabiting relationships last about 18 months. Brought to you […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Ms. Lauryn Hill and her Fugees’ bandmate Wyclef Jean will bring their pointed and political music to Global Citizen Festival this fall. The headliners, announced Thursday, are a fitting choice. The annual gathering in New York’s Central Park rallies attendees to pressure world leaders to fund a range of antipoverty initiatives at the end of the United Nations General Assembly ‘s yearly high-level meetings. Joining them […]

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian drones struck a major refinery deep inside Russia, military officials said Thursday, the fourth in three days in Kyiv’s monthslong campaign to choke Moscow’s vital oil sector. Russia is one of the world’s biggest energy producers, with oil providing an economic mainstay as its army tries to push deeper into Ukraine in a slow and costly advance more than four years after Moscow launched its […]