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(Reuters) – Jon Rahm fell short in his bid to successfully defend his Mexico Open title on Sunday but the Spaniard’s second place finish set a new benchmark for the most money won in a single season on the PGA Tour. World number one Rahm, who counts a Masters triumph among his four PGA Tour wins this season, made $839,300 for finishing second at Vidanta Vallarta, bringing his 2022-23 season […]

(Reuters) – Japan’s Astellas Pharma said on Monday it had fully acquired drugmaker IVERIC Bio Inc, through Berry Merger Sub, Inc, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Astellas US Holding, Inc. Astellas bought IVERIC for $40.00 per share in cash, for a total equity value of approximately $5.9 billion. (Reporting by Baranjot Kaur in Bengaluru; Editing by Kim Coghill) Brought to you by www.srnnews.com

By El Tayeb Siddig and Aidan Lewis KHARTOUM (Reuters) -Sudan’s rival military forces accused each other of fresh violations of a ceasefire on Sunday as their deadly conflict rumbled on for a third week despite warnings of a slide towards civil war. Hundreds of people have been killed and thousands wounded since a long-simmering power struggle between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) erupted into conflict […]

(Corrects name of comedian in par 7 to Roy Wood Jr) By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden on Saturday, in a possible preview of a 2024 presidential campaign theme, attacked news outlets he said used “lies told for profit and power” to stir up hatred in the United States, as he coupled his remarks with pointed jokes about Fox News. Speaking at the annual White House […]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican U.S. Senator Tim Scott plans to announce his decision on entering the 2024 presidential on May 22, according to media reports on Sunday, in a potential challenge to former President Donald Trump for the party’s nomination. Scott, only Black Republican in the Senate, has sought to focus on his ability “to disrupt the narrative” of race, while criticizing President Joe Biden and other Democrats on crime, […]

By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea criticised a recent U.S-South Korea agreement to bolster the deployment of American strategic assets in the region for escalating tension to the “brink of a nuclear war,” state media KCNA said on Monday. U.S. President Joe Biden and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol held a summit last week, during which Biden pledged to give Seoul more insight into its nuclear planning […]

By Philip Pullella ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (Reuters) -The Vatican is involved in a peace mission to try to end the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, Pope Francis said on Sunday, adding that it was also ready to help repatriate Ukrainian children taken to Russia or Russian-occupied land. “There is a mission in course now but it is not yet public. When it is public, I will reveal it,” the […]

By Ellen Zhang and Ryan Woo BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s manufacturing activity unexpectedly shrank in April, official data showed on Sunday, raising pressure on policymakers seeking to boost an economy struggling for a post-COVID lift-off amid subdued global demand and persistent property weakness. The official manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI) declined to 49.2 from 51.9 in March, according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics, below the 50-point mark that […]

By Lucinda Elliott and Daniela Desantis ASUNCION (Reuters) -Paraguay’s conservative ruling party candidate Santiago Pena was leading the country’s presidential election with half the votes tallied on Sunday evening, holding onto a lead of 45% versus center-left opposition rival Efrain Alegre on 28%. Sunday’s race was widely expected to be a stern electoral challenge to the Colorado Party, with debates dominated by corruption and the country’s long-standing ties with Taiwan.  […]