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By Sachin Ravikumar and Kylie MacLellan LONDON (Reuters) – Britain promised Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy long-range attack drones when he visited the country on Monday as part of European tour aimed at securing new weapons for a counteroffensive against Russia. Zelenskiy met Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at the British leader’s Chequers country residence, where the pair also discussed Ukraine’s request for Western fighter jets. Britain said it would begin basic […]

By Agustin Marcarian GRAN CHACO, Argentina (Reuters) – In the vast Chaco forests of northern Argentina, Noole rests from the fierce sun in the scented shade of dark carob trees on a small farm where her family grows watermelons and potatoes to eat or sell at market. For Noole, an Indigenous Pilaga, and her brother Jose Rolando Fernandez, the trees set the natural rhythm of life, providing food, water and […]

(Reuters) – Dutch drug developer uniQure said on Monday it would sell a part of the royalty rights for the world’s most expensive treatment Hemgenix to HealthCare Royalty and Sagard Healthcare for up to $400 million in cash. Australian drugmaker CSL Ltd had acquired exclusive global rights to Hemgenix in June 2020 from uniQure, which would retain the rights to future milestones totaling up to $1.5 billion and maintain an […]

(Reuters) – Drugmaker Athenex Inc and certain of its subsidiaries voluntarily filed for Chapter 11 proceedings, the company said on Sunday. Athenex reached an agreement with its lenders to move forward with an expedited sale process of its assets, the company said in a statement. The Buffalo, New York-based company has listed estimated assets and liabilities in the range of $100 million-$500 million, according to a filing with the U.S. […]

ZURICH (Reuters) – Novartis on Monday named the intended new board members of Sandoz, the generics business it plans to spin off to shareholders later this year. The Basel company approved the recommendations of Sandoz Chairman-designate Gilbert Ghostine for the 10 members of the board, which will start preparatory work in June. The new members include Francois-Xavier Roger, currently CFO at Nestle, Urs Riedener, former CEO of dairy group Emmi […]

By Gabriela Baczynska BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union’s chief executive said on Monday that Kyiv’s own peace plan should serve as the starting point for any efforts to end Russia’s war in Ukraine, in comments timed to coincide with the start of China’s “political settlement” tour of Europe. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen spoke as a top Chinese envoy began a tour of Europe that Beijing says […]

By Sachin Ravikumar and Kylie MacLellan LONDON (Reuters) – Britain promised Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy long-range attack drones when he visited the country on Monday as part of European tour aimed at securing new weapons for a counteroffensive against Russia. Zelenskiy met Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at the British leader’s Chequers country residence, where the pair also discussed Ukraine’s request for Western fighter jets. Britain said it would begin basic […]

By Sachin Ravikumar and Kylie MacLellan LONDON (Reuters) – Britain promised Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy long-range attack drones when he visited the country on Monday as part of European tour aimed at securing new weapons for a counteroffensive against Russia. Zelenskiy met Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at the British leader’s Chequers country residence, where the pair also discussed Ukraine’s request for Western fighter jets. Britain said it would begin basic […]

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia takes an “extremely negative” view of Britain’s decision to supply Ukraine with more military hardware such as long-range attack drones, but does not believe London’s help will change the course of the conflict, the Kremlin said on Monday. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy arrived in Britain on Monday with a promise of long range attack drones on top of cruise missiles pledged last week, as he tours […]