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(Reuters) – Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin, who suffered cardiac arrest in a game last season and needed his heart restarted on the field, has been cleared to rejoin the team and resume full football activities, the NFL club said on Tuesday. Hamlin collapsed during a Jan. 2 game against the Cincinnati Bengals moments after making a tackle and received life-saving CPR on the field as the frightening scene unfolded […]

(Reuters) – Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin, who suffered cardiac arrest in a game last season and needed his heart restarted on the field, has been cleared to rejoin the team and resume full football activities, the NFL club said on Tuesday. Hamlin collapsed during a Jan. 2 game against the Cincinnati Bengals moments after making a tackle and received life-saving CPR on the field as the frightening scene unfolded […]

By Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber and Raghav Mahobe GENEVA (Reuters) -The World Health Organization’s chief called on Tuesday for the parties in the conflict in Sudan to provide access to medical facilities to all those requiring care, warning that medical supplies and personnel in the capital are running low. “I want to be very clear: All parties must ensure unrestricted and safe access to health facilities for those injured and everyone in […]

By Emma Farge and Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber GENEVA (Reuters) -The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said on Tuesday it was nearly impossible to provide humanitarian services around the Sudanese capital Khartoum and warned the country’s health system was at risk of collapse. “The truth is that at the moment it is almost impossible to provide any humanitarian services in and around Khartoum,” Farid Aiywar, IFRC head of […]

By Natalie Grover and Aby Jose Koilparambil (Reuters) -GSK plans to buy Canada-based drug developer Bellus Health Inc in an all-cash deal for $2 billion as the British drugmaker expands its bet on respiratory therapies. The move to replenish its pipeline comes as GSK investors fret about whether there is enough in the medicine cabinet to keep the momentum going into the next decade with expected loss of patent protection […]

By Khalid Abdelaziz, Nafisa Eltahir and Humeyra Pamuk KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Sudan’s rival commanders agreed a 24-hour ceasefire from Tuesday evening, after pressure from U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken over deadly fighting that has engulfed the capital Khartoum and saw shots fired at a U.S. diplomatic convoy. The conflict between Sudan’s armed ruling factions broke out four days ago and has killed at least 185 people across the country, […]

By Sruthi Shankar and Ankika Biswas (Reuters) – The S&P 500 index was little changed on Tuesday as a drop in Goldman Sachs’ profit dampened optimism about resilience in the banking sector, with gains in technology stocks helping keep the index afloat. Goldman Sachs Group Inc dropped 2.5% after its quarterly profit fell 19%, hit by sluggish dealmaking and losses from the sale of some loans from its consumer unit […]

By Sruthi Shankar and Ankika Biswas (Reuters) – The S&P 500 index was little changed on Tuesday as a drop in Goldman Sachs’ profit dampened optimism about resilience in the banking sector, with gains in technology stocks helping keep the index afloat. Goldman Sachs Group Inc dropped 2.5% after its quarterly profit fell 19%, hit by sluggish dealmaking and losses from the sale of some loans from its consumer unit […]

(Reuters) -Southwest Airlines Co has requested the U.S. Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) to pause the airline’s departures, the agency said in a tweet on Tuesday without providing further details. Shares of the airline fell 2.45% in morning trade on Tuesday. Southwest and the FAA did not immediately respond to requests for comment. “We’re aware of intermittent issues with our website and mobile app, but we’re working hard in making sure […]