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WASHINGTON (AP) — US imposes new round of Russia sanctions in coordination with G-7 allies on anniversary of Ukraine invasion. Brought to you by www.srnnews.com

A European medical committee says regulators should reject Merck’s COVID-19 treatment Lagevrio for European Union use. The drugmaker said that a European Medicines Agency committee has recommended marketing authorization refusal for the antiviral pill. More than two dozen countries have already approved or authorized the pill, including the United States. Merck said Friday that it plans to appeal the recommendation from the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use. Lagevrio […]

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippines’ chances of retaining special trading incentives, including slashed tariffs for a wide array of products, would be boosted if it decides to free a long-detained opposition leader and rejoin the International Criminal Court, a group of European parliamentarians said Friday. The European Union trade incentives under the so-called Generalized Scheme of Preferences, or GSP Plus, for the Philippines and seven other developing countries are […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — An inflation gauge closely tracked by the Federal Reserve accelerated in January. Brought to you by www.srnnews.com

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Zia Cooke scored 19 points and Kierra Fletcher had 15 as No. 1 South Carolina spoiled Tennessee’s pack-the-paint strategy in a 73-60 victory Thursday night. The Gamecocks (28-0, 15-0 Southeastern Conference) clinched at least a tie for the regular-season conference title. “We’re blessed,” South Carolina coach Dawn Staley said. “We’re a low-maintenance, high-performance team. Can’t ask for more than that.” The Lady Volunteers (20-10, 12-3) jammed […]

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The Russian anti-doping agency has filed an appeal in the case of Kamila Valieva, the Court of Arbitration for sport said Friday, but it has asked for the teenage figure skater to be punished with as little as a reprimand and keep her Olympic gold medal. CAS confirmed registering three separate appeals — from the Russian agency known as RUSADA, the World Anti-Doping Agency and the […]

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Friday he plans to present to other Group of Seven countries a set of “new ideas” for sanctions against Russia over its war on Ukraine when he hosts an online G-7 summit later in the day to mark the one-year anniversary of the start of the invasion. Kishida, as this year’s G-7 president, told a news conference he also planned to […]

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Police in Nigeria arrested a lawmaker who allegedly was carrying nearly $500,000 in cash in a battleground state a day before the country’s presidential and parliamentary elections, raising fresh concerns Friday about the influence of money in the vote. Chinyere Igwe, a member of Nigeria’s House of Representatives, was found traveling with the money inside a bag in his car around 2 a.m. along with a […]

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — A wrecked Russian tank put on display in Berlin, a bloody cake with a skull on top of it left in a Belgrade street and Ukraine’s yellow-and-blue flag held aloft in the sizzling Bangkok sun were among the memorials, stunts and ceremonies held across the world Friday to mark the anniversary of Moscow’s full-scale invasion of its neighbor. The rusting T-72 tank was placed outside the […]