'Patients pay the tariff': Swiss pharma CEO warns of Trump's generic drug tariff threat
Sandoz CEO Richard Saynor warns steep U.S. tariffs on imported generic drugs could force manufacturers to raise prices or cut supply.
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Visa tells CNBC it is expanding data offering for blockchain lenders as demand for stablecoin-linked cards surges
Visa is doubling down on blockchain-powered financial services with a new program to help issuers of stablecoin-linked cards access loans.
Syria’s transition hinges on justice for all, UN Human Rights Council hears
A successful and lasting transition in Syria requires comprehensive accountability, inclusion and guarantees that violations will not be repeated, UN independent investigators told the Human Rights Council in Geneva on T...
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Iran War: Iran Working to Speed Retaliation Tempo as It Fires on Tankers, at US Warships and Ansar Allah Escalates Against Saudi Oil Facilities; Brent Flirts With $100 as Trump Hand Waves | naked capitalism
Todays Iran war news: Iran is pressing the US with careful escalation as Ansar Allah hits Saudi production assets, and gooses oil prices
America’s Commitment to Africa
U.S. lawmakers have proved unusually unified when it comes to African trade. On Sept. 2, President Donald Trump signed legislation extending the African
In Gaza, women-headed households face ‘impossible choices’ to survive
In war-torn Gaza, a growing number of women-headed households face “impossible decisions” every day, amid ongoing Israeli airstrikes and still-scarce resources, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday.
Crypto platforms have lost over $3.63 billion to cyberattacks — even though most of them did security checks
More than 60% of cryptocurrency platforms that lost money due to cyberattacks had undergone independent security audits, CoinGecko said.
Canada's retaliatory tariffs worth CA$27.6 billion take effect as trade rift with U.S. deepens
Duties on Canadian imports of U.S. steel and aluminum products have doubled to 50% as a trade war between Washington and Ottawa intensifies.
Arm's CEO says AI could cure cancer, but data centers are creating a bottleneck
Getting there, however, will require enormous amounts of computing power, Haas said.
Tobacco use can undermine fertility, UN health agency warns
Smoking very likely makes it harder to have a baby, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) warned in a new publication issued on Tuesday, highlighting that women who smoke have a 40 per cent higher risk of infertility co...
One Canadian province is betting that being nice to Trump works
Alberta is the only remaining province with neither a ban nor a retaliatory levy on US alcohol imports.