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Pfizer amps up push into obesity treatments with $4.9B deal for Metsera

Pfizer amps up push into obesity treatments with $4.9B deal for Metsera

Pfizer is doubling down on obesity treatments by spending $4.9 billion on the development-stage drugmaker Metsera. The COVID-19 vaccine and treatment maker said early Monday that it will pay $47.5...

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Google faces antitrust déjà vu as US seeks to break up its digital advertising business

Google faces antitrust déjà vu as US seeks to break up its digital advertising business

After deflecting the U.S. Justice Department’s attack on its illegal monopoly in online search, Google is facing another attempt to dismantle its internet empire in a trial focused on its abusive ...

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Greece’s once notorious tax system becomes one of Europe’s most efficient

Greece’s once notorious tax system becomes one of Europe’s most efficient

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — With a pristine white exterior, the Greece tax authority’s new headquarters looks out of place on a clogged industrial artery outside Athens. A former shopping mall and ice r...

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What to Stream: Doja Cat, ‘Superman’ and ‘Slow Horses’

What to Stream: Doja Cat, ‘Superman’ and ‘Slow Horses’

Doja Cat’s 15-track album “Vie” and James Gunn’s “Superman” flying to HBO Max are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you. Also among the streaming offerings...

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Australia plans telecom changes after Optus emergency call failure

Australia plans telecom changes after Optus emergency call failure

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia on Monday foreshadowed changes to the country’s telecommunications industry after a major company’s failure to connect hundreds of emergency calls last week w...

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Cyberattack disrupts check-in systems at European airports for a second day

Cyberattack disrupts check-in systems at European airports for a second day

BRUSSELS (AP) — Fallout from a cyberattack that disrupted check-in systems at several European airports extended into a second full day on Sunday, as passengers faced dozens of canceled and delaye...

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