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Soaring temperatures in Europe near history as wildfires rage in Greece and Swiss Alps
An unrelenting heatwave stretching throughout southern Europe is expected to force temperatures near to a record on Tuesday, with emergency workers in Spain, Greece and the Swiss Alps battling to incorporate wildfires. Italy, Spain and Greece are all forecast to see the mercury shoot higher than 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) as a second heatwave […]
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Private investment in space firms shows ‘signs of stabilization’ in Q2 after steady decline
Senior satellite technician Chris Summers completes the final pre-flight checks on satellites Kepler-16 and Kepler-17. Kepler Communications Private investment in space companies, especially from venture capital, showed “signs of stabilization” in the second quarter after steady declines over the past year, according to a report Monday by New York-based Space Capital. Investment in space companies […]
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Eli Lilly expects FDA decision on Alzheimer’s treatment donanemab by the end of the year
Eli Lilly and Company, Pharmaceutical company headquarters in Alcobendas, Madrid, Spain. Cristina Arias | Cover | Getty Images Eli Lilly on Monday said it applied for full U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval of its Alzheimer’s treatment, donanemab, and expects the agency to make a decision by the end of the year. Eli Lilly is […]
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Italy warns ‘peak of the warmth is coming,’ troubles red notify for 16 towns as temperatures soar
A tiny female wets her hat simply because it is also very hot in the Elephant Fountain in Piazza Duomo when her father wets his head on July 15, 2023 in Catania, Italy. Fabrizio Villa | Getty Pictures Information | Getty Photographs Meteorologists in Italy on Monday warned that a period of time of intense […]
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When El Niño exacerbates global warming: Record heat, record flooding, record wildfires
Traffic warden Rai Rogers mans his street corner during an 8-hour shift under the hot sun in Las Vegas, Nevada on July 12, 2023, where temperatures reached 106 degrees amid an ongoing heatwave. More than 50 million Americans are set to bake under dangerously high temperatures this week, from California to Texas to Florida, as […]
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Eli Lilly to acquire obesity drug maker Versanis for $1.9 billion
Eli Lilly and Company, Pharmaceutical company headquarters in Alcobendas, Madrid, Spain. Cristina Arias | Cover | Getty Images Eli Lilly on Friday said it will acquire Versanis, a privately held obesity drug maker, for up to $1.93 billion to boost the pharmaceutical giant’s weight loss treatment portfolio. Eli Lilly agreed to pay Versanis shareholders in […]
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FDA says soda sweetener aspartame is safe, disagreeing with WHO finding on possible cancer link
Cans of PepsiCo’s Pepsi Zero Sugar soda are displayed for an arranged photograph taken in Tiskilwa, Illinois, on Wednesday, April 17, 2019. Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images The U.S. Food and Drug Administration disagrees with a World Health Organization finding that the widely used soda sweetener aspartame possibly causes cancer in humans, saying […]
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WHO says soda sweetener aspartame may cause cancer, but it’s safe within limits
A can of Diet Coke in a supermarket, as an artificial sweetener commonly used in thousands of products including diet fizzy drinks, ice cream and chewing gum is to be listed as posing a possible cancer risk to humans, according to reports. Yui Mok | Pa Images | Getty Images The World Health Organization on […]
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History heat satisfies record wildfires in Canada, and scientists say this is the new actuality
An aerial watch of wildfire of Tatkin Lake in British Columbia, Canada on July 10, 2023. BC Wildfire Company | Anadolu Company | Getty Pictures Document higher temperatures and a history fireplace year are hitting Canada at the similar time this summer months, main to an unprecedented mixture of heat, hearth and dangerous smoke plumes. […]
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Musk discusses his new business xAI, ‘superintelligence,’ and China
Chief Executive Officer of SpaceX and Tesla and operator of Twitter, Elon Musk attends the Viva Know-how meeting devoted to innovation and startups at the Porte de Versailles exhibition centre on June 16, 2023 in Paris, France. Chesnot | Getty Photographs In an hour-lengthy dialogue on Twitter Areas on Wednesday night time, Twitter proprietor and […]
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