Hims & Hers is launching a tracker of GLP-1 shortages to push back against the FDA's recent moves to end compounding copycats of the blockbuster drugs.
More than five years after the devastating fire ravaged Notre Dame, igniting nearly $1 billion in pledged donations within days, restoration chief Philippe Jost says €140 million (around $148 million) still remains from the funds as the cathedral prepares to reopen next month. Jost praised the generosity after the fire and the management of the restoration funds that were "entrusted to someone very attentive and professional," he told a press conference in Paris.
Mozambique has witnessed protests since the country's disputed outcomes of the Oct. 9 elections which saw ruling party Frelimo's candidate Daniel Chapo declared the winner. At least 30 people are reported to have died during the post-election violence which is likely to be high on the agenda of next week's Southern African Development Community summit. Venancio Mondlane, the independent candidate who came second in the elections with 20% of the national vote, is disputing the outcome of the elections and has been calling for nationwide protests.
Russia and North Korea have deepened military ties in recent years.
If it were to reach tropical storm strength, the system would become Tropical Storm Sara — the 18th named storm of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season.
Israel has questioned the impartiality of an International Criminal Court judge appointed to a panel deciding whether an arrest warrant should be issued for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The move could further delay a decision in the case, in which the ICC chief prosecutor filed a request in May for arrest warrants against Netanyahu, Israel's then defence minister, Yoav Gallant, and three Hamas leaders over the Gaza war.
The wait is on for fresh consumer inflation data, as investors weigh whether a Donald Trump White House would whip up price pressures.
Bangladesh's interim leader Muhammad Yunus said Wednesday that world leaders shouldn't be negotiating at United Nations climate talks this year, and countries responsible for warming up the planet should instead just simply provide the funds to deal with the climate crisis. Yunus was chosen to head Bangladesh’s interim government after the nation’s longtime prime minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled abroad.
The outlook for inflation is uncertain as economists warn of potential pressures from Trump policies.
Ivory Coast will create a $500 million green finance fund to support sustainable growth initiatives, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said in a statement. Africa's 54 countries have borne the brunt of climate change, despite releasing far fewer polluting emissions than the industrialised world. Ivory Coast's new facility will be established under the African Green Banks Initiative, a platform working to create a $1.5 billion ecosystem of green investment facilities by 2030 on the continent.
The 71-year-old retiree starts each morning this way with a walking club. Medical experts agree that walking is an easy way to improve physical and mental health, bolster fitness and prevent disease. “You don’t need equipment and you don’t need a gym membership,” said Dr. Sarah Eby, a sports medicine physician with Mass General Brigham.
Democratic governors and state attorneys general are dusting off the playbooks from their offices' pushback against President-elect Donald Trump's policies, but they know it could be a harder battle in his second time in office. Trump's campaign promises included mass deportations of people in the country illegally, and his history includes rolling back environmental regulations and setting the stage for state abortion bans by nominating three new Supreme Court justices who helped overturn Roe v. Wade. Democratic state officials are positioning themselves carry it out.
The only Church of England bishop to publicly demand the resignation of former Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby said Wednesday that his departure wasn't enough to solve the church’s “profound failure” in safeguarding vulnerable people or ease the trauma suffered by victims of abuse. Welby, 68, stepped down Tuesday after an independent review found that he failed to alert police as soon as he learned of serial physical and sexual abuse perpetrated by a volunteer at Christian summer camps. Helen-Ann Hartley, the bishop of Newcastle, said that it was right for Welby to resign, but his departure won’t resolve the institution’s shortcomings.
Climbing gold prices may signal deeper worries about inflation. Here's what to consider now.
US consumer inflation edged higher last month spurred by an increase in housing costs, according to government data published Wednesday, complicating the US Federal Reserve's plans to cut interest rates. The October increase puts a slight spanner in the works of the Federal Reserve, which recently began lowering interest rates in response to easing inflation.
An American live-streamer known for his offensive stunts abroad has been indicted by South Korean authorities for causing a “commotion” at a convenience store, prosecutors said Wednesday.
The Biden administration says "some progress" by Israel to address civilian suffering in Gaza is enough to keep American weapons flowing.
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Families in a tiny Swiss village were packing up Wednesday after authorities issued an evacuation order with a weekend deadline because of the threat of a possible rockslide from a Alpine mountainside overhead. Authorities in charge of the eastern village of Brienz say they analyzed the potential danger with geology and natural-hazards specialists and recommended the precautionary evacuation by 1 p.m. Sunday, they said in a statement Tuesday. Christian Gartmann, a member of the crisis management board in the town of Albula, which counts Brienz in its jurisdiction, says inhabitants of the village, population 90, were preparing quickly.
The Justice Department has charged a man for allegedly leaking highly classified US intelligence about Israel’s plans for retaliation against Iran, according to court documents and a person familiar with the case.
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