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Biden election bid teeters as Democratic senator urges drop out
US President Joe Biden walks to the White House in Washington, DC, on July 7, 2024, after attending campaign events in Pennsylvania. Chris Kleponis | Afp | Getty ImagesPresident Joe Biden is set to face reporters at a potentially…
Britain’s largest water utility grapples with $19.7 billion debt pile
Engineers from a Thames Water leak hunting team unloads equipment from their van during a night shift in London, UK, on Wednesday, May 2, 2023. The chief executive of Britain's biggest water supplier stepped down with immediate effect on…
Pfizer weight loss pill moves forward as once-daily version
Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesPfizer on Thursday said it will move forward with a once-daily version of its weight loss pill, danuglipron, after it saw "encouraging" data in an ongoing early-stage study.The company evaluated…
Macron comments on France’s election results, calls for coalition
France's President Emmanuel Macron exits a polling booth, adorned with curtains displaying the colors of the flag of France, to vote in the second round of France's legislative election at a polling station in Le Touquet, northern France…
Apple reaches deal with EU to open up mobile payments system to rivals
The European Union flag displayed on a mobile phone screen in front of the Apple logo on July 2, 2024.Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty ImagesLONDON — EU antitrust regulators on Thursday accepted commitments from Apple to allow access to its tap…
NATO condemns China as a ‘decisive enabler’ of Russia’s war in Ukraine
The NATO logo seen during the coalition's summit in Washington D.C. on July 10.Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesIn NATO's most serious denunciation of China to date, the military coalition labeled Beijing a "decisive enabler" of Russia…
UK economic growth May 2024
City of London skyline on 10th June 2024 in London, United Kingdom. The City of London is a city, ceremonial county and local government district that contains the primary central business district CBD of London. The City of London is…
Japan worried about ‘transactional’ Trump presidency, Pesek says
Prime Minister of Japan Shinz Abe, and U.S. President Donald Trump hold a joint press conference in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, June 7, 2018.Cheriss May | NurPhoto | Getty ImagesPesek said that…
China’s robotaxi push sparks concerns about job security for drivers
More than 70% of Baidu Apollo Go robotaxi rides in Wuhan were fully driverless as of April, and the company said in May it expected 100% of the rides to be completely autonomous in coming quarters.Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty…
Man caught smuggling 104 live snakes in his pants at China border
Image of Chinese customs officers holding bags of snakes seized at the Futian Port shared on July 9, 2024Source: General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of ChinaA man attempting to smuggle 104 live snakes in his pants…