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Pfizer wins $107.5 million from AstraZeneca in US cancer drug patent trial
(Reuters) - AstraZeneca owes Pfizer $107.5 million in damages, a Delaware federal jury said on Friday after finding that AstraZeneca's blockbuster lung cancer drug Tagrisso violated its Wyeth unit's patent rights.
North Korea's Kim seeks to shore up nuclear force, oversees missile test, KCNA says
SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered accelerated production to strengthen the country's nuclear force more rapidly, on the same day he oversaw a test of tactical ballistic missiles with new guidance system, state media KCNA said on Saturday.
Canada asks chemical plants to check pollution after leaks hit Indigenous community
TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada on Friday ordered some petrochemical plants in Ontario to take strict measures to control pollution from cancer-causing chemical benzene after release from a facility forced a First Nation community to declare a state of emergency.
Gunmen kill three Spanish tourists in Afghanistan's central Bamyan province
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US, TikTok seek fast-track schedule, ruling by Dec. 6 on potential ban
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Justice Department and TikTok on Friday asked a U.S. appeals court to set a fast-track schedule to consider the legal challenges to a new law requiring China-based ByteDance to divest TikTok's U.S. assets by Jan. 19 or face a ban.
Golf-Morikawa in PGA contention after five straight birdies
(Reuters) - Five birdies in a row put American Collin Morikawa in good position heading into PGA Championship weekend, as the former winner harnessed a red-hot putter to card a six-under par second-round 65 in Louisville, Kentucky on Friday.
Trapped US doctors are out of Gaza, White House says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group of U.S. medical workers left the Gaza Strip after getting stuck at the hospital where they were providing care, the White House said on Friday. Reports emerged earlier this week of American doctors being unable to leave Gaza after Israel closed the Rafah border crossing, including 10 from the U.S.-based Palestinian American Medical Association, who had intended to leave after a two-week mission at the European Hospital in Khan Younis, a city near Rafah in southern Gaza.
Swedish EV maker Polestar gets Nasdaq notice on potential de-listing
(Reuters) -Swedish electric vehicle firm Polestar said on Friday it was notified by the Nasdaq for not meeting the exchange's listing rules related to the timely filing of the company's annual report with the U.S. securities regulator.
White House's Sullivan heading to Saudi Arabia and Israel this weekend
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan will travel on Saturday to Saudi Arabia for talks with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and will visit Israel on Sunday to see Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Cargo movement slows at Brazil southern port amid flooding, officials say
SAO PAULO (Reuters) -The Rio Grande port authority said the impact of excess rains and heavy flooding on cargo shipments will only be possible to assess at the end of the month, according to a statement on Friday in response to questions from Reuters.
France accuses Azerbaijan of meddling in New Caledonia with social media campaign
PARIS (Reuters) - France accused Azerbaijan on Friday of fanning the flames of riots in the French-ruled Pacific island of New Caledonia by flooding social media with what it said were misleading photos and videos targeting French police.
US State Dept issues worldwide alert amid threat of violence against LGBTQ+ community
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department on Friday issued a worldwide caution security alert, saying it is aware of increased potential for foreign terrorist organization-inspired violence against LGBTQ+ people and events.
Ex-Trump lawyer Eastman pleads not guilty in Arizona electors case
(Reuters) - John Eastman, the first of 18 defendants accused of illegally seeking to claim Arizona's 2020 electoral votes for then-U.S. President Donald Trump to appear before a state judge, pleaded not guilty on Friday.
Portuguese speaker defends lawmaker's race remarks as free speech
LISBON (Reuters) - A comment made by a far-right lawmaker in Portugal's parliament on Friday that opponents have criticised as racist has sparked a storm over whether or not such remarks should be considered as protected free speech.
US flag is sacred, White House says, amid flap involving Supreme Court's Alito
(Reuters) -A report about a U.S. flag flying upside-down in January 2021 outside Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito's home caused a furor in Washington, with the White House saying on Friday President Joe Biden believes the flag is sacred and a senior senator calling for Alito to step aside from two key cases.
Man who attacked Pelosi's husband with hammer gets 30 years in prison
(Reuters) -The man who broke into former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's home in 2022 and assaulted her husband with a hammer was sentenced on Friday to 30 years in prison, federal prosecutors said.
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