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Pfizer eyes big drop in Covid-related revenues in 2023

Pfizer eyes big drop in Covid-related revenues in 2023

After two straight years of surging sales due to Covid-19 products, Pfizer projected a steep decline in 2023 revenues as demand for vaccines and therapeutics ebbs.

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49 boys drown in Pakistan boating accident

49 boys drown in Pakistan boating accident

Forty-nine children died when their overloaded boat capsized in northwest Pakistan, police said Tuesday after divers spent three days dragging bodies from freezing waters.

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US Fed starts policy meeting with smaller rate hike likely

US Fed starts policy meeting with smaller rate hike likely

US central bankers opened a two-day policy meeting Tuesday on rising expectations that they will slow the pace of interest rate hikes again, as inflation begins to fade.

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After turbulent year, UBS upbeat with eye on Asia

After turbulent year, UBS upbeat with eye on Asia

Swiss banking giant UBS voiced optimism for 2023 on Tuesday, hoping that higher interest rates and a swelling business in Asia would boost its results following a turbulent 2022.

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In new jolt to Dallas Zoo, two tamarin monkeys go missing

In new jolt to Dallas Zoo, two tamarin monkeys go missing

Two emperor tamarin monkeys have gone missing at the Dallas Zoo, the latest in a string of bizarre animal incidents to rock the facility in the US state of Texas.

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'Only we can lose it now': Serie A title fever in Naples

'Only we can lose it now': Serie A title fever in Naples

Serie A title fever is sweeping Naples as the football-mad city hopes that rampant Napoli will end more than three decades of waiting to be crowned kings of Italy.

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Mbappe, Messi and Neymar in same team not hindering PSG, says Galtier

Mbappe, Messi and Neymar in same team not hindering PSG, says Galtier

Paris Saint-Germain coach Christophe Galtier has denied that playing Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe and Neymar all together in the same side has a negative impact on the team's balance, as the Brazilian was ruled out of Wednesday's match at Montpellier.

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UK police unveil reforms decades after Hillsborough disaster

UK police unveil reforms decades after Hillsborough disaster

UK police chiefs on Tuesday apologised to the victims of the 1989 Hillsborough football disaster as they unveiled plans for "essential reform", including measures to prevent evidence being lost or destroyed.

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GM profits rise after record quarter in North America

GM profits rise after record quarter in North America

General Motors rode a strong performance in North America to higher fourth-quarter profits and said Tuesday that an easing in logistics problems has helped brighten its outlook for 2023.

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Russian Olympic chief says athletes must compete without restrictions

Russian Olympic chief says athletes must compete without restrictions

The head of Russia's Olympic Committee said Tuesday that athletes representing Russia must not be subjected to different conditions from those of other countries, amid a growing row over their participation in the 2024 Paris Games.

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