Pharma lobby blasts 'stupid' pandemic patent plans
Stripping patent protection from Covid-19 treatments is a "mind-bogglingly stupid" idea, the head of a leading pharmaceutical lobby said Wednesday, warning that the move would put industry innovation at risk.
Read moreCyclone churns off California bringing yet more storm misery
An enormous cyclone gyrating off California's coast was bringing heavy rain Wednesday, threatening further floods and landslides in the already sodden state.
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World No.1 Alcaraz to return in Argentina after missing Australian Open
World number one Carlos Alcaraz will make his return to tennis at the Argentina Open in February, after being forced to miss this month's Australian Open due to injury, organizers revealed on Wednesday.
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Trapped sediment in dams 'endangers' water supplies: UN
Thousands of the world's large dams are so clogged with sediment that they risk losing more than a quarter of their storage capacity by 2050, UN researchers said Wednesday, warning of the threat to water security.
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WHO seeks more China Covid data, praises us 'transparency'
The WHO reiterated Wednesday the need for China to share more data on its explosive Covid outbreak, while praising Washington's "radical transparency" in its efforts to battle a new sub-variant.
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'Banshees,' 'Fabelmans' and 'Everything Everywhere' rack up film nominations
"The Banshees of Inisherin," "The Fabelmans" and "Everything Everywhere All at Once" racked up key nominations from Hollywood's actors and directors unions Wednesday, as the movie award season begins to take shape.
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Hellish day at US airports after air traffic outage
Thousands of flights were canceled or delayed in the United States Wednesday following an hours-long nationwide grounding of departures due to an outage of a key computer system used by pilots.
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Moshiri backs Lampard amid Everton turmoil
Everton owner Farhad Moshiri insisted on Wednesday he remains supportive of under-fire manager Frank Lampard amid mounting calls for change in the dugout and the boardroom at the struggling Premier League club.
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Osaka announces pregnancy and promises return in 2024
Former world number one Naomi Osaka announced on Wednesday that she is pregnant and will be taking a break from tennis until 2024.
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Conway hits hundred as New Zealand thump Pakistan to level series
Opener Devon Conway hit a sparkling hundred to help New Zealand achieve a convincing 79-run win over Pakistan in the second one-day international in Karachi on Wednesday.
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