AbbVie to buy drug maker Cerevel for $8.7bn
AbbVie said on Wednesday it would buy Cerevel Therapeutics, a developer of drugs to treat neurological diseases, for about $8.7bn to offset proceeds from its arthritis drug Humira.
Bird flu was detected at another poultry farm in Germany
About 6,700 ducks and geese will be slaughtered after an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza on a farm in eastern Germany, authorities said Thursday. The disease was confirmed…
Disney begins integrating Hulu into its Disney+ streaming service
The Walt Disney Company on Wednesday began offering Hulu as part of its eponymous streaming service, supplementing its Disney+ family content with more general entertainment programming such as FX's intense…
Apple will release new iPad and M3 MacBook Air to combat weak sales
Apple plans to release several new models, including a faster MacBook Air and two updated iPads, early next year to help combat a slump in device sales, Bloomberg News reported,…
Meta will start fully encrypting Facebook and Messenger messages
Meta Platforms has announced that it has begun rolling out end-to-end encryption for all private chats and calls on Messenger and Facebook. The social media giant said the end-to-end encryption…
Italian sports prosecutors seek four-year ban for Pogba
Italian sports prosecutors have requested a four-year suspension for Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba over doping allegations, sports daily Gazzetta dello Sport and other Italian media reported. Pogba was suspended in…
McTominay scored a double and led Man United to a 2-1 win over Chelsea
Manchester United's Scott McTominay continued his prolific scoring form, scoring goals either side of half-time and leading his side to a deserved 2-1 Premier League victory over Chelsea at Old…
Manchester City lost to Aston Villa with a score of 1-0
Aston Villa beat Manchester City with a thoroughly deserved 1-0 win on Wednesday thanks to a deflected Leon Bailey strike, leaving the reigning Premier League champions in an unfamiliar fourth…
Greece and Turkey agree to rectify their relations
In an unprecedented visit by Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan to Greece, the two countries, long at loggerheads, agreed to focus on maintaining good neighbourly relations, keeping channels of communication open,…
Boris Johnson denies he wanted to “blow up” COVID
Former prime minister Boris Johnson told the British enquiry into COVID that any suggestion he wanted to allow the virus to "break out" was "rubbish" and "completely wrong". The enquiry…
