GSK raises $1.24bn from latest Haleon share sale
British drugmaker GSK said Wednesday it received 978 million pounds ($1.24 billion) from the discounted sale of Haleon shares, reducing its stake to 4.2 per cent in the world's largest…
US approves Vertex/CRISPR gene therapy to treat inherited blood disorder
U.S. health regulator has approved Vertex Pharmaceuticals' CRISPR Therapeutics'. A gene therapy to treat a rare blood disorder requiring regular blood transfusions in patients 12 years of age and older,…
Google is laying off hundreds of ad sales employees
Google is laying off hundreds of employees in its Alphabet-owned ad sales team, the company said Tuesday, marking the latest cuts at the search giant. The move shows that job…
Synopsys buys engineering software company Ansys for $35 billion
Chip design software maker Synopsys said Tuesday it will buy Ansys in a $35 billion deal, acquiring the maker of software used to create products, from aeroplanes to tennis rackets,…
Nokia plans to invest $391 mln in Germany
Nokia announced Wednesday that it plans to invest 360 million euros in software, hardware and chip development at its facilities in Ulm and Nuremberg, Germany. The project is funded by…
Namibia defeats Tunisia at the Nations Cup
Namibia winger Deon Hotto scored in the 88th minute to give them a shock 1-0 win over Tunisia at the Africa Cup of Nations on Tuesday and continued a string…
Two goals in six minutes gave Mali a win over South Africa
Mali took advantage of an early break to beat South Africa 2-0 at the Africa Cup of Nations to take top spot in Group E. Hamari Traoré broke the deadlock…
Tennis racquet maker Wilsons Amer Sports is planning a $1 billion IPO in the US
Tennis racquet maker Wilsons Amer Sport plans to value its $1 billion U.S. initial public offering by the end of January, according to two sources with direct knowledge of the…
Russian missiles hit the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, injuring 17 people
Two Russian missiles hit a residential area in the centre of Kharkiv, Ukraine's second city, injuring 17 people, two of them seriously, and causing severe damage to homes, local authorities…
Iran says it has struck a militant group in Pakistan
Iran says it has struck a militant group in western Pakistan, its third airstrike on another country this week after previous attacks on targets in Iraq and Syria. Iranian state…
