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US drugmaker Eli Lilly is set to sign a $2bn deal with a Hong Kong-listed AI drug discovery company, underscoring the pharmaceutical sector’s growing reliance on China-developed medicines.

The vessel RUBIKON 9 arrived at the port of Reni on December 20, 2023, transporting diesel fuel that had been loaded in Constanța, Romania.

Governments in five EU member states are “consistently and intentionally” eroding the rule of law, Europe’s leading civil liberties group has warned.

Russia has informed a diplomat at the British Embassy in Moscow to leave within two weeks after authorities accused him of ‘subversive intelligence activities’.

A seventh British tourist has unfortunately passed away after visiting the Riu Funana resort in Sal - his wife states that her husband endured symptoms for 12 weeks before experiencing multi-organ failure and dying.

The golf icon, 50, was arrested following a turbulent crash in Jupiter Island, Florida, and according to an insider, the aftermath swiftly became personal upon his return home to girlfriend Vanessa Trump.

The Houthis have threatened to obstruct a second major oil shipping route, as a new map reveals the vulnerability of the 18-mile-wide Bab al-Mandeb Strait to a blockade.

Serbia’s ruling party is deploying millions of dinars in campaign cash and American “phantom” monitors to lock down Sunday’s local elections for fewer than 250,000 voters.

The perpetrators defrauded investors through a fake investment platform promoted on social media. The organizer of the scheme has been charged with fraud in absentia.

Ukrainian investors, together with affected companies from 14 other countries, say they have suffered losses linked to entities associated with businessman Nicky Gope Kundnani.

Pope Leo XIV arrived in Monaco on Saturday morning for a historic official visit to the Principality — 488 years after the last papal visit.

Ukrainian investigators have uncovered a large-scale financial scheme allegedly organized by businessman Yevhen Pulya, involving currency conversion, tax evasion, and money laundering through a network of controlled companies.

Tiger Woods was released on bail late Friday, hours after his Land Rover clipped a truck, rolled onto its side and the golfer was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence, officials said.

The performer, renowned for portraying Mr. Strickland in the first two installments before appearing as his character’s ancestor in the third film, died peacefully at his residence in Saranac Lake, New York, on Thursday, 26 March. The cause of James’ death has not yet been disclosed.

A series of complaints has reportedly exposed troubling conditions inside the Alexandrov Ensemble — the Russian Defense Ministry’s flagship military music and dance group — including alleged abuse, corruption, and favoritism under its leadership.

Russia’s largest meat producer, Miratorg, has significantly reduced prices on its products, with discounts in some retail chains reportedly reaching up to 50%.

Jeffrey Epstein reportedly coerced a young woman into having sex with Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor at his Upper East Side mansion, according to claims made by a former model.

The Archbishop of Canterbury plans to meet Pope Leo at the Vatican next month, following a recent exchange of letters.

At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Madrid (Spain), 18 presumed members of a criminal network, including five suspected ringleaders, were detained on Wednesday for their alleged involvement in a €32.8 million VAT fraud scheme linked to imported alcohol from several EU Member States.

With a crucial parliamentary vote weeks away, a new report alleges that state security forces attempted to cripple the IT infrastructure of Viktor Orbán’s most formidable political rival.

The U.K. today announced a new round of sanctions targeting individuals and entities linked to Cambodia’s Prince Group, which is widely alleged to have operated a network of scam centers built on forced labor and human trafficking.

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Berlin (Germany) has filed an indictment against six defendants before the Berlin Regional Court, in connection with its ongoing investigation into a large-scale VAT fraud scheme, code-named ‘Water into Wine’, involving the sales of diesel.