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Some air travelers bothered by their flight’s emissions turn to carbon offsets. Do they work?

So you’re booking your flight, and just when you’re about to check out, the airline asks if you’d like to pay a little something to offset your share of the flight’s pollution. Or, maybe you’re an environmentally minded person, and you’ve heard you can ...
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Genmab to buy Dutch cancer drugmaker Merus for $8 billion

OSLO (Reuters) -Denmark’s Genmab has agreed to acquire Merus NV, a Nasdaq-listed Dutch biotech firm developing a head-and-neck cancer drug, for $8 billion in cash, the two companies said in a statement on Monday. Genmab will pay $97 per share for Merus, the companies said, ...
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GSK CEO Walmsley to exit early as insider Miels tapped to rev up pipeline

By Yadarisa Shabong (Reuters) -GSK’s CEO Emma Walmsley will step down at the end of the year and be replaced by insider Luke Miels, the drugmaker said on Monday, a surprise switch as the British firm looks to rev up its pipeline and navigate U.S. ...
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Indonesian president defends free meals programme after 6,000 suffer food poisoning

JAKARTA (Reuters) -Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto on Monday defended his ambitious plan to provide free meals for children after some 6,000 cases of food poisoning, saying the percentage of those affected was small and the programme was still finding its footing. The food poisonings have ...
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Factbox-Who is GSK’s next CEO Luke Miels?

(Reuters) -British drugmaker GSK named insider Luke Miels as its CEO designate on Monday to succeed Emma Walmsley, who will step down after nine years in the role. Miels will be tasked with leading a new phase for the company and delivering GSK’s sales target ...
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Cannabis stocks surge after Trump endorses cannabidiol for senior healthcare

By Johann M Cherian (Reuters) -Shares of pot companies climbed in premarket trading on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump advocated the potential benefits from the use of cannabidiol in senior healthcare in a social media post. Trump had said last month his administration was looking ...
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Kala Bio scraps development of eye disease drug after trial failure

(Reuters) -Drug developer Kala Bio said on Monday it will stop developing its experimental treatment for a type of eye disease after the drug failed to meet the main goal in a mid-stage study. The study evaluating drug KPI-012 did not meet the main goal ...
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CEO of drugmaker GSK to step down by year’s end

LONDON (AP) — GSK Chief Executive Emma Walmsley, the first woman to lead a major pharmaceutical company, will step down Dec. 31 after more than eight years at the head of the London-based drugmaker. Walmsley, 56, will be replaced by Luke Miels, currently GSK’s chief ...
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Enanta’s RSV treatment misses main goal in mid-stage study

(Reuters) -Enanta Pharmaceuticals said on Monday its treatment for respiratory syncytial virus failed to shorten the time taken to reduce the severity of some symptoms, missing the primary goal of a mid-stage study. Shares of the company were down 9% in premarket trading. While the 186-patient ...
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Germany assumes 15% U.S. tariff rate will apply to pharma, heavy trucks

BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany expects the United States to apply a 15% tariff rate to pharmaceuticals and heavy trucks, a government spokesperson said during a regular press conference on Monday. U.S. President Donald Trump unveiled sweeping new import tariffs last week, ...
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Maine’s food pantries stare down volunteer shortage while anticipating cuts

WINTERPORT, Maine (AP) — Phylis Allen spends her days looking for things. She searches for potatoes at Sam’s Club, cheap beets and ginger at Walmart and a local grocery store. She studies the weekly inventory from Good Shepherd, Maine’s only food bank, for good ...
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Miller files ‘parental rights’ constitutional amendment, blasts Illinois’ policies

(The Center Square) – Illinois U.S. Rep. Mary Miller says parental rights are being diminished and it’s time they speak up. Before filing a proposed constitutional amendment relating to ...
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