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Pfizer signs deal with Metsea after bidding war with Novo Nordisk

The deal comes as Pfizer is attempting to develop its own stake in that market, several months after ending development of a potential pill treatment for obesity

COP30 hears from countries suffering from harms linked to global warming

Ahead of Monday's official kickoff, officials have sought to build support for initiatives to protect forests and to streamline carbon markets

US Supreme Court issues emergency order to block SNAP food aid payments

The food Programme serves about 1 in 8 Americans, mostly with lower incomes

Trump admin asks SC to halt order providing full SNAP payments for Nov

A judge had given the Republican administration until Friday to make the payments through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Programme

US to boycott G20 in South Africa over white farmers issue, says Trump

Trump had already announced he would not attend the annual summit for heads of state from the globe's leading and emerging economies

Cornell to pay $60 mn in deal with Trump admin to restore federal funding

Cornell President Michael Kotlikoff announced the agreement on Friday, saying it upholds the university's academic freedom while restoring more than $250 million in research funding

Republican US Rep. Elise Stefanik to run against New York Guv Kathy Hochul

In a video shared on social media, Stefanik called Democratic Gov Kathy Hochul the worst governor in America and called New York the most unaffordable state in the nation

Denmark govt mulls ban on social media access for children under 15

Such a measure would be among the most sweeping steps yet by a European government to address concerns about the use of social media among teens and younger children

Honda's profit slips as Trump's tariffs take toll on Japanese automakers

Honda lowered its profit projection for the fiscal year through March 2026 to 300 billion yen

Asian shares retreat after falling tech stocks drag Wall Street down

Japan's Nikkei 225 index fell more than 2 per cent early in the session and was trading 1.6 per cent lower at 50,064.38

China's exports fall 1.1% in Oct, hit by 25% drop in shipments to US

Imports rose 1 per cent last month from the year before, compared with 7.4 per cent growth in September

China commissions new aircraft carrier as it seeks to extend power

The Fujian is China's third carrier and the first that it both designed and built itself

Trump admin's 17th strike on alleged drug boat kills 3 in Caribbean water

The attack Thursday killed three people aboard the vessel, Hegseth said, bringing the death toll from the Trump administration's campaign in South American waters up to at least 69

Collapse at retired South Korean power plant leaves at least 3 dead

Five people remain trapped under the rubble, including two whom officials have yet to locate.

Trump hosts Central Asian leaders to counter China's rare earth dominance

Trump and the officials from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan held bilateral meetings in the Oval Office before having a working dinner

Kazakhstan to join Abraham Accords with Israel in boost to Trump initiative

The action, announced on Thursday, is largely symbolic as Kazakhstan has had diplomatic relations with Israel since 1992

OpenAI faces 7 lawsuits claiming ChatGPT drove people to suicide, delusions

The lawsuits filed on Thursday in California state courts allege wrongful death, assisted suicide, involuntary manslaughter and negligence

UN approves US-backed effort to lift sanctions on Syria's president

With the adoption of this text, the council is sending a strong political signal that recognises Syria is in a new era since Assad and his associates were toppled

Russian drone threats prompt Poland, Romania to deploy defensive systems

As well as being deployed in Poland and Romania, Merops will also be used by Denmark

UN climate summit kicks off in Brazil's with hopes for action, US absent

Organisers are hoping this year's Conference of Parties known less formally as COP30 will yield commitments of money and action