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Iran delegation to present narrative of resilience, diplomacy at UNGA
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European drugmakers say they are ‘losing ground’ to US and Chinese rivals
Some of continent’s biggest pharma firms write to national leaders calling for action to safeguard their futures Some of Europe’s biggest pharmaceutical companies have said the continent is “losing ground” to rivals including the US and China in developing new drugs and attracting investment. The chairs of nine companies, including Britain’s AstraZeneca, GSK and Denmark’s Novo Nordisk, wrote to Andy Burnham and the national leaders of other European countries on Tuesday to call for action to “safeguard our companies’ future”. Continue reading...
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Trump delivers message to Putin: ‘Settle the war’ - Europe live
The US president made the comments as he arrives at the UN headquarters in New York Nordic correspondent Emotions among Greenlanders are a mixture of hope, scepticism and fear ahead of the signing of a new much vaunted deal on Arctic security between the US, Greenland and Denmark. “There have been many different reactions in Greenland because they are talking about a deal but no one can see the deal, we don’t know what it is all about, and what’s in it for us or what’s in it. Also, because we have been terrorised as a people for the last 1.5 years by the American president, so many people feel no trust at all.” Continue reading...
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Gums, gingkos and a golden wych elm: voting for Victoria’s tree of the year
From Carlton to Castlemaine, the National Trust of Victoria competition aims to raise awareness about trees Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A decades-old shady eucalyptus, an elm beloved by thousands of commuters, and a type of gingko once thought to be extinct in the wild are among the finalists for Victoria’s tree of the year. The competition run by the National Trust of Victoria started in 2016 as a way to raise awareness about trees around Victoria and advocate for their protection by celebrating significant trees. Continue reading...
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Alex Antic’s rise in SA Liberals has coincided with a collapse in the party’s vote. Is there further to fall?
Election of rightwing senator – once called a ‘vote-losing machine’ – as state president in South Australia takes party further from the centre Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast Rogue Liberal senator Alex Antic says he will give “back some voice” to party members now that he has been elected as state president in South Australia. Many of those members are part of “ Alex’s Army ”, the evangelical and Pentecostal Christians the federal MP recruited into the operational wing of the party. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s Politics, really newsletter here Continue reading...
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Autopsy shows Hayden Panettiere died from a drug overdose
The death of the child star - who had fentanyl, Xanax, a muscle relaxant and antipsychotic medication in her system - was ruled an accident.
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Amateur archaeologist finds 934 Roman silver denarii in German field
The hoard, buried south of Cologne in the second century AD, is the biggest coin treasure ever found in Germany from the time of Hadrian An amateur archaeologist who discovered several Roman silver coins in a field in western Germany realised he had stumbled upon something much bigger when his metal detector kept beeping. Oliver Riedl called the authorities for help and a group of experts who began digging immediately discovered a total of 934 Roman silver denarii. It is the biggest coin treasure ever found in Germany from the time of the Roman emperor Hadrian, the local office in charge of archaeological monuments said on Tuesday. Continue reading...