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Musk's attacks on Fauci 'incredibly dangerous': W.House
The White House on Monday condemned billionaire Elon Musk's call for Anthony Fauci, the US infectious disease expert who is a hate figure for many on the right, to be prosecuted over his handling of the Covid-19 pandemic. His work on infectious disease from HIV Aids to COVID has saved countless lives," she said.
US biopharma firm Amgen to acquire Horizon Therapeutics for $28 bn
US biopharmaceutical firm Amgen said Monday it has reached agreement to acquire Horizon Therapeutics, which specializes in medicine for rare and auto-immune diseases, for $27.8 billion. Founded in 2005, Horizon Therapeutics develops and markets drugs for rare, auto-immune and inflammatory illnesses.
Musk to relaunch Twitter plan after fake account fiasco
Twitter owner Elon Musk was set to relaunch a subscription service on Monday after a first attempt saw an embarrassing spate of fake accounts that scared advertisers and created doubt on the site's future. In the US relaunch, the Twitter Blue subscription service will cost $8 per month for users accessing Twitter on the web and $11 for those signing up on an Apple device.
One in five cars on Norway's roads are electric
One in five cars on Norway's roads are electric, a share that has doubled in less than three years, the Norwegian Electric Vehicle Association said Monday. While it took almost 10 years for the country's electric car fleet to go from zero to 10 percent of the market -- a level reached in March 2020 -- it took less than three years for the share to then double to 20 percent, the body said.
Mercedes plans 1 bn-euro electric van plant in Poland
German automaker Mercedes-Benz said Monday it planned to inject more than one billion euros into a new plant in Poland dedicated to building fully electric vans. "We will build our first pure electric plant in Jawor," Mathias Geisen, head of Mercedes‑Benz Vans, said in a statement.
Macron postpones French pension overhaul to January
French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday that he was pushing back his presentation of a major pensions overhaul denounced by labour unions, citing recent leadership changes at two opposition parties.
Four children 'critical' in hospital as UK hit by Arctic weather
Four children were fighting for their lives on Monday, after being pulled from an icy lake as an Arctic blast sent temperatures tumbling across the UK. The youngsters were reported to have been playing on frozen ice near Birmingham, central England, on Sunday afternoon, when it gave way and they fell in.
Britain's GDP grows 0.5 percent in October: statistics office
Britain's economy grew 0.5 percent in October, official data showed Monday, after a sharp fall the previous month in part because of the national holiday for Queen Elizabeth II's funeral. The ONS said in its statement Monday that in the three months to October, the economy contracted by 0.3 percent.
Asian markets track Wall St down on inflation fears
Asian markets dropped and the dollar edged up Monday after a forecast-beating US inflation reading dampened hopes for a more dovish tilt by the Federal Reserve in its battle against soaring prices. "While headline inflation continues to drop, the top-side beat on PPI expectations suggests that while inflation might climb down the mountain, the slope remains very uncertain."
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