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BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana state Sen. Blake Miguez officially launched his bid on Tuesday to unseat fellow Republican U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy in 2026. Miguez is the latest GOP challenger to Cassidy, who has been chastised by his party for being one of seven GOP senators who voted to convict President Donald Trump during his 2021 impeachment trial.“Phony politicians like Bill Cassidy can’t shoot straight,” Miguez, 43, says in a video on social media to announce his campaign. In the video, Miguez, a champion competitive sharpshooter, shows off his skills — using various firearms and, literally, aiming at targets…
TOKYO :Japan’s biggest city-gas supplier, Tokyo Gas, sees no direct impact on its liquefied natural gas (LNG) procurement from the Iran-Israel conflict, a company executive said on Wednesday.”Since we don’t import LNG from Qatar or UAE, our LNG procurement is not directly affected at this time,” Nobuhiro Sugesawa, senior managing executive officer, told Reuters on the sidelines of the Japan Energy Summit conference.”But we are monitoring the situation with the utmost interest,” he said, noting that escalating tensions in the Middle East could drive up LNG prices and disrupt global supply.The Iran-Israel air war entered a sixth day on Wednesday…
[LONDON] British inflation slowed as expected in May, pulled down by air fares which leapt in April and the correction of a tax data error, although food prices shot up at the fastest rate in more than a year.Consumer prices rose in annual terms by 3.4 per cent in May, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said on Wednesday (Jun 18), just as a Reuters poll of economists and the Bank of England had predicted.Services price inflation – a crucial metric for the BOE – cooled to 4.7 per cent from 5.4 per cent in April, matching the BOE’s forecast…
CAM2029 reduces liver and cyst volume growth compared to placebo Well tolerated with no new or unexpected safety findings A follow-up Phase 3 study will be discussed with regulatory authorities LUND, Sweden, June 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Camurus (NASDAQ STO: CAMX) today announced topline results from the 12-month, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled POSITANO Phase 2b study (NCT05281328), evaluating efficacy and safety of octreotide subcutaneous (SC) depot (CAM2029) in patients with symptomatic polycystic liver disease (PLD). PLD is a rare genetic disorder causing progressive liver cysts, leading to severe symptoms and reduced quality of life. Approximately 37,000 people in the US and…
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[BEIJING] JD.com founder Richard Liu vowed to speed up an overseas foray and compete with Meituan in new arenas from food delivery to travel, describing his boldest attempt yet to revive an online retailer that’s languished since a 2020 government crackdown.The past half-decade was the darkest period for his company, Liu said during a rare news conference at JD’s Beijing headquarters on Tuesday (Jun 17). The company lost its way, the 52-year-old tech mogul said, at a time when rivals such as PDD Holdings surged ahead. JD’s future growth should all be about leveraging a battle-tested logistics network in areas…
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — To outsiders, the Facebook group chat reads like a snarl of nonsensical emojis and letters. To uninsured Argentine cancer patients, it’s a lifeline.The surreptitious network connects advocates who have spare drugs to Argentines with cancer who lost access to their treatment in March 2024 when President Javier Milei suspended a federal agency, known as DADSE, that paid for their expensive medications.Whenever Facebook cracks the coded pleas and removes the group for violating its rules on drug sales, another appears, swelling with Argentines who say they’ve grown sicker since the radical libertarian president took a chainsaw to…
[SINGAPORE] Wilmar International is buying the remaining stake it does not already own in a Nigeria-incorporated palm oil business from its joint venture partner, British manufacturer PZ Cussons, for US$70 million. Once its acquisition of the 50 per cent equity stake in PZ Wilmar held by the London Stock Exchange-listed company is complete, Wilmar will hold 100 per cent equity in the palm oil business, the group said on Wednesday (Jun 18). This purchase comes as Wilmar intends to invest in the Nigerian palm oil sector, which offers “significant opportunity” for growth in the food and nutrition business, given the…
NEW INDUSTRY BODY It was also announced on Wednesday that the Singapore Estate Agents Association (SEAA) and the Institute of Estate Agents will merge to form a new industry body called the Singapore Institute of Estate Agents. The merger comes at a time when the real estate industry is undergoing rapid changes such as digital transformation and heightened regulatory focus, the two industry associations said in a joint statement. The new entity, currently pending approval from the Registry of Societies, will “provide a united front” to address these challenges, while fostering innovation and collaboration within the sector. Senior Minister of…