Oct 23 (Reuters) – Unidentified gunmen opened fire inside a church in Jordan’s Karak governorate, causing an unspecified number of deaths and injuries, state television reported on Friday, citing the Public Security Directorate. Authorities were pursuing the suspects, it said. (Reporting by Eman Abouhassira; editing…
Oct 23 (Reuters) – Bristol Myers Squibb and partner SystImmune said on Friday their experimental breast cancer treatment slowed disease progression compared to standard chemotherapy in a late-stage study. The drug, izalontamab brengitecan, reduced the risk of disease worsening or death by 59% in patients…
Oct 23 (Reuters) – SLB beat Wall Street estimates for third-quarter profit on Friday, supported by strong North American oilfield activity, while signaling recovery in parts of the Middle East following conflict-related disruptions. Repeated flare-ups in the US-Iran conflict, now in its eighth month, have…
XIONGAN, China, Oct 23 (Reuters) – China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi called for stronger governance of the deep sea, polar regions and outer space as he addressed the opening of the country’s Global Governance Forum in Xiongan on Friday. • Wang said artificial intelligence should…
Oct 23 (Reuters) – US equity funds attracted inflows for a second consecutive week in the seven days to October 21, as easing Treasury yields and strong corporate earnings so far bolstered investor appetite, although caution over the artificial intelligence trade capped weekly net purchases.…
Oct 23 (Reuters) – Indian drugmaker Torrent Pharmaceuticals reported a near 10% decline in second-quarter profit on Friday, as higher spending on research and development outpaced robust demand for chronic therapies in the country. • Consolidated net profit fell to 5.34 billion rupees for the…
Oct 23 (Reuters) – Indian IT services provider Coforge posted a 53.6% rise in second-quarter revenue on Friday, helped by a full-quarter contribution from acquired engineering-services company Encora and demand for AI-led engineering, data and cloud services. • Consolidated revenue from operations rose to 61.71 billion…
Oct 23 (Reuters) – American Express raised its profit forecast for 2026 on Friday after reporting strong third-quarter results as its affluent customers swiped their cards to pay for travel, dining out and shopping. By targeting consumers with high credit scores and more disposable income,…
By Ayose Naranjo HAVANA, Oct 23 (Reuters) – Yarnelys Bec Abalela arrived at the Abel Santamaría School for the Blind in Havana when she was just 3 years old. At that time, a congenital cataract threatened her vision. After completing ninth grade, she enrolled in…
By Vivian Sequera CARACAS, Oct 23 (Reuters) – The Venezuelan opposition movement headed by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Corina Machado is preparing for eventual elections, including a new effort to boost voter registration, according to documents and sources with knowledge of the matter. Machado’s…
