US FDA approves Daiichi Sankyo's therapy to treat breast cancer
Dec 15 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Daiichi Sankyo's therapy in combination with Roche's drug for the first-line treatment of patients with a type of breast cancer, the regulator said on Monday. (Reportin...
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Serbia's prosecutor files to indict minister in connection with Kushner project
BELGRADE, Dec 15 (Reuters) - Serbia's prosecutor on Monday filed an indictment against a minister over his role in removing the protected status as a site of cultural significance to allow for the development of a luxury compound by an investment comp...
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French court jails Congo ex-rebel leader for 30 years
By Sonia Rolley and Layli Foroudi PARIS, Dec 15 (Reuters) - Congolese ex-rebel leader Roger Lumbala was found guilty by a Paris court on Monday of complicity in crimes against humanity committed during the Second Congo War and was sentenced to 30 year...
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J.P. Morgan's global chair of investment banking to retire, memo says
Dec 15 (Reuters) - J.P. Morgan's global chair of investment banking, Jamie Grant, plans to retire early next year after more than four decades at the Wall Street bank, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters on Monday. Grant, who joined the fir...
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US FTC, 21 states file amended complaint against Uber alleging deceptive billing practices
Dec 15 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission said it and 21 states, along with the District of Columbia, have filed an amended complaint against ride-hailing app Uber alleging it engaged in deceptive billing and cancellation practices. The a...
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JetBlue flight averts mid-air collision with US Air Force jet
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Dec 15 - A JetBlue passenger jet bound for New York took evasive action on Friday to avoid a mid-air collision with a U.S. Air Force plane near Venezuela, a pilot said in an air traffic control recording. JetBlue Flight...
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Trinidad and Tobago approves US military aircraft transit in airports
Dec 15 (Reuters) - Trinidad and Tobago has granted approval for United States military aircraft to transit its airports in the coming weeks, the foreign ministry of the Caribbean country said on Monday. The ministry in a statement said it was c...
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Trump mocks Rob Reiner, suggests without evidence his liberal politics led to his death
By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON, Dec 15 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Monday mocked Rob Reiner, the slain actor and movie director who was also a vocal Democratic activist, suggesting he was killed for his anti-Trump views despite police not outlinin...
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France says cattle disease under control as farm protests continue
PARIS, Dec 15 (Reuters) - France said on Monday the lumpy skin disease affecting cattle is under control in the country even as farmers continue a second week of protests against the government's handling of the virus by blocking highways with tractor...
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EU imposes sanctions on oil traders with links to Russia's shipping network
By Lili Bayer, Julia Payne and Anna Hirtenstein BRUSSELS, Dec 15 (Reuters) - The European Union adopted fresh sanctions against Russian oil interests on Monday, targeting traders Murtaza Lakhani and Etibar Eyyub for helping Moscow to circumvent Western...
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