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Evotec collaborates with Pfizer to enhance drug discovery in France
German drug maker Evotec announced a collaboration with US pharmaceutical company Pfizer to advance drug discovery efforts in France. As per the multi-year master research collaboration and option and license agreement, the companies will initially focus on early discovery research for metabolic and infectious diseases. Evotec, based in Hamburg, noted that the research will be carried out at its sites in France, includingCampus Curie in Toulouse, a state-of-the-art research site with capabilities spanning high throughput screening, in vitro and in vivo biology, proteomics and metabolomics. Evotec said it will receive research support funding from Pfizer and be eligible for potential milestones and royalties related to success of the programmes.
Carla Bruni, wife of former French president, put under investigation
French judicial authorities have opened an investigation in Carla Bruni, the wife of former president Nicolas Sarkozy, in connection with alleged election campaign funds from Libya. The singer has been placed under judicial control, French media reported on Tuesday, citing the judiciary. The investigations against the 56-year-old centre on possible witness tampering. The Libya affair centres on allegations that money for Sarkozy's 2007 presidential election campaign came illegally from the regime of the then Libyan ruler Moamer Gaddafi. The French-Lebanese businessman Ziad Takieddine said in 2016 that he had brought several suitcases containing millions of euros - prepared by the Libyan regime - to...
Zelensky vows to rebuild bombed children's hospital in Kiev
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has vowed to rebuild the children's hospital in Kiev which was badly damaged in a Russian missile attack earlier this week. Some 100 million hryvnia (about $2.45 million) had already been allocated to support the hospital, and a further 300 million hryvnia would follow, Zelensky said in a video message. He promised help to all families whose relatives were killed or injured in the attack. The strike on the hospital was part of a wave of missile attacks that left more than 40 people killed and well over 100 injured across the country on Monday. The shelling of the children's...
'Successful' launch for Europe's new Ariane 6 rocket
Europe's Ariane 6 rocket blasted off on its inaugural flight into space on Tuesday, lifting off from the European spaceport in Kourou in French Guiana. The European Space Agency (ESA) described the operation as a success, as Europe seeks to recover from a crisis in its launch sector, although one part of the flight did not go as planned. "Ariane 6 demonstrated a successful liftoff, launch to orbit and deployment of satellites," ESA wrote on X. "We have now entered into a new era of spaceflight for Europe, powering us into space and allowing us to realize our ambitions on the world stage,"...
Jens Stoltenberg given highest US civilian honour for NATO leadership
The outgoing NATO secretary general, Jens Stoltenberg, was handed the US Presidential Medal of Freedom personally by President Joe Biden on Tuesday, at the opening ceremony for a summit of the defence alliance in Washington. "Secretary, you've guided this alliance through one of the most consequential periods in its history," Biden said. The Presidential Medal of Freedom is United States' highest civilian honour. "When the Russia war in Ukraine began, you didn't hesitate. Today, NATO is stronger, smarter, and more energized than when you began," Biden told Stoltenberg. "And a billion people across Europe and North America - indeed, the whole world - will reap the rewards of your labour for years to come in the form of security, opportunity, and greater freedom." Biden praised Stoltenberg's "calm temperament" and described him as a "man of integrity and intellectual rigour" and a "consummate diplomat." Stoltenberg has led the alliance since 2014, and will be succeeded in the role in October by former Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte.
Biden lauds defence spending rise, announces air defence for Ukraine
US President Joe Biden on Tuesday praised NATO countries' "remarkable progress" towards meeting the alliance's target of spending 2% of national gross domestic product on defence. "In the year 2020, the year I was elected president, only nine NATO allies were spending 2%" of their GDP on defence, he said at a ceremony in Washington to mark NATO's 75th anniversary. "This year, 23 will spend at least 2%," Biden said. "Some will spend more than that. And the remaining countries that have not yet reached that milestone will get there soon," he added. He also praised allies' support for Ukraine and announced a joint provision of air defence equipment. "Today, I'm announcing the historic donation of air defence equipment for Ukraine," Biden said. "The United States, Germany, the Netherlands, Romania, and Italy will provide Ukraine with the equipment for five additional strategic air defence systems."
Yamal record helps Spain into Euro final with 2-1 win over France
Youngster Lamine Yamal made history on Tuesday as Spain came from behind to beat France 2-1 and reach the Euro 2024 final where they will be bidding for a record fourth title. Yamal's stunning curling shot into the top left corner in the 21st and Dani Olmo four minutes later reversed the French lead from Randal Kolo Muani's ninth minute header. Man of the Match Yamal became the youngest ever scorer at the Euros at age 16 years 362 days, and he was the first player to score against France from the flow of play at the tournament. Olmo is now joint...
Putin and Modi pledge close cooperation in Moscow talks
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised the close and decades-old bilateral relations between their two countries during talks in Moscow on Tuesday. India and Russia are linked by a "privileged strategic partnership," Putin said at the meeting in the Kremlin. Trade between the two nations had increased by 60% in the past year. According to the Indian Ministry of Commerce, it reached the equivalent of $65 billion, with Indian imports of oil and fertilizer from Russia accounting for the largest share. "Every Indian feels in his heart that Russia is a friend of India in good and bad...
NATO leaders gather for 75th anniversary summit in testing times
US President Joe Biden will meet his fellow NATO leaders on Tuesday for a landmark 75th-anniversary summit aimed at projecting strength and shoring up support for Ukraine in its defence against the Russian invasion. Questions surrounding Biden's mental fitness for office, however, loom over the summit, as the US presidential race heats up between the president and his predecessor, long-time NATO critic Donald Trump. Outgoing NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said last week that leaders will also discuss his proposed plan to provide Ukraine with military aid worth €40 billion ($43 billion) in 2025. According to Stoltenberg, the point is to convince Russia that...
Russia denounced at UN Security Council over bombing of Kiev hospital
Severe Russian airstrikes across Ukraine, including the bombing that damaged a paediatric hospital in Kiev, prompted international condemnation at an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council on Tuesday. A UN official condemned the attack as a war crime at the meeting, while Ukraine's supporters again denounced Russian aggression in the country. France's representative, Nicolas de Rivière, called it a "further entry and a list of war crimes" for which Russia must be held accountable. China, an ally of Russia, also expressed concern in remarks that could be read as a signal to Moscow. Fighting in Ukraine has unfortunately "intensified and there have been...
Europe's new Ariane 6 rocket launches into space on maiden flight
Europe's Ariane 6 rocket blasted off on its inaugural flight into space on Tuesday, lifting off from the European spaceport in Kourou in French Guiana. The rocket took off around 1900 GMT. With this launch, Europe's space sector hopes to put a crisis in its launcher sector behind it and re-establish its own access to space for satellites. Ariane 6 is the successor to Ariane 5, which was in operation from 1996 until the summer of 2023. It is designed to launch satellites into space for commercial and public clients and is significantly cheaper than its predecessor. Ariane 6 is scheduled for its...
New European rocket Ariane 6 launches into space
Europe's Ariane 6 rocket is travelling into space on its inaugural flight after lifting off from the European spaceport in Kourou in French Guiana on Tuesday. The rocket took off around 1900 GMT. With this launch, Europe's space sector hopes to put a crisis in its launcher sector behind it and re-establish its own access to space for satellites. Ariane 6 is the successor to Ariane 5, which was in operation from 1996 until summer 2023. It is designed to launch satellites into space for commercial and public clients and is significantly cheaper than its predecessor. Ariane 6 is scheduled for its first commercial launch before the end of the year.
Spain's Yamal youngest ever Euro scorer at 16 years 362 days
Spain's Lamine Yamal became the youngest scorer in European Championship history whe he scored the 1-1 equalizer in the semi-final against France on Tuesday. Yamal, who turns 17 on Saturday, curled into the top left corner via the post in the 21st minute in Munich, after three assists earlier in the tournament. At 16 years 362 days, Yamal is more than a year younger than Swiss Johan Vonlanthen who was the previously youngest scorer at 18 years 141 days whe he netted at Euro 2004, also against France. That also makes him the youngest man to play in a semi-final and find the net at the Euros and the World Cup. Brazil icon Pele was 17 years 239 when he scored at the 1958 World and 17 years 244 days when he played in the semi-final.
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