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Sanofi, joining other drug makers, slashes US insulin price

Sanofi, joining other drug makers, slashes US insulin price

French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi announced on Thursday it would cut the US price of its most prescribed insulin by 78 percent, falling in line with two other major drug makers.

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Global stocks rally on 'dovish' ECB hike, First Republic relief package

Global stocks rally on 'dovish' ECB hike, First Republic relief package

Wall Street rallied Thursday after a consortium of US private banks announced a $30 billion rescue package for First Republic, while European stocks jumped on a European Central Bank's interest rate decision that was called a "dovish hike."

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Paris' Moulin Rouge promises to scrap troubled snake act

Paris' Moulin Rouge promises to scrap troubled snake act

Paris' storied Moulin Rouge cabaret venue said Thursday it would stop immersing non-aquatic snakes in water after the controversial stage act provoked outcry from animal rights activists.

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Credit Suisse bounces back but caution lingers

Credit Suisse bounces back but caution lingers

Credit Suisse rallied on the stock market Thursday after grabbing a $54 billion central bank lifeline in a bid to restore investor confidence but analysts remain wary about the major lender's future.

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Sorrow in Peru as mudslides destroy homes

Sorrow in Peru as mudslides destroy homes

One mudslide after another finally destroyed the house of Elvis Palomino in Chaclacayo, east of Peru's capital Lima, where others are stacking sandbags they hope will save them from a similar fate.

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Wimbledon champ Rybakina reaches Indian Wells semi-finals

Wimbledon champ Rybakina reaches Indian Wells semi-finals

Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina out-lasted 76th-ranked Karolina Muchova 7-6 (7/4), 2-6, 6-4 on Thursday to reach the semi-finals of the WTA and ATP Masters 1000 at Indian Wells.

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Israelis back on streets after Netanyahu rejects reforms compromise

Israelis back on streets after Netanyahu rejects reforms compromise

Israeli protesters returned to the streets Thursday to rally against proposed judicial reforms, after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected a compromise plan touted by the country's president.

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Off field issues 'cast shadow' over Welsh rugby: First Minister Drakeford

Off field issues 'cast shadow' over Welsh rugby: First Minister Drakeford

Welsh First Minister Mark Drakeford said on Thursday recent off the field issues with rugby in Wales have cast a shadow over the sport.

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Rashford sends Man United into Europa League quarters as Juve, Sevilla progress

Rashford sends Man United into Europa League quarters as Juve, Sevilla progress

Marcus Rashford's swerving strike from distance earned Manchester United a 1-0 win at Real Betis on Thursday and passage to the Europa League quarter-finals with a 5-1 aggregate triumph.

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NBA Hawks sign Serbian Bogdanovic to $68-mln deal: reports

NBA Hawks sign Serbian Bogdanovic to $68-mln deal: reports

Serbian 3-point sharpshooter Bogdan Bogdanovic has agreed on a four-year contract extention worth $68 million with the NBA's Atlanta Hawks, according to multiple reports on Thursday.

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