Investing.com–AstraZeneca PLC (LON:) is advancing its oral GLP-1 receptor agonist elecoglipron into a Phase III clinical program after two mid-stage trials demonstrated meaningful weight loss and blood sugar reduction. Shares in the company rose 0.7% in after-hours trade. According to data from the VISTA Phase IIb trial, adults with obesity or who were overweight receiving…
Pope Leo XIV issued decrees advancing the sainthood causes of five candidates, including a Dutch nun who served in St. Louis in the early 20th century. During a meeting April 27, with Cardinal Marcello Semeraro, prefect of the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints, the pope signed a decree recognizing the heroic virtues of Carmelite Sr. Teresia of the…
The Senate late Wednesday moved toward adopting a Republican budget blueprint that would pave the way for a $70 billion increase for immigration enforcement and the eventual reopening of the Department of Homeland Security. But first, senators waded through an overnight marathon of rapid-fire votes, known as a vote-a-rama, that put the two parties’ dueling…
Shorouk Express BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 22. The construction of new tankers at the Baku Shipyard is progressing on schedule under an order from ASCO, part of AZCON Holding, the company stated, Trend reports. ASCO notes that work on one of the tankers is 27 percent complete, while the other two are around 22 percent finished….
Shorouk Express BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 13. Kazakhstan and the Netherlands are joining forces to forge a new partnership that spans various sectors of the economy. With the winds of change blowing in favor of the Middle Corridor and a pivot towards renewable energy, the two countries are joining forces in a way that could tip…
Shorouk Express TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, June 27. Uzbekistan, the European Union, and the World Bank have held a meeting to explore future cooperation within the framework of the National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI)project, Trend reports. The meeting brought together Ilkhom Norkulov, First Deputy Minister of Economy and Finance of the Republic of Uzbekistan; Jana Kurpiša, representative…
