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Pfizer's breast cancer drug Ibrance fails late-stage study

The latest development comes after an independent data monitoring committee said in May a similar trial comparing Ibrance plus an endocrine therapy to a standalone endocrine therapy to treat early-stage breast cancer was unlikely to meet the main goal. Ibrance is already approved in the United States to treat certain adult patients with advanced breast cancer which has spread to other parts of...

UK R rate edges down to 1.2-1.5 but government scientists cautious

The UK's reproduction "R" number of COVID-19 has edged down to 1.2-1.5 from 1.3-1.6, government scientists said on Friday, adding there was still widespread growth of the epidemic across the country. The daily infection growth rate was between +4% to +9%, compared to +5% to +9% a week...

Large study shows 45,000 new daily COVID infections in England

There are as many as 45,000 new COVID infections in England each day, the largest study on prevalence of the coronavirus in the population said on Friday, adding that a resurgence in the north of the country could be replicated elsewhere in weeks. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is battling to avert a second wave of COVID-19 with local lockdowns, but the study suggests that the number of daily...

Factbox: What is the World Food Programme, and what does it do?

The United Nations' World Food Programme (WFP), which won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for its efforts to combat hunger and promote peace, was founded in 1961 at the request of U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower. * The WFP began as an experiment to see if the United Nations system could deliver food aid. * It gained permanent status in 1965 and calls itself the world's largest humanitarian...

Pfizer's breast cancer drug Ibrance fails late-stage study

The news comes after an independent data monitoring committee said in May a similar trial comparing Ibrance plus an endocrine therapy to a standalone endocrine therapy was unlikely to meet the main goal. Ibrance is already approved in the United States to treat certain adult patients with advanced breast cancer which has spread to other parts of the...

Senate Democrats question BlackRock climate commitment

Five Democratic U.S. senators on Thursday asked BlackRock Inc to justify why it rarely supported shareholder resolutions tied to climate change issues despite its increased focus on the environment this year. The proxy voting record of the top asset manager is "troubling and inconsistent," according to a letter sent to Reuters by the office of U.S. Senator Brian Schatz of Hawaii and signed by...