NEW YORK/PARIS, DECEMBER 5, 2018—Six organizations appealed today the European Patent Office’s September decision to uphold US pharmaceutical corporation Gilead Science’s patent on the key hepatitis C drug sofosbuvir. The appeal—filed by Médecins du Monde (MdM), Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), AIDES (France), Access to Medicines Ireland, Praksis (Greece), and Salud por Derecho (Spain)—states […]
Wing is bringing its drone delivery service to Finland. Wing Alphabet is bringing its drone service to Europe. On Tuesday, Wing, a drone delivery business owned by Google’s parent company, said it’ll launch in Europe in the spring of 2019, with the introduction of service in the Helsinki area of Finland. Wing has spent the […]
Cristiano Ronaldo has overtaken Lionel Messi’s league goals tally, while Neymar has climbed into joint-second spot behind Europe’s current top goalscorer Kylian Mbappe.
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The Juventus striker scored his 10th […]
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Saturday condemned what he described as Iran’s testing of a medium-range ballistic missile capable of carrying multiple warheads as a violation of the international agreement on Tehran’s nuclear program. Amid tension between Washington and Tehran over ballistic missiles, Pompeo warned in a statement released on Twitter that Iran […]
Alet-les-Bains in southern France may be a long way away from the UK, but Brexit looms large there. And it’s not just the large number of Britons among its 440 residents who worry about the future. “Our English friends have done a lot for the village,” says resident Annick Van Mairis. “Thanks to them, dilapidated […]
Tim Flannery traces the natural history of Europe from the time of the dinosaurs ABC News In his book Europe A Natural History, Tim Flannery traces the evolution of plants and animals which lived on the islands that came together to form what is the … Source link
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — The Hungarian government says it will spend 1.5 million euros ($1.7 million) a year to support programs countering anti-Semitism in Europe. Government spokesman Zoltan Kovacs said Thursday that funds have been earmarked for a Hungarian Jewish civic group — the Europe Action and Protection League. It will have an office in […]
In Dundee, a person dies from taking drugs every single week. Fake valium pills, also called “street valium”, are contributing to the crisis. As Scotland launches its first drugs strategy for a decade, BBC Scotland editor Sarah Smith speaks to friends and families of victims. Source link
BERLIN (Reuters) – The United States wants its European allies to consider further sanctions against Russia over the situation in Ukraine, the U.S. Special Representative for Ukraine Negotiations said on Wednesday. “We certainly encourage our European allies to look harder at what additional sanctions could be implemented,” Kurt Volker said in Berlin. “I’ve seen at […]
HIV diagnoses at all-time high in Eastern Europe, report says CNN The HIV epidemic in Europe is still growing at an alarming rate, particularly in Eastern Europe, according to a new report. Source link
