December 17, 2022 – Asia Excite

‘One quarter of biodiversity facing extinction by 2100’

December 17, 2022

Elephants alongside monkeys gather at Samburu National Reserve, in Kenya on Oct 13, 2022. (BRIAN INGANGA / AP) CANBERRA - More than a quarter of the world's biodiversity will be wiped out by the year 2100 as a result of climate and land use changes, Australian researchers have found. In...

International

Peru ministers quit after protest deaths as new govt wobbles

December 17, 2022

Demonstrators stand on an airport tarmac amid violent protests following the ousting and arrest of former President Pedro Castillo, in Ayacucho, Peru Dec 15, 2022. (MIGUEL GUTIERREZ CHERO / REUTERS) LIMA – Pressure rose on Peru's fledgling government on Friday as two Cabinet members resigned following deadly protests that have...

International

‘No evidence of aliens’ so far in the Pentagon’s UFO deep-dive

December 17, 2022

The Pentagon is seen from the air in Washington, US, March 3, 2022. (JOSHUA ROBERTS / REUTERS) WASHINGTON - The Pentagon's new push to investigate reports of UFOs has so far not yielded any evidence to suggest that aliens have visited Earth or crash-landed here, senior military leaders said on...

International

Biden admin: Oppenheimer’s security clearance wrongly revoked

December 17, 2022

The mushroom cloud of the first test of a hydrogen bomb, "Ivy Mike", as photographed on Enewetak, an atoll in the Pacific Ocean, in 1952, by a member of the United States Air Force's Lookout Mountain 1352d Photographic Squadron. (PHOTO / REUTERS) The Biden administration on Friday reversed a 1954...

International

France, Morocco resume normal consular activity

December 17, 2022

Morocco's Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita holds a press conference with France Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna as she starts an official visit to Rabat, Morocco, Dec 16, 2022. (PHOTO / AP) RABAT - France has restored "normal consular activity" with Morocco following a year-long visa dispute, French Minister of Europe and...

ACN Newswire

Sportsman Shikhar Dhawan launches $75M Global SportsTech Venture Fund

December 17, 2022

ABU DHABI, UAE, Dec 17, 2022 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - International cricketer and entrepreneur Shikhar Dhawan has launched Da One Global Ventures (DOGV), a $75 million Global SportsTech Venture Fund focusing on innovation across the Sports spectrum. The multi-stage fund, with a greenshoe option of $25 million, is...

International

West offers Ukraine more help; Russia steps up offensive

December 17, 2022

A resident wounded after a Russian attack lies inside an ambulance to be taken to a hospital in Kherson, southern Ukraine in this Nov 24, 2022 file photo. (BERNAT ARMANGUE / AP) BRUSSELS/KYIV — Western allies stepped up their support of Ukraine with additional funding, sanctions against Moscow and expanded...

International

WHO official: Cholera vaccines run short amid outbreaks

December 17, 2022

Children showing symptoms of cholera receive treatment at a clinic run by Doctors Without Borders in Cité Soleil a densely populated commune of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Oct 7, 2022. (RICHARD PIERRIN / AFP) GENEVA - The global stockpile of cholera vaccines the World Health Organization helps manage is "currently empty or...

International

Putin, Modi discuss Russia-India cooperation over phone

December 17, 2022

In this file photo taken on Dec 6, 2021, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi (right) greets Russian President Vladimir Putin before a meeting at Hyderabad House in New Delhi. (MONEY SHARMA / AFP) MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday discussed prospects for...

International

Slovak president dismisses government, urges early elections

December 17, 2022

Slovak President Zuzana Caputova delivers a speech during a plenary session at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France, on Oct 19, 2022. (FREDERICK FLORIN / AFP) Slovak President Zuzana Caputova dismissed Prime Minister Eduard Heger's government on Friday after it fell in a no-confidence vote, raising political instability and...

International

Tunisian election to entrench president’s rule

December 17, 2022

Employees load ballot boxes into a supervised military truck that will transport them to a polling station in the district of Ariana near Tunis on Dec 16, 2022, ahead of tomorrow's legislatives elections. (FETHI BELAID / AFP) TUNIS - Tunisia holds a parliamentary election on Saturday that will tighten President...

ACN Newswire

MX Hub Dubai Announces Launch of its Metaverse Incubator

December 17, 2022

DUBAI, UAE, Dec 16, 2022 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Since launching 2 months ago, MX Hub has achieved international recognition as a contributor to Dubai Metaverse strategy of global leadership. Located under the roof of the Dubai Ministry of Economy & Tourism, MX Hub has prepared the first...

GlobeNewswire

Athenex 退出 503B 無菌復合業務

December 17, 2022

2022 全年產品銷售指導同比增長維持 20%-25%佈法羅，紐約州, Dec. 17, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE via SEAPRWire.com) -- Athenex，Inc (NASDAQ: ATNX) 是一家全球生物製藥公司，致力於探索，發展和商品化治療癌症及相關疾病的新療法。今天，Athenex Inc. 宣布退出 503B 無菌復合業務。503B 產品銷售額約佔 Athenex 2022 年第三季度總銷售額的 19%。公司將持續專注於升級其細胞療法管線，以及貨幣化非核心資產以創造價值。 Athenex 行政總裁 Johnson Lau 博士說：「決定退出 503B 無菌復合業務貫徹了我們今年早些時候制定的戰略，即剝離非核心資產，重新專注於公司和細胞療法的資源。」「我想要感謝我的同事在 503B 無菌復合部門為我們公司作出的貢獻。」關於 AthenexAthenex Inc. 成立於 2003年，是一家全球臨床生物製藥公司，致力於探索，發展和商品化新一代細胞療法藥品以治療癌症，並成為該領域的領導者。為了達成這一使命，Athenex 利用其多年的研究與發展經驗，臨床試驗，監管標準和生產能力。該公司目前的臨床管線主要來自以下核心技術：(1) 基於 NKT 細胞的細胞療法和 (2) 基於 P-糖蛋白抑制劑的 Orascovery。Athenex 的員工遍佈全球，致力於透過創造更主動、更易操作和更易忍受的治療方法來改善癌症患者的生活。有關更多資訊，請瀏覽 www.athenex.com。前瞻性陳述除歷史資訊外，本新聞稿所載的所有陳述、預期和假設均為前瞻性陳述。這些前瞻性陳述通常由「使命」，「意願」或類似表達作為標識。實際結果可能與該等前瞻性陳述明示或暗示的結果截然不同。可能導致實際結果存在實質性差異的重要因素包括：我們有經營虧損的歷史，需要籌集資金以持續經營；我們能夠成功重定向我們的資源以降低營運開支；主要臨床候選人的發展階段，包括...