🇺🇸 Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc. (XENE) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
🇺🇸 Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc. (XENE) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript Source: seekingalpha Country: United States
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🇬🇧 Meta ordered to pay $567 Mn to US for ‘public nuisance’ and ‘child harm’
🇬🇧 A New Mexico judge has penalised the tech giant for creating a public nuisance and endangering children online. Meta confirmed it plans to appeal, insisting it works hard to protect young users across its platforms. Source: euronews Country: United Kingdom
🇬🇭 Artificial Intelligence used to design brand new viruses
🇬🇭 Artificial Intelligence has been used to design brand new viruses that are fully functional and can replicate in the laboratory, say US researchers. It is the first time whole genomes have been successfully designed by AI. The resulting 16 novel viruses were created to infect bacteria and pose no threat to people. The breakthrough … Read more
🇳🇬 NIHOTOUR boss advocates stakeholder collaboration on industry regulation
🇳🇬 Director-General of the National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism (NIHOTOUR), Dr. Abisoye Fagade, has reaffirmed the institute’s commitment to implementing the NIHOTOUR Act, emphasising the goal of professionalising the tourism and hospitality industry. Speaking at an event with the Association of Nigerian Journalists and Writers of Tourism (ANJET), Fagade highlighted the establishment of Nigeria’s … Read more
🇺🇸 Trip.com Group Releases 2025 Sustainability Report, Announces New Global Paid Paternity Leave Policy
🇺🇸 Trip.com Group to introduce global minimum of 20 days paid paternity leave for employees starting August 2026 First online travel service provider in Asia Pacific with validated near-term and net-zero emissions targets by SBTi Group launches USD 100 Million Tourism Innovation Fund,… Source: prnewswire Country: United States
🇨🇦 Monster Beverage Sees Sales Jump on International Growth
🇨🇦 Monster Beverage Corp. said sales rose 20% during the second quarter as demand for energy drinks continues to boom, particularly in international markets. Source: canada-financialpost Country: Canada
🇬🇭 Meta fined $567m in largest child safety ruling against social media giant
🇬🇭 A US judge in New Mexico on Thursday ordered Meta to pay another $567m (£421m) for its failure to warn the public about dangers its platforms posed to children, marking the largest ruling against the company over child safety. Source: ghana-business Country: Ghana
🇳🇬 Entertainment Week Africa celebrates five years with expanded Pan-African music programme
🇳🇬 Entertainment Week Africa (EWA) returns to Lagos from November 17 to 22 for its fifth anniversary edition, marking five years of building one of Africa’s leading creative economy platforms under the theme, “Five Years of Closing the Gap.” This year’s Music programme will place a renewed focus on strengthening Africa’s music ecosystem by connecting … Read more
🇺🇸 SPRY Investors Have Opportunity to Lead ARS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Securities Fraud Lawsuit
🇺🇸 NEW YORK, Aug. 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Why: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, announces a class action lawsuit on behalf of purchasers of securities of ARS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPRY) between March 9, 2026 and June 24, 2026, inclusive (the “Class Period”). A… Source: prnewswire Country: United States
🇸🇦 How Israel’s ‘buffer zone’ plan could redraw the map of southern Lebanon
🇸🇦 BEIRUT: Lebanon faces what officials described as “one of the most dangerous moments in recent memory” after Hezbollah launched attacks on Israeli forces from areas both south and north of the Litani River, triggering a renewed Israeli air and ground campaign. Announcing its ground incursion into southern Lebanon, Israel said it aims to establish … Read more