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COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -Two protesters set fire to a copy of the Koran, Islam’s holy book, in front of the Iraqi embassy in the Danish capital on Monday, risking a further deterioration of relations between the two countries. Protests have raged across Iran and Iraq after Denmark and Sweden allowed the burning of the Koran under rules protecting free speech. Protesters in Iraq set alight the Swedish embassy in Baghdad on […]

By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE (Reuters) -Talismanic captain Alexandra Popp scored a brace as Germany launched their bid for a third Women’s World Cup title with a 6-0 demolition of debutants Morocco on Monday. In the tournament’s most one-sided match to date, veteran striker Popp led from the front, heading in two first-half strikes before Klara Buehl, Lea Schueller and two own goals blew out the score after the break in […]

(Reuters) -GSK Plc said on Monday its HIV-focused unit ViiV Healthcare’s cabotegravir long-acting injectable and tablets had received a recommendation for marketing authorisation from the European Medicines Agency’s human medicines committee. Cabotegravir, is recommended in combination with safer sex practices for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to reduce the risk of sexually-acquired HIV-1 infection in high-risk adults and adolescents weighing at least 35 kilogrammes, the company said. GSK said the EMA’s Committee […]

By Elvira Pollina MILAN (Reuters) -Mediobanca will partner with London-based Founders Factory, an early-stage investor in new businesses, to promote fintech start-ups, the two companies said, as the Italian bank works to grow its international and tech footprint. Mediobanca will invest 12 million euros ($13 million) in a joint venture with Founders Factory with a view to building up 35 fintech ventures over the next five years. Founders Factory has […]

By Joan Faus and Belén Carreño BARCELONA/MADRID (Reuters) -A Catalan independence leader on the run from Spanish justice could hold the key to unlocking a political impasse after Sunday’s election ended in a hung parliament. Former Catalan regional government head Carles Puigdemont, who lives in self-imposed exile in Belgium since leading a failed push to split Catalonia from Spain in 2017, unexpectedly finds himself a potential kingmaker after no bloc […]

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – A small group of protesters in Denmark on Monday set fire to a copy of the Koran, Islam’s holy book, in front of the Iraqi embassy in Copenhagen. (Reporting by Louise Breusch Rasmussen, editing by Terje Solsvik) Brought to you by www.srnnews.com

(Reuters) – Kodiak Sciences Inc decided to discontinue development of its experimental drug to treat a type of eye disorder, sending its shares tumbling 40% in premarket trading on Monday. The decision comes after the company failed to meet the main goal in two late-stage studies testing its antibody-based drug, tarcocimab tedromer, against diabetic macular edema. The drug also led to an increase in cataracts over time in patients enrolled […]

By Tom Westbrook and Alun John SYDNEY/LONDON (Reuters) – The euro slid on Monday after activity data in key economies came in much softer than expected, giving markets a jolt at the start of a week packed with central bank meetings at which investors expect rate hikes in Europe and the United States. The European common currency fell 0.4% to $1.1083, skidding after a quiet Asian session on PMI data […]

By Maayan Lubell JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s parliament on Monday began final voting on contested changes sought by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the judiciary as compromise talks meant to ease one of the country’s worst political crises in decades appeared to collapse. There was no immediate comment from President Isaac Herzog who called the standoff “a national emergency” and has been leading compromise talks on the government’s judicial plans, […]