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Gilead Sciences' twice─yearly injectable HIV─1 capsid inhibitor, Yeytuo receives European marketing authorization
Gilead Sciences, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company that has pursued and achieved breakthroughs in medicine for more than three decades, announced that the European Commission (EC) has granted marketing authorization for Yeytuo (lenacapavir)—the...

Real Madrid Graduate School Universidad Europea and UNO Launch Dual Degree in Sports Management
Real Madrid Graduate School Universidad Europea and the University of Nebraska Omaha (UNO), USA, have signed a collaboration agreement to promote comprehensive education in sports management. The goal of this partnership is to equip students with...

Antivaccine Voices Topple Italy’s Vaccine Advisory Panel
Italy is likely to remain without a NITAG for some time — potentially for the duration of the current government. The Italian Ministry of Health’s attempt to renew the composition of the independent vaccination advisory group, originally appointed...

V-Force: Britain’s Nuclear Bombers
This article is taken from the August-September 2025 issue of The Critic. To get the full magazine why not subscribe? Right now we’re offering five issues for just £25. I once spent a glorious summer afternoon in a Lincolnshire field sentried with...
France to take legal action against Kick over influencer’s livestream death: What is this platform?
French authorities have actually introduced an examination into Kick, the Australian live-streaming platform, after the stunning death of influencer Raphael Graven, much better understood online as Jean Pormanove. Graven’s last live-stream,...
Mesmai powers Team AMP’s rise in New Britain basketball
ON the basketball court, the spotlight often shines on the players, but behind every successful team is someone working tirelessly off the court. For Team AMP in East New Britain basketball competition , that person is 26-year-old Richard Mesmai,...
Zoopla and Vauxhall partner to electrify Britain. EV charger functionality is UK property website first
Zoopla, one of the UK’s leading property websites, has become the first UK property website to add EV specific search functionality to its website, enabling buyers and renters to find the nearest on-street chargers to a property, and filter...

Ukraine confident Poland will keep funding Starlink satellites to help with frontline communications
Ukraine’s deputy prime minister said he was confident of a solution to continue Poland’s funding of 30,000 Starlink internet systems for Ukraine, after Poland said it might no longer be able to pay for them following a presidential veto. Poland is...

France and midlife key subjects for local women's fiction writer
‘If you have a story to tell…sit down and write it,’ says local author, soon to publish her thirteenth novel Now in her seventies, Collingwood resident Patricia Sands discovered her passion for writing a little later in life. That has not stopped...

Court blocks Apple Watch Series 10’s climate-neutral marketing
Apple’s latest smartwatch has landed in hot water in Germany, where a court has ruled against the company’s claims that the Apple Watch Series 10 is “climate neutral.” The decision casts doubt on Apple’s green branding and raises questions about...

Britain's smallest hotel opens in former Victorian toilet under busy road
The UK's smallest hotel has opened its doors, intriguingly located in a former Victorian lavatory beneath a bustling road. Nestled under St Giles in Oxford, The Netty has undergone an astonishing 17-year transformation.This boutique hotel boasts...

Almodóvar urges Spain to cut ties with Israel over Gaza
Oscar-winning Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar urged Madrid to cut all diplomatic and commercial ties with Israel Wednesday over the war in Gaza, calling the conflict a "genocide". The "All About My Mother" director called on Spanish Prime...

Spain hotspot branded a 'ghost town' as tourists desert popular resort
For years on end, Spain has been a top holiday spot for the Irish, but it seems the tide is turning. Recent reports suggest that some parts of this much-loved destination are becoming eerily quiet, with one popular spot recently dubbed as "dead."...

Lingering wildfires pile pressure on Spain's PM
Wildfires that have swept across Spain this summer are piling pressure on Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, who is already reeling from a string of corruption allegations against members of his inner circle. The twin crises have intensified disputes...

European Space Agency probe readied for Venus flyby this weekend
The European Space Agency has solved a communications problem with its Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer space probe as it readies for a Sunday flyby of Venus to use the planet's gravity to accelerate its speed for an eventual trip to Jupiter. Photo by...

Green Bay Packers plan European “Huddle” fan events for Dublin, London and Berlin
The Green Bay Packers have announced the locations for their upcoming "Packers Huddle" fan events in Europe this fall. These gatherings are scheduled to take place in Dublin, London, and Berlin, giving fans outside the United States an opportunity...

Germany Recall Rudiger but Drop Sane for World Cup Qualifiers
Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann has brought back centre-back Antonio Rudiger while dropping winger Leroy Sane in his squad for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers in September. The Germany coach was hit with a wave of injuries and is without...
Tour de France vet Hincapie launches team to put U.S. cycling back on the map
Tour de France vet Hincapie launches team to put U.S. cycling back on the map originally appeared on The Sporting News George Hincapie is returning to the world of cycling, but this time his role is not in the saddle. The 51-year-old former Tour...

Jim Jordan invites Nigel Farage to hearing on European ‘threats’ to US free speech
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), who chairs the House Judiciary Committee, is inviting Reform U.K. party leader Nigel Farage to a Capitol Hill hearing next week regarding European tech laws that pose “threats” to American free speech.The Judiciary...

Prospectus Regime Changes in the EU and UK—A Debt Capital Markets Update
The EU and UK prospectus regimes govern disclosure requirements for securities offered to the public and/or admitted to trading on a regulated market. Recent and forthcoming changes to these regimes have implications for issuers and other parties...