Pfizer’s discontinuation of its twice-daily weight loss pill, along with previous obesity drug failures, highlights the challenges in developing safe and effective treatments for obesity.
At UN Climate talks, 50 oil companies promise to slash methane emissions and end routine flaring by 2030, aiming to combat climate change. However, environmentalists view the pledge as a ‘smokescreen’ to hide the need to phase out oil, gas, and coal.
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Walmart announces it’s no longer advertising on social media platform X, owned by Elon Musk, due to concerns about antisemitic content.
Amazon and consultants found guilty of violating federal labor law by threatening workers and racially disparaging union organizers in Staten Island.
US, Australia, and the UK are strengthening their military cooperation to address global security challenges, with a focus on countering China’s influence in the Indo-Pacific region.
House members voted decisively to expel New York Republican George Santos from Congress, ending his brief and controversial tenure marred by lies and alleged fraud.
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Arnold Schwarzenegger, in his support for the families of the hostages seized by Hamas in Israel, met with them and shared his solidarity, denouncing the abandonment of the captives.
Exxon Mobil CEO, Darren Woods, challenges the focus on phasing out fossil fuels at COP28, emphasizing the need to reduce emissions instead.
Russian security forces raided LGBTQ+ clubs and bars in Moscow following a Supreme Court ruling declaring the LGBTQ+ ‘movement’ as an extremist organization. The ruling is part of a crackdown on LGBTQ+ rights under President Putin’s regime.
Australia joins over 100 countries in committing to tripling renewable energy capacity by 2030, while facing challenges and criticisms domestically.