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Cycling mulls slowing bikes to make road racing safer
The head of cycling's governing body said it is wrestling with the idea of reducing the maximum power riders can generate to make road racing safer.
Client brain-dead after Paris cryotherapy session goes wrong
A woman injured during a fatal cryotherapy session at a gym in France's capital earlier this week is now brain-dead, the prosecutor's office said Friday.
Bloody Philippine passion play sees final performance of veteran 'Jesus'
Scores of penitents whipped themselves bloody under a scorching Philippine sun while others were nailed to crosses in a polarising Good Friday tradition drawing the most extreme of Catholic devotees.
Sri Lankans throng to Kandy for rare display of Buddhist relic
Thousands of pilgrims camped overnight outside Sri Lanka's holiest Buddhist temple in anticipation of Friday's display of a prized relic that will be shown to the public for the first time in 16 years.
US senator meets wrongfully deported Salvadoran migrant
American Senator Chris Van Hollen said Thursday he had met with a Salvadoran man wrongfully deported to his home country by the Trump administration, in a case that has sparked outrage in the United States.
Heavy spring snow storm wreaks havoc in the Alps
An unusually heavy spring storm across the Alps sparked chaos on Thursday, as it dumped more than a metre of snow in some areas, shutting ski areas, roads, trains and schools as authorities urged people to stay home.
US judge rules Google monopolized online ad tech market
A US judge on Thursday ruled that Google wielded monopoly power in the online ad technology market in a blow that could rattle the tech giant's revenue engine.
Pope says doing 'best he can' on jail visit before Easter
A still-convalescing Pope Francis said Thursday he was doing "as best I can" as he visited inmates at Rome's central jail before Easter.
France's feminist icon Pelicot to sue Paris Match for privacy invasion
Gisele Pelicot, a French feminist icon who survived nearly a decade of rapes by dozens of men, will sue Paris Match magazine for invasion of privacy, her lawyers said Thursday.
Book claims Vatican knew French charity icon accused of abuse from 1950s
The authors of a book published Thursday said the Vatican knew about sexual abuse allegations against French charity icon Abbe Pierre as early as the 1950s.
Anger as China club plays hours after striker Boupendza's death
Football fans in China were outraged by Zhejiang FC's decision to go ahead with a league match hours after the death of their Gabon international striker Aaron Boupendza.
Onco-Innovations Announces Partnership with Dalton Pharma for Isotope Synthesis of Patented PNKP Technology
PNKP TechnologyShown in Past Study to Increase Survival Rate in Colorectal Cancer Bearing Mice
Organto Foods Announces Investor Relations Agreements and Grant of Stock Options
VANCOUVER, BC, AND BREDA, THE NETHERLANDS / ACCESS Newswire / April 17, 2025 / Organto Foods Inc. (TSXV:OGO)(OTC PINK:OGOFF) ("Organto" or the "Company") today announced that it has entered into investor relations agreements and issued stock options to certain directors, officers and employees of the Company.
U.S. District Court Grants Summary Judgment in Favor of FDA, Salix, and Teva, and Against Norwich
LAVAL, QC / ACCESS Newswire / April 17, 2025 / Bausch Health Companies Inc. (NYSE:BHC)(TSX:BHC) (the "Company" or "Bausch Health"), and its gastroenterology business Salix Pharmaceuticals, Inc., today announced the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in the matter of Norwich Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Kennedy, et al. (Case No. 25-cv- 00091), denied Norwich's motion for a preliminary injunction treated as a motion for summary judgment in its lawsuit against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Proof-of-Concept Data for Rare Disease Indications MVID and SBS-IF for Jaguar Health's Crofelemer to be Presented at April 2025 ELITE PED-GI Congress
Crofelemer, a novel plant-based anti-secretory prescription drug, has been granted Orphan Drug Designation by the FDA and the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for both short bowel syndrome (SBS) and microvillus inclusion disease (MVID) and is being evaluated to serve as a potential therapeutic option to manage intestinal failure in these patientsThere are currently no approved drug treatments for MVID, an ultrarare pediatric disease characterized by severe diarrhea and malabsorption that requires intensive parenteral support for nutritional and fluid managementProof-of-concept data in MVID from this study would provide support for crofelemer's potential inclusion in the EMA's PRIME program for novel medicines targeting unmet medical needs and the FDA's Breakthrough Therapies program
MedMira Inc. and Lovell Announce Partnership to Increase Access to Reveal(R) G4 HIV-1/2 rapid test for VA, Department of Defense
HALIFAX, NS / ACCESS Newswire / April 17, 2025 / MedMira Inc. (MedMira) (TSXV:MIR) and Lovell® Government Services announced today that they have partnered to serve federal healthcare systems such as the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), the Military Health System (MHS), and the Indian Health Service (IHS). Lovell Government Services will serve as MedMira's Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) vendor to serve these customers through federal contracting systems.
US judge says 'probable cause' to hold Trump admin in contempt
A US judge said Wednesday he had found "probable cause" to hold President Donald Trump's administration in contempt in a deportation case, raising the stakes in the White House's confrontation with the justice system.
India opposition slams graft charges against Gandhis
India's main opposition Congress party accused the government of a "vendetta" on Wednesday after a federal agency filed charges against its top leaders in a years-long corruption case.
US judge says 'probable cause' to hold govt in contempt over deportations
A US federal judge said Wednesday he had found "probable cause" to hold President Donald Trump's administration in contempt in a deportation case, raising the stakes in the White House's confrontation with the US justice system.
Macron vows punishment for French prison attackers
President Emmanuel Macron warned Wednesday that assailants behind a wave of coordinated arson and gunfire attacks on French prisons would be "found, tried and punished".
New attacks target France prison guard cars, home
Assailants targeted cars and a building lobby linked to prison staff in France overnight, the authorities said Wednesday, the latest in a series of coordinated attacks that have put the government on edge.
Tiktok bans user behind Gisele Pelicot 'starter kit' meme
Tiktok has banished a user who posted a "starter kit" meme targeting Gisele Pelicot, a French feminist icon who survived nearly a decade of rapes by dozens of men, the popular video app said Wednesday.
Gabon striker Boupendza dies after 11th floor fall
Gabon international striker Aaron Boupendza died on Wednesday at the age of 28 when he fell from the 11th floor of a building in China, according to the national football federation (Fegafoot).
UK top court rules definition of 'woman' based on sex at birth
Britain's Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the legal definition of a "woman" is based on a person's sex at birth, a landmark decision with far-reaching implications for the bitter debate over trans rights.
Pocket watch found on Titanic victim to go on sale in UK
A pocket watch, tickets and money found among the belongings of passengers on the Titanic are among items on sale at a UK auction later this month.
UK top court rules definition of 'a woman' based on sex at birth
Britain's Supreme Court ruled Wednesday the legal definition of a "woman" is based on a person's sex at birth, a landmark decision with far-reaching implications for the bitter debate over trans rights.
Heineken beer sales dip, tariffs add to uncertainty
Heineken said Wednesday its beer sales were down in the first quarter but kept profit forecasts for the year unchanged despite noting increased uncertainty from tariffs.
Malnourished children in Afghanistan at 'high risk of dying' without US aid
At a malnutrition treatment centre in Afghanistan's capital, the cries of children have given way to a heavy silence, as patients are turned away and medical staff laid off due to US aid cuts.
Lessons in horror with Cambodia's Khmer Rouge tribunal
Sheltering in the shade of a bus repurposed into a mobile museum, Mean Loeuy tells a group of children about the hell he went through in a Khmer Rouge labour camp.
Onco-Innovations Announces Private Placement
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Organto Foods Closes Private Placement, Debt Settlement and Amendments to Convertible Notes
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LQR House Announces 35-for-1 Reverse Stock Split as Part of Strategic Nasdaq Compliance Initiative
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA / ACCESS Newswire / April 16, 2025 / LQR House Inc. (the "Company" or "LQR House") (NASDAQ:YHC), a niche ecommerce platform specializing in the spirits and beverage industry, announces that its Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer have approved a proposed reverse stock split of its common stock at a ratio of 35-for-1. The reverse stock split will become effective on April 21, 2025, at 12:01 a.m., Eastern Time. The Company's common stock will continue to trade on The Nasdaq Capital Market ("Nasdaq") under the existing symbol "YHC" and will begin trading on a split-adjusted basis when the market opens on April 21, 2024. The new CUSIP number for the common stock following the reverse stock split will be 50215C307.