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US weight-loss drugmakers slash prices in fight to win customers
When Ruth Gonzalez decided to start taking the weight-loss medicine Zepbound last year, she first had to find a way to afford its roughly $350 (£260) monthly cost.
Cosmetics giant Estée Lauder in merger talks with owner of Jean Paul Gaultier and Rabanne
US cosmetics giant Estée Lauder is discussing a potential merger with Puig, the Spanish company behind best-selling fragrances such as Rabanne and Jean Paul Gaultier.
Back to books – Sweden’s schools give up digital learning
Sweden's government is championing a renewed focus on physical books, paper and pens in classrooms, designed to reverse falling literacy levels.
‘Ketamine Queen’ sentenced to 15 years in Matthew Perry overdose death
A Los Angeles woman dubbed the "Ketamine Queen" has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for selling drugs that led to the death of Friends actor Matthew Perry.
What to know about ‘explosive diarrhoea’ parasite outbreak in US
Nearly 7,000 people in the US may have been infected with a diarrhoea-causing parasite, the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has said.
US and Iran exchange strikes after two US deaths in Jordan attack
The US launched another round of air strikes against Iran on Saturday night, targeting its coastal surveillance and air defence facilities, US military officials said.
China executes man for poisoning billionaire gaming tycoon
Chinese authorities have executed a man for murdering his associate, billionaire gaming tycoon Lin Qi.
Ferrari unveils first fully electric car
Luxury sports car maker Ferrari has unveiled its first fully electric car - the $640,000 (£474,320) Luce.
Legal advisers help migrants pose as gay to get asylum, undercover BBC investigation finds
A shadow industry of law firms and advisers is charging thousands of pounds to help migrants pretend to be gay in order to stay in the UK, the BBC has found.
Iran condemns US strikes as ‘gross violation’ of ceasefire
Iran says the US has committed a “gross violation” of the ceasefire with new air strikes it launched on the country in the past 48 hours. The US Central Command (Centcom) said Iranian missile sites and boats attempting to place mines had been targeted with what it called “self-defence strikes” in southern Iran on Monda...
Iran condemns US strikes as ‘gross violation’ of ceasefire
Iran says the US has committed a "gross violation" of the ceasefire with new air strikes it launched on the country in the past 48 hours.
Russian drone attacks kill nine in Ukraine after ceasefire expires
Nine people have been killed and at least 28 injured in the latest Russian drone attacks across Ukraine, local officials have said.