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Takeda Pharmaceutical is holding talks with Indian regulators to make its dengue vaccine available in the country, the drugmaker's global head of vaccines, Gary Dubin, told Reuters on Tuesday. «We are in talks with regulators and plan to start a clinical trial very soon,» said Dubin. The Japanese drugmaker plans to scale up the production of its dengue vaccine Qdenga through a partnership with Indian vaccine maker Biological E., the companies said earlier in the day.

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K-pop reality series titled as "Made In Korea" has been acquired by BBC. The production for the show has commenced, as per a report. «Made in Korea» traces the journey of a British boy band as they venture into a K-pop training camp in Korea, immersing themselves in the expertise of industry insiders responsible for molding some of the nation's most renowned music sensations, as per a report in Variety.

LONDON (Reuters) — Britain's Currys has received an improved 750 million pound ($951 million) bid from U.S. suitor activist investor Elliot Advisors, Sky News reported on Tuesday, pushing up shares in the British electricals group amid hopes of a takeover battle.

Mark Zuckerberg, who is on a mini-Asia tour, is currently in Japan, exploring the heritage and food of the country. The Meta chief is likely to visit Seoul and attend the pre-wedding celebrations of Anant Ambani, the youngest son of Mukesh Ambani, in Gujarat’s Jamnagar. “Mark is in Japan for a personal trip and will also meet with a few key partners while he is here," Bloomberg quoted Meta Platforms' spokesperson as saying.

Microsoft's deal with French tech startup Mistral AI should be further investigated, one of the lawmakers who oversaw the drafting of the European Union's landmark AI Act said. On Monday, Microsoft announced it would soon make Mistral's AI models available through its Azure cloud computing platform.

Bristol Myers Squibb aims to expand its research and development presence in India and expects its newly inaugurated Hyderabad facility to become its largest unit outside the U.S. by 2025, CEO Christopher Boerner said on Tuesday. The $100-million facility, inaugurated by Boerner on Monday, is expected to employ over 1,500 employees and will be used to enhance its drug development through the use of digital technologies and artificial intelligence, he said in his keynote speech at the BioAsia conference. Bristol Myers also operates a research and development centre in Bengaluru in partnership with the Biocon Group's Syngene International.

substitutes instead of real cheese in burgers and nuggets at a McDonald's outlet last week, the state of Maharashtra will be inspecting outlets of all global fast-food chains for food regulation violations, Reuters reported citing an official. The Indian state will run a check for misleading promotion of non-cheese items as containing cheese after mcdonald's crackdown and also inspect all McDonald's outlets in Maharashtra for the same, widening its scrutiny post crackdown by the state's Food and Drug Administration (FDA). «We are planning to check all outlets of McDonald's,» Abhimanyu Kale, the FDA chief told Reuters. «We will also take action on other well-known and frequently visited global fast-food chain outlets,» he added, but declined to identify the brands being targeted.

BERLIN (Reuters) — German consumer sentiment is expected to stabilize at a low level in March as households are confronted with great uncertainty due to constantly rising prices and a weaker outlook for Europe's largest economy, a survey showed on Tuesday.

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Reuters, citing Spain's Higher Council for Scientific Investigation (CSIC) said on Sunday, “This discovery demonstrates for the first time that the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza virus has reached Antarctica despite the distance and natural barriers that separate it from other continents." CSIC further added that the presence of the virus was confirmed on Saturday in samples of dead skua seabirds that were found by Argentine scientists near the Antarctic base Primavera. Also Read: Bird Flu Outbreak: WHO issues warning after H1N1 strain infects cats in countries.

By Selena Li

Options on artificial intelligence darling Nvidia accounted for 25 cents of every dollar of premium — the price of contracts — traded in US single-stock options over the past month, nearly $3 billion in options premium traded in the chipmaker's options every day on average, a Reuters analysis of Trade Alert data showed. During several recent sessions, Nvidia surpassed Tesla as the option market's most heavily traded name for the day.

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Horizon Investments chief investment officer Scott Ladner predicts the Fed will cut rates three to five times throughout 2024.

The Claman Countdown panelists Kenny Polcari and Joseph Lavorgna break down the Federal Reserves moves.

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Sales of new U.S. single-family homes rose less than expected in January, likely curbed by frigid weather, but demand for new construction remains underpinned by a persistent shortage of previously owned homes.