Chinese officials are evaluating a potential option that involves Elon Musk acquiring the U.S. operations of TikTok if the company fails to fend off a controversial ban on the short-video app, according to people familiar with the matter. Beijing officials strongly prefer that TikTok remains under the ownership of parent ByteDance Ltd., the people say, and the company is contesting the…
This article was originally published by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and is reprinted with permission. NATO and EU leaders agreed to launch a monitoring mission of the Baltic Sea in the wake of several “serious incidents” damaging critical undersea infrastructure, some of which are suspected to involve vessels that form part of Russia’s so-called shadow…
Investors seeking the next obesity-like market opportunity will be closely watching developments related to treatments for Alzheimer’s disease in 2025. Companies including Biogen Inc. and Eli Lilly & Co. have spent billions of dollars on developing potential treatments, while others including Novo Nordisk A/S and Roche AG are also investigating the brain-destroying disease. Any breakthroughs in trials or drug approvals could have a…
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This article was originally published by Radio Free Asia and is reprinted with permission. Chinese authorities in Tibet have forbidden aid workers and Buddhist monks from entering areas of the region struck by deadly earthquakes last week, three residents of the region and a Tibetan in exile told Radio Free Asia. On Jan. 7, a…
