Relying on drugs to stop obesity would be 'societal failure', says Chris Whitty
England's top doctor says the drugs should be for a minority and more effort is needed to prevent obesity in the first place.
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England's top doctor says the drugs should be for a minority and more effort is needed to prevent obesity in the first place.
Dealmakers are, for the second year in a row, seeing their chances of a record haul of mergers and acquisitions potentially fizzle out before the end of the first quarter.
White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett says the February jobs report is an "outlier." He says bad weather impacted the numbers. Nonfarm payrolls fell by 92,000. (Source: Bloomberg)
Asset manager IG4 Capital signaled it may abandon talks to acquire a controlling stake in Brazilian petrochemical giant Braskem SA as the nation’s antitrust watchdog delays its analysis on the deal, according to newspaper Valor Economico.

The Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC), in collaboration with the Committee Linking Entrepreneurship–Agriculture Development... read more NEPC, partners train exporters on EU regulations to reduce rejection of Nigerian products

The Alaafin of Oyo describes former President Olusegun Obasanjo as a remarkable leader and living legend on his 89th birthday, praising his integrity. Read More: https://punchng.com/alaafin-hails-obasanjo-at-89/
Footage shared by Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman purportedly shows destruction in Shahid Hamedani School in Tehran.
Health tech giant TriZetto has confirmed that more than 3.4 million people had personal and health information stolen in a 2024 cyberattack, which the company failed to detect for almost a year.
Jayson Tatum is officially available for the Celtics' Friday night home game against the Mavericks. Tatum suffered a torn right Achilles tendon in the playoffs less than 10 months ago.
Bryonie Gawith and her children died when Sharaz Ali, 40, set fire to their home in a revenge attack.

Adriaan de Jongh and Sylvain Tegroeg did not necessarily set out to create a new genre. But, in some ways, that's exactly what the duo did when they released Hidden Folks in 2017. Hidden object games have been around for decades - they've existed well before computers, when people searched for objects in paintings and printed drawings - but Hidden Folks was a distinct step forward. De Jongh calls Hidden Folks a "searching" game; objects are certainly hidden, but the game is more than just spotting objects. "We wanted to make a very playful, interactive game where our focus was invoking this curiosity for these little worlds and the little … Read the full story at The Verge.
Katsina State Governor, Malam Dikko Umaru Radda has congratulated Alhaji Ibrahim Kabiru Masari on his elevation to Special Adviser on Political Affairs by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The Governor described…