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Novo Nordisk's weight-loss pill boom faces price war test

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-05T07:24:56+00:00

Investors now want proof that fast-rising prescriptions can offset a bruising price war ​in obesity drugs

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Banking stocks, IT drag Nifty below 24,000; M&M, Hindalco buck trend

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-05T07:23:28+00:00

HDFC Bank was the top loser on the Nifty50, falling 1.80 per cent to ₹765.35 from a previous close of ₹779.40, trading the highest value on the exchange at ₹1,21,811.41 lakhs

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HSBC profits fall amid $400m fraud-related charge and Iran war

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-05T07:22:50+00:00

London-headquartered bank’s shares slide as it sets aside an extra $300m to cover effects of Middle East conflictBusiness live – latest updatesHSBC has suffered a $1.3bn (£961m) hit to profits, fuelled by the fallout from the US-Israel war on Iran and fraud in the troubled private credit sector.The London-headquartered bank said profits fell 4% in the first three months of the year, dropping $100m to $9.4bn, compared with the same period in 2025. Revenue increased 6% to $18.6bn. Continue reading...

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CM Stalin tenders resignation: DMK sources

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-05T07:13:28+00:00

The resignation letter has been forwarded to the office of the state Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar, the sources added

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Un foyer de hantavirus présumé sur un bateau de croisière arrivé près du Cap-Vert

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-05-05T07:06:34+00:00

Les 149 passagers et membres d’équipage d’un bateau de croisière, suspecté d’être un foyer d’infection à hantavirus, demeurent coincés à bord dans l’incertitude au large du Cap-Vert lundi soir, dans l’attente d’un lieu où pouvoir débarquer.

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Middle East crisis live: ‘We have not even begun’, Iran warns US amid escalation in strait of Hormuz

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-05T07:05:09+00:00

Iranian speaker says ‘new equation of the strait of Hormuz is in the process of being solidified’Donald Trump sends warships to break Iran’s strait of Hormuz blockadeThe Iranian parliament speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, said in a post on X this morning that a “new equation of the strait of Hormuz is in the process of being solidified” and warned that the continuation of the “status quo” was an “intolerable” position for the US to maintain.Ghalibaf, Iran’s chief negotiator, added:The security of shipping and energy transit has been jeopardised by the United States and its allies through the

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Nine workers killed in Colombia coal mine explosion

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-05-05T07:04:02+00:00

The national mining ​agency had warned weeks earlier that a buildup of gases at the mine could become dangerous.

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Anger over green light for traffic lights on Argyll’s ‘Bridge over the Atlantic’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-05T07:00:45+00:00

Plans to install traffic lights on Clachan Bridge will ruin tourist attraction and endanger pedestrians, critics warnTraffic lights are to be installed beside the scenic Clachan Bridge on Scotland’s wild Argyll coast despite fears it will be a “desecration” of a nationally-significant heritage site.Known since the early 19th century as the “Bridge over the Atlantic” the 233-year-old crossing from the mainland to the Isle of Seil attracts visitors eager to boast of their trans-oceanic journey, but there are concerns motorists on green will soon act aggressively towards pedestrians on what is a

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India describes attack on Fujairah 'unacceptable'

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-05T06:53:33+00:00

New Delhi's reaction came a day after the Indians were injured after a drone attack caused a fire at a major oil industry zone in Fujairah

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Yotta Data said to hire advisors for $900 million India IPO

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-05T06:44:40+00:00

The data centre operator, which runs India’s largest cluster of Nvidia Corp artificial intelligence processors, has tapped ICICI Securities and SBI Capital Markets as advisers

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HFCL hits 52-week high as ₹84-crore OFC order adds to a red-hot rally

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-05T06:43:38+00:00

The immediate trigger was the announcement from Monday in which HFCL and its material subsidiary HTL Limited disclosed purchase orders worth approximately ₹84.23 crore

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Do viruses spread more easily on cruise ships?

Source: BBC News - World · Published: 2026-05-05T06:38:26+00:00

The BBC explains what experts have to say about the infection risks associated with cruise ships.

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Что известно про атаку беспилотников на Чебоксары

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-05-05T06:32:35+00:00

В ночь на 5 мая украинские беспилотники атаковали Чебоксары. Пострадали трое. По данным минздрава Чувашии, один раненый доставлен в больницу в состоянии средней степени тяжести. Утром 5 мая глава республики Олег Николаев сообщил о повторных ударах по Чебоксарам.

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Middle East crisis live: US targets Iranian boats amid tense push for control of strait of Hormuz

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-05T06:30:20+00:00

US says it has destroyed six small Iranian military boats – which Tehran denies – while Iran launched barrage of attacks on US-allied United Arab EmiratesDonald Trump sends warships to break Iran’s strait of Hormuz blockadeWe are restarting our live coverage of the US-Israeli war on Iran. The US and Iran launched new attacks in the Gulf on Monday as they wrestled for control over the strait of Hormuz amid dual maritime blockades, taking the region back to the brink of full-scale war.The fresh volleys of missiles and drones came after Donald Trump launched a new effort to get stranded tankers a

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