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Taipei, Taiwan – Ozempic is big business in China. Last year, Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk doubled its sales of diabetes drugs in the country to about $700 million, or 5% of Ozempic’s global sales. Ozempic was approved in China in 2021 as a diabetes treatment, but it was its anti-obesity ingredient, semaglutide, that spurred demand for the drug, which many Chinese call the “internet celebrity weight loss drug.” Chinese female influencers and bloggers have been promoting the use of Ozempic on Chinese social media. The same platform is also home to a number of “beauty challenges” that have been…

5 hours agoNadine Yousif,Bernd Debsmann Jr. takes to the court ReutersHunter Biden (along with his wife, Melissa Cohen Biden) could face up to 25 years in prison if convicted on all charges.Hunter Biden’s former girlfriend told jurors that when they first met, he was abusing crack cocaine “about every 20 minutes.”The US president’s son is on trial in Wilmington, Delaware, on charges of possessing a firearm while under the influence of drugs.Zoe Kestan, who met Biden (54) during a “private dance” at a New York “gentlemen’s club,” testified in court that Biden frequently withdrew cash from her for drug transactions.This…

Cameron Brink, Rhyne Howard, Sierra Burdick and Haley Van Lith will represent the United States in 3×3 basketball at the Paris Olympics this summer. Brink, Burdick and Van Lith led the United States to a gold medal at the 2023 FIBA ​​World Cup. Burdick was also on the gold medal-winning team in 2014. Howard played in the 3×3 for the U.S. for the first time during training camp in Springfield, Massachusetts, in April. “We are honored to announce the USA Basketball 3×3 Women’s National Team,” said USA Basketball 3×3 National Team Director Jay Demings. “It’s an exciting process as we…

Asian stock markets are on a strong trend following the US which hit new highs. The US market surge was driven by the world’s largest technology companies and had a ripple effect on Asian stock markets. 📈 Asian stock markets rise Asian stock markets rose on Friday, following the US market’s record high on Thursday, led by strong earnings reports from major technology companies. 🚀 US tech companies see profit growth Gains in U.S. tech stocks were led by Apple, Microsoft and Amazon, which all reported strong earnings, boosting investor confidence and sparking buying in Asian markets. 🌎 Global Market…

The popular reality dating show returns to Peacock on Tuesday, June 11th. NORTH CAROLINA, USA — The upcoming sixth season of “Love Island USA” will see two North Carolina natives find love in Fiji. Love Island, the wacky, drama-filled reality TV show where islanders gather together to “talk it out” and stir up drama in search of love, is returning to Casa Amor this season. This year’s event will be hosted by “Vanderpump Rules” reality TV star Ariana Madix, who is a huge fan of the show and is no stranger to romantic drama herself. On Tuesday, Peacock announced the…

AP/File In this image taken from video, Steve Kramer speaks during an interview in Miami on February 26th. CNN — A political consultant who used artificial intelligence to place robocalls impersonating President Joe Biden pleaded not guilty Wednesday to the first six charges he faced in New Hampshire, according to a court spokesman. Stephen Cramer, who worked on Rep. Dean Phillips’s unlikely Democratic primary challenger to Biden’s campaign, previously acknowledged that he was behind the robocalls, in which a voice sounding like the president’s urged more than 20,000 voters not to vote in the January primary and to “save your…

The disagreements over the state’s bottle recycling program are as widespread as the mountains of recyclable bottles and cans that litter Rhode Island’s roads, beaches and waterways. It is no surprise, therefore, that debate over the bottle bill was once again clouded with controversy on Wednesday night. In a stuffy hearing room on the second floor of the state Capitol, arguments raged for hours as supporters and opponents sat elbow to elbow, waiting to present their cases before the House Environment and Natural Resources Committee. Their arguments, punctuated by the intermittent blaring of cellphone alarms signaling the end of their…

There is excessive seam movement and bounce, batsmen are getting hit by the ball and the conditions are far from standard.Siddharth MongaJune 6, 2024 • 19 minutes agoBlooming on the New York pitch – ‘a dangerous time’Sanjay Manjrekar feels there is “something inherently wrong” with the surface’s foundations.On paper, the primetime Saturday night match between India and Pakistan this coming early Sunday morning New York time doesn’t really matter. The loser should be able to win the other matches comfortably and progress to the next round. Next-round opponents will be assigned based on pre-tournament seeding, so coming out on top…

Election results live: Welcome to our live blog, where we bring you real-time updates on the 2024 Indian Lok Sabha election results and the ensuing government formation debate. Wednesday saw intense negotiations and crucial meetings by both the Congress-led Indian Alliance and the Bharatiya Janata Party-led NDA as no party was able to secure a mandate to form a government on its own. Election Results Live Coverage: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and TDP leader N Chandrababu Naidu address a meeting of Indian National Congress (NDA) leaders after the announcement of the Lok Sabha election results…

CNN — A Georgia appeals court has blocked an election interference conspiracy lawsuit against Donald Trump and several co-defendants, a major victory for the former president, who had been seeking to extend further legal challenges into 2025 if he doesn’t win all of his cases. A new order filed Wednesday by the Georgia Court of Appeals is the latest sign that a Georgia state-level election interference case will not go to trial before the 2024 presidential election. The court said the case will be on hold until a panel of judges rules on whether Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis…