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Extreme weather misinformation 'putting lives at risk,' study warns
Extreme weather misinformation 'putting lives at risk,' study warns
by  AFP

Major social media platforms are enabling and profiting from misinformation around extreme weather events, endangering lives and impeding emergency response efforts, a research group said Tuesday. "The influence of high-profile conspiracy theorists during climate disasters is drowning out emergency response efforts," the report said, adding that the trend was "putting lives at risk."

US Treasury chief says no reason for Fed chair to step down
US Treasury chief says no reason for Fed chair to step down
by  AFP

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday that he did not see a reason for Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell to resign immediately, a day after calling for a sweeping review of the Fed. The Treasury chief had told CNBC earlier in the day that "what we need to do is examine the entire Federal Reserve institution and whether they have been successful."

Coca-Cola plans US cane sugar alternative after Trump push
Coca-Cola plans US cane sugar alternative after Trump push
by  AFP

Coca-Cola on Tuesday said it would release a version of Coke in the United States made with US-grown real cane sugar, a move requested by President Donald Trump. Trump last week said that the company had agreed to use cane sugar in the United States version of Coke.

AstraZeneca to invest $50 bn in the US as tariff threat looms
AstraZeneca to invest $50 bn in the US as tariff threat looms
by  AFP

British pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca said Tuesday it would invest $50 billion in the United States by 2030 amid Donald Trump's threats to impose tariffs on the sector. The United States is a key market for the pharmaceutical industry, and AstraZeneca said it expects 50 percent of its revenue to come from the US by 2030.