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Added on the 21/04/2023 07:00:41 - Copyright : Euronews EN
The EU vetoes the buyout of promising US cancer test startup Grail by biotech giant Illumina over fears the deal could one day create a monopoly. Illumina's takeover of fellow US company Grail would "stifle the ongoing innovation race between Grail and its rivals, and ultimately lead to less innovation, less choice and higher prices" says the European Commission. SOUNDBITE
Beyonce and her sister Solange have tested negative for the mutated BRCA2 gene after their father Mathew Knowles was diagnosed with breast cancer earlier this year.
US President Joe Biden's medical team says there is no need for him to prove his cognitive abilities, White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre tells reporters after his poor debate performance last week. SOUNDBITE
Boeing recognizes the "gravity" of the safety crisis facing the company, but the aviation giant is "making progress," Chief Executive Dave Calhoun tells a US Senate panel. SOUNDBITE
Catherine, Princess of Wales, rides in a carriage alongside her three children at the annual celebration for King Charles III's official birthday, her first public appearance since December. Kate, 42, who revealed in March she was receiving chemotherapy treatment, makes a tentative return to public life for the first time since being diagnosed with cancer, attending the Trooping the Colour military parade in London. IMAGES
Starship, SpaceX's massive prototype rocket, launches for its fourth test flight, and is now attempting to fly halfway around the globe before splashing down in the Indian Ocean. The most powerful launch system ever built, vital to NASA's plans for returning astronauts to the Moon and for SpaceX CEO Elon Musk's hopes of one day colonizing Mars, blasts off from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas at 7:50 am (1250 GMT). IMAGES