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US healthcare conglomerate CVS Health has announced plans to separate its roughly 9,000 pharmacies, in-store clinics and mail-order prescription business into a company called CVS Pharmacy, apart from insurer Aetna and benefits manager Caremark.
theguardian.com (English) ↗＋ SaveGordon Brothers, the investment firm that owns Poundland, is due to meet Jonathan Reynolds as the retailer faces scrutiny and the possibility of collapse.
bbc.co.uk (English) ↗＋ SaveDemocrats secured control of both chambers of Congress in the US midterm elections, while Senate contests in Mississippi and Alaska remained too close to call and President Trump played down his role in the results.
theguardian.com (English) ↗＋ SaveUkraine says bodycam footage shows a Russian double-tap bombing of a village in which at least 40 people were killed and about 30 others may still be trapped under rubble.
bbc.co.uk (English) ↗＋ SaveThe French Blood Establishment said hackers affected cold rooms used to store blood, while theories continued to circulate about who was responsible.
bbc.co.uk (English) ↗＋ SaveA Centre for Public Integrity report warned that a lack of transparency and legislation governing government use of algorithms and artificial intelligence could lead to another robodebt scandal, calling for mandatory audits and a public register.
theguardian.com (English) ↗＋ SaveThe hacking of Binance, described as the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, has prompted allegations that North Korea was behind a theft worth about $6.3bn and questions about how the money could be used.
theguardian.com (English) ↗＋ SaveDelhi’s air quality index reached 377, classified as “very poor”, on Wednesday as restrictions on fireworks came into force ahead of Diwali.
bbc.co.uk (English) ↗＋ SaveAustralian design software company Canva announced that more than 1,000 employees would either lose their jobs or be asked to change roles after what CEO Melanie Perkins described as the company’s hardest year.
bbc.co.uk (English) ↗＋ SaveFenerbahce defeated Liverpool 3-2 in Istanbul after Liverpool took the lead twice during the Champions League match.
theguardian.com (English) ↗＋ SaveLIV Golf is expected to announce that it will wind down after a financing firm withdrew its support, according to the report.
bbc.co.uk (English) ↗＋ SaveStories in this section will appear in a future update.
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