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Head of the Criminal Division Matthew R. Galeotti Announces Results of Health Care Fraud Takedown
The U.S. Attorney's Office District of Puerto Rico
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June 30, 2025
Good morning. Thank you all for joining us today as we announce the largest coordinated health care fraud takedown in the history of the Department of Justice. Today marks a decisive moment in our fight to protect American taxpayers from...
Deadly Blast in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Kills Two, Injures Five
MENAFN
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June 29, 2025
(MENAFN) At least two individuals lost their lives and five others sustained injuries after a blast rocked a scrap warehouse in the northwest region of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, according to official sources. The explosion occurred...
Suicide Bombing Leaves Thirteen Soldiers Dead in Pakistan
MENAFN
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June 28, 2025
(MENAFN) At least 13 soldiers were killed and 29 others, including 19 civilians, injured in a brutal terrorist attack on Saturday in North Waziristan, located in Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, security sources confirmed to...
European Medicines Agency Recommends Market Approval of AVT06, Alvotech’s Proposed Biosimilar to Eylea® (aflibercept)
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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June 23, 2025
REYKJAVIK, Iceland and LONDON, June 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Alvotech (NASDAQ: ALVO), a global biotech company specializing in the development and manufacture of biosimilar medicines for patients worldwide and Advanz Pharma, a UK headquartered...
Landmine Explosion Kills Four in Pakistan
MENAFN
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June 25, 2025
(MENAFN) At least four individuals lost their lives and four others sustained injuries early Wednesday following a landmine detonation in Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, according to police sources. The explosion happened at...
Van Fire Kills Six After Collision in Pakistan
MENAFN
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June 24, 2025
(MENAFN) At least six individuals lost their lives and 10 others suffered injuries when a passenger van erupted in flames following a collision in Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan province, rescue officials reported Tuesday. The tragic incident...
Pakistan Initiates New Campaign to Combat Polio
MENAFN
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May 26, 2025
(MENAFN) On Monday, Pakistan initiated a renewed countrywide effort to administer polio vaccinations in a bid to curb the debilitating illness. The initiative aims to halt the spread of the virus that continues to threaten young children across...
Tourist Boat Overturns in Pakistan, Two Dead, Three Missing
MENAFN
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June 22, 2025
(MENAFN) At least two women lost their lives and three individuals, including two children and a teenager, are still unaccounted for following the capsizing of a tourist boat in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, according to rescue officials...
Bomb Explosion in Pakistan Kills Two Security Personnel
MENAFN
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June 22, 2025
(MENAFN) At least two security officers lost their lives and four others sustained injuries on Saturday due to a bomb explosion in Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan province, specifically in Kalat district, according to a security official...
Pakistan Initiates Polio Campaign to Immunize Over 45M Children
MENAFN
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May 26, 2025
(MENAFN) On Sunday, Pakistan initiated its third National Polio Vaccination Campaign for 2025, aiming to immunize over 45 million children under five against polio, according to the health ministry. During the launch event, Prime Minister’s Focal...
Gunmen Kill Two Police Officers in Pakistan
MENAFN
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June 21, 2025
(MENAFN) In a deadly assault, two police officers were killed late Friday in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, local authorities reported. The brazen attack occurred in the Swabi district, within the jurisdiction of the IDS Gadoon Police...
Pakistani Forces Down Suspected Indian Drones
MENAFN
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May 8, 2025
(MENAFN) At least one individual lost their life after Pakistani security forces brought down a drone suspected to be of Indian origin, according to a local broadcaster. The remnants of two other drones were also retrieved from separate areas in...
Pakistan Fuel Tanker Blast Death Toll Climbs to Twenty
MENAFN
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May 6, 2025
(MENAFN) The tragic aftermath of last week's fuel tanker explosion in the Noshki district of southwestern Pakistan continues to unfold, with local law enforcement confirming that the death toll has tragically increased to 20. This somber...
Alvotech Meets Investors and Presents at the Goldman Sachs Global Healthcare Conference in Miami
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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June 6, 2025
REYKJAVIK, Iceland, June 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Alvotech (NASDAQ: ALVO), a global biotech company specializing in the development and manufacture of biosimilar medicines for patients worldwide, announced today its participation in the...
VEON and Engro Corporation Complete Pioneering Infrastructure Partnership in Pakistan
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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June 3, 2025
Islamabad and Dubai, June 3, 2025: VEON Ltd. (Nasdaq: VEON), a global digital operator (“VEON” or “the Company”), announces that it has successfully closed the partnership for the pooling and management of telecommunications infrastructure assets...
Alvotech Meets Investors and Presents at the Jefferies Global Healthcare Conference 2025 in New York, NY
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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June 2, 2025
REYKJAVIK, Iceland, June 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Alvotech (NASDAQ: ALVO), a global biotech company specializing in the development and manufacture of biosimilar medicines for patients worldwide, announced today its participation in the...
Alvotech Reports Results for the First Six Months of 2025 and Provides a Business Update
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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August 13, 2025
Strong performance driven by over 200% growth in product revenues year-on-year Best quarter in Alvotech’s history in terms of operating cash flows Continued expansion of commercial partnerships for pipeline assets Alvotech listed on Nasdaq...
‘Anticipating the end of life is an act of clinical courage and kindness’: RCP calls for national strategy for end-of-life and palliative care
Royal College of Physicians
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August 9, 2025
The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has today launched a new policy position on end-of-life and palliative care, calling on government and health system leaders to transform how dying is recognised and supported across the NHS and social care....
Chinese CSCEC Provides Pakistan Youth Center with Vital Donations
MENAFN
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June 1, 2025
(MENAFN) On Sunday, the Pakistan division of China State Construction Engineering Corporation Limited (CSCEC) extended a charitable hand to a child support facility in Islamabad, commemorating both International Children's Day and the center’s...
‘Anticipating the end of life is an act of clinical courage and kindness’: RCP calls for national strategy for end-of-life and palliative care
Royal College of Physicians
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August 8, 2025
The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has today launched a new policy position on end-of-life and palliative care, calling on government and health system leaders to transform how dying is recognised and supported across the NHS and social care....