RARITAN: Johnson & Johnson announced today that following a priority review, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved RYBREVANT (amivantamab-vmjw) in combination with chemotherapy (carboplatin-pemetrexed) for the first-line treatment of patients with locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) exon 20 insertion mutations as detected by an FDA-approved test. This …

MANCHESTER: Darwin Nunez headed in a 99th-minute winner as injury-hit Liverpool moved four points clear at the top of the Premier League with a 1-0 win at Nottingham Forest, while Tottenham Hotspur came from behind late on to beat Crystal Palace on Saturday. Liverpool’s resources have been stretched to the limit by a series of injuries in recent weeks as …

WELLINGTON: Steve Smith pulled off two stunning catches to leave Australia with the advantage as New Zealand stumbled early in their pursuit of 369 to win the first Test here at the Basin Reserve on Saturday. The home side were 111-3 at stumps on day three, with Rachin Ravindra unbeaten on an eye-catching 56 and Daryl Mitchell on 12, with …

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia launched its campaign to host the 2034 FIFA World Cup on Friday, a bid that is all but certain to succeed due to the absence of any other expressions of interest before global governing body’s deadline late last year. With Morocco, Portugal and Spain set to share the hosting of the 2030 tournament, FIFA limited the 2034 …

RAWALPINDI: Heavy rain marred the start of Rawalpindi leg of the HBL Pakistan Super League here on Saturday as both the matches were abandoned without a ball being bowled. Defending champions Lahore Qalandars, led by Shaheen Shah Afridi, were scheduled to face Babar Azam-captained Peshawar Zalmi in the day game whi­ch was to be followed by a night clash between …

BRUSSELS: Changes Apple is making to its services in the European Union “make a mockery” of new antitrust rules in the bloc, 34 digital organisations complained to the European Commission this week. They include app makers Epic Games and Spotify. “We are very concerned that Apple’s proposed scheme for compliance with the Digital Markets Act (DMA)…will not meet the law’s …

ABU DHABI: A high-level WTO conference ended on Saturday with a temporary extension of an e-commerce moratorium but no deals on agriculture and fisheries, throwing into doubt the effectiveness of the multilateral trade body. The outcomes of the World Trade Organisation’s 13th ministerial conference in Abu Dhabi highlighted the sharp divisions between the body’s 164 members amid geopolitical tensions and …

KARACHI: As the upcoming government will be seeking a fresh bailout amid growing economic challenges, the Pakistan Business Council (PBC) has called upon the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to allow a five-year funding programme instead of three years. A longer, five-year programme will allow the IMF to make tranche releases conditional on progress on fundamental reforms of the energy sector …

KARACHI: Fear is high for the appreciation of the dollar as the premium for two months of forward selling has reached Rs8 per dollar, and exchange companies in the open market have halted dollar sales, except for travel purposes. “This is strange; the exchange rate has been stable for more than a couple of months, but forward selling by exporters …