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Why Ocugen Shares Are Trading Higher Today

Ocugen Inc (NASDAQ:OCGN) and Bharat Biotech have amended their co-development, supply, and commercialization agreement to expand Ocugen's exclusive territory to include the commercialization of Covaxin in Mexico.  This gives Ocugen Covaxin commercialization rights for all of North America. Covaxin can be an ideal vaccination option for Mexico at this pandemic stage. As a whole…

Benzinga · Apr 18, 2022

For ‘Fantastic Beasts’ Series, a Case of Diminishing Returns

"Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore” got off to a less than magical start in its first weekend in US and Canadian theaters. The third installment in the Harry Potter spinoff opened to $43 million in North America, according to studio estimates Sunday. It was enough to secure the film…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 17, 2022

In Chicago, British foreign minister says Putin made ‘strategic error’ in thinking Ukraine invasion would fracture Western democratic alliances

CHICAGO — Russian President Vladimir Putin committed a major “strategic error” in believing his invasion of Ukraine would fragment Western democracies, the British foreign minister for Europe and North America said in Chicago this week.

Chicago Tribune · Apr 15, 2022

Top UK minister pledges continued support for Ukraine on trip to Chicago Wednesday

“If [Russian President Vladimir] Putin thinks there will be a point in time when we get bored and just move on, he is sorely mistaken,” said James Cleverly, British Minister of State for Europe and North America.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 13, 2022

Honda To Launch 30 EVs Globally By 2030, Including Two Sports Cars

The automaker has pledged to invest approximately 5 trillion yen ($40 billion) over the next 10 years in electrification and software.

InsideEVs · Apr 12, 2022

Japan’s Honda Outlines Strategy to Forge Ahead on EVs

Honda is investing 5 trillion yen ($40 billion) over the next decade in research, especially to realize a major shift to ecological electric vehicles, the Japanese automaker said Tuesday. The products and services in the works will account for more than half of its 8 trillion yen ($64 billion) research…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 12, 2022

The discovery of two giant dinosaur species solves the mystery of missing apex predators in North America and Asia

The top predator of the Jurassic and Cretaceous landscapes was usually a species of meat-eating dinosaur. These predators walked on two legs, had powerful jaws lined with sharp teeth and included species from groups known as tyrannosaurs, spinosaurs and carcharodontosaurs.

The Conversation · Apr 10, 2022

AP Week in Pictures: North America

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The Independent UK · Apr 8, 2022

Toyota Adds New Jobs As EV Production Kicks Into High Gear

Toyota Motor Corp (NYSE:TM) said its North America division plans to boost electric vehicles production by adding 220 new positions to its Production Engineering Division. The new positions will serve as the go-between for design and manufacturing. The new jobs will be located in Georgetown and across Toyota's other manufacturing facilities in North America. …

Benzinga · Apr 7, 2022

Nova Mentis Is Looking To Treat Autism With Psilocybin

Nova Mentis Life Science Corp. (OTCQB:NMLSF) and the private college Toronto Institute of Pharmaceutical Technology have signed a contract for the production of psilocybin capsules. The company will supply the microdose capsules for a Phase 2A fragile X syndrome (FXS) clinical study. FXS, also known as Martin-Bell syndrome, is one…

Benzinga · Apr 7, 2022