Health

Corporate

Result of Fundraise and Board Change | Company Announcement | Investegate

Debenhams Group raised approximately £40 million in gross proceeds from an oversubscribed and upsized share issuance at 18 pence each, a 5% discount to the prior closing price. Non-Executive Director Iain McDonald resigned immediately after participating in the fundraise, with new shares set to trade on AIM on February 23, 2026.

WH News Feb 25, 2026

Corporate

Hindustan Unilever Bets ₹2,000 Crore on Premiumization Pivot | Investing.com India

Hindustan Unilever Limited approved a ₹2,000 crore investment to expand manufacturing in its premium Beauty & Wellbeing and Home Care segments. The board-sanctioned plan spans two years and targets automation and 100% renewable energy sources.

WH News Feb 25, 2026

Corporate

Alkermes Completes Acquisition to Avadel

Alkermes plc finalized its $2.3 billion all-cash acquisition of Avadel Pharmaceuticals on Thursday. The deal brings Avadel's FDA-approved narcolepsy drug Lumryz into Alkermes' portfolio and speeds entry into the sleep medicine market.

WH News Feb 25, 2026

Policy & Law

European Parliament resolution on ‘right to gestate’ sparks gender identity row

The European Parliament passed a resolution affirming every individual's right to gestate and give birth, a move critics say erodes biological definitions of women. The text explicitly includes trans women and others beyond traditional female biology.

WH News Feb 25, 2026

Elections

Tamil Nadu native Rini Sampath running for Washington mayor

Rini Sampath, a 31-year-old government contractor from Tamil Nadu, India, announced her candidacy in the Democratic primary for Washington, D.C., mayor. She promises a 'back-to-basics' push to fix crumbling infrastructure and rebuild trust in city government.

WH News Feb 25, 2026

Americas

Peru set for eighth president in a decade

Peru's Congress will select the country's eighth president in a decade on Wednesday, hours after lawmakers impeached Jose Jeri on corruption charges just four months into his term. The 39-year-old leader fell amid allegations of improper government hires and dealings with a Chinese businessman.

WH News Feb 25, 2026

Diplomacia y Comercio

EE.UU. impone nuevo arancel del 10% a importaciones no exentas

EE.UU. anunció un arancel del 10% a todas las importaciones no exentas, que entra en vigor inmediatamente tras una decisión del Tribunal Supremo que anuló anteriores aranceles globales.

WH News Feb 25, 2026

Elections

Red Deer Councillors Criticize Election Delays and Long Lines

Red Deer city councillors expressed frustration over long voting lines and delayed election results during the recent local election.

WH News Feb 25, 2026

US-Politik

Take-It-Back-Bewegung verurteilt Diskriminierung an Gesundheitscollege, fordert Regierungsermittlung

Die Delta State-Vertretung der Take-It-Back-Bewegung verurteilt die angebliche Diskriminierung eines Mitarbeiters an der College of Health Science and Technology in Ughelli und fordert eine unabhängige Regierungsermittlung.

WH News Feb 25, 2026

Cine

Robert Carradine, actor de ‘Revenge of the Nerds’, fallece a los 71 años

Robert Carradine, conocido por su papel en 'Revenge of the Nerds', falleció a los 71 años tras una larga lucha con el trastorno bipolar, según su familia.

WH News Feb 24, 2026

Cricket

Bas de Leede says playing T20 WC 2026 is

Netherlands all-rounder Bas de Leede described playing in the T20 World Cup 2026 as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity after his team's 17-run loss to India at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. He urged more matchups for associate nations against top teams to boost their growth.

WH News Feb 24, 2026

Discovery

Novel insulin-like growth factor-binding protein proteases : detection and characterization

STOCKHOLM — Scientists in Sweden detected a group of previously unknown proteases that specifically break down insulin-like growth factor-binding proteins, according to a new doctoral thesis from Lund University. The...

WH News Feb 24, 2026

Asia Pacific

Sri Lankan Navy arrests 22 TN fishermen near Katchatheevu – Mangalorean.com

The Sri Lankan Navy arrested 22 fishermen from Tamil Nadu's Ramanathapuram district early Thursday near Katchatheevu islet after they allegedly crossed into Sri Lankan waters. Four mechanized boats were also confiscated.

WH News Feb 24, 2026

Medicine

OXCARBAZEPINE tablet, film coated [REMEDYREPACK INC.]

Oxcarbazepine, marketed in film-coated tablets by RemedyRepack Inc., carries significant risks of dizziness, somnolence and double vision among epilepsy patients, clinical trial records show. Researchers tracked these side effects across...

WH News Feb 24, 2026

AI

AI Impact Summit 2026 In New Delhi: Confirmed! Bill Gates Withdraws From AI Summit

Bill Gates will not deliver his scheduled keynote at the IndiaAI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi, the Gates Foundation India confirmed Thursday. Ankur Vora, president of the foundation's Africa and India offices, will speak in his place.

WH News Feb 24, 2026