Takeda deepens AI drug discovery push with $1.7 billion Iambic deal Feb 9, 2026 08:07AM

By Kamal Choudhury

Feb 9 (Reuters) - ⁠Privately held Iambic ⁠said ‍on Monday it has entered a multi-year partnership worth more than $1.7 billion with Japan's Takeda Pharmaceutical to use artificial ‍intelligence to help design small-molecule drugs targeting cancer and gastrointestinal ​diseases.

Under the agreement, Iambic will receive upfront payments and could earn more than $1.7 ​billion in development and commercial milestones, plus... (continue reading...)


Sudanese nomads trapped as war fuels banditry and ethnic splits Feb 9, 2026 08:07AM

By Eltayeb Siddig

NEAR AL-OBEID, Sudan, Feb ⁠9 (Reuters) - Gubara al-Basheer ⁠and his ‍family used to traverse Sudan's desert with their camels and livestock, moving freely between markets, water sources, and green pastures.  

But since war erupted in 2023, he and ‍other Arab nomads have been stuck in the desert outside the central Sudanese city ​of al-Obeid, threatened by marauding bandits and ethnic tensions.

The war between... (continue reading...)


US boards vessel in Indian Ocean without incident, defense secretary says Feb 9, 2026 08:05AM

WASHINGTON, ⁠Feb ⁠9 (Reuters) - ‍U.S. ‍military forces ​conducted ​a right-of-visit, maritime interdiction ​and ​boarding on ‌the Aquila II vessel ​without ⁠incident in ‌the ‌Indian Ocean, ‌Defense Secretary Pete ‍Hegseth said on ⁠Monday.

(Reporting by Katharine Jackson)


Kyndryl delays quarterly filing, flags financial reporting concerns Feb 9, 2026 07:46AM

Feb 9 (Reuters) - Software ⁠provider Kyndryl ⁠on ‍Monday delayed the filing of its quarterly report, saying it ‍anticipates material weaknesses in its internal control ​over financial reporting for multiple periods, including the ​first two quarters of fiscal 2026.

Shares of the company tumbled 38% in premarket trading.

Separately, the company ​also announced the departure of its finance chief David Wyshner and the stepping ​down of Vineet... (continue reading...)


Brazil's BTG Pactual posts strong result with Q4 profit up 40% Feb 9, 2026 07:36AM

SAO PAULO, Feb ⁠9 (Reuters) - Brazilian ⁠lender ‍BTG Pactual reported what it said were its strongest results on ‍record on Monday, citing solid performance in ​both the quarter and the full year.

Latin America's ​largest investment bank said adjusted net income rose 40.3% in the fourth quarter from a year earlier to ​4.6 billion reais ($881.95 million), broadly in line with the 4.56 billion reais forecast ​in an LSEG poll.

"2025 marked a... (continue reading...)


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