Friday, January 14, 2022

U.S. judge orders 'Pharma Bro' Martin Shkreli pay back $64M, bars him from drug industry

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Martin Shkreli must return $64.6 million US in profits he and his former company reaped from raising the price of the life-saving drug Daraprim, a federal judge ruled Friday while Shkreli from participating in the pharmaceutical industry for the rest of his life.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/martin-shkreli-drug-industry-pharma-bro-daraprim-1.6315620?cmp=rss

Netflix raising prices for standard and premium plans in the U.S. and Canada

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Netflix Inc. has raised its monthly subscription price in the U.S. and Canada by $1 to $2 US per month depending on the plan, the company said Friday, to help pay for new programming to compete in the crowded streaming market.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/netflix-price-hike-1.6315677?cmp=rss

British PM's office apologizes to Queen for staff parties held the night before husband's funeral

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Boris Johnson's office on Friday apologized to the Royal Family for holding staff parties in Downing Street on the eve of Prince Philip's funeral last year — the latest in a string of allegedly lockdown-breaching gatherings that are threatening to topple the British prime minister.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/britain-downing-street-party-lockdown-prince-philip-funeral-1.6315127?cmp=rss

Ukrainian government websites hit by hack attack

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Websites of Ukraine's cabinet, seven ministries, the Treasury, the National Emergency Service and the state services website, where Ukrainians' electronic passports and vaccination certificates are stored, were temporarily unavailable Friday after a hacking incident.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ukraine-russia-hacking-government-websites-1.6314821?cmp=rss

Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Friday

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Students in Newfoundland and Labrador and Prince Edward Island will be learning at home for at least another week, officials from the two Atlantic provinces said Thursday, as New Brunswick moved to tighten COVID-19 restrictions even more in the face of serious strain on its hospital systems.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/coronavirus-covid19-canada-world-jan14-2022-1.6314792?cmp=rss