French pharma firm found guilty over ‘diet drug’ that caused up to 2,000 deaths

Servier accused of covering up potentially fatal side-effects of the Mediator diabetes drug 29 March 2021 | Kim Willsher | Guardian (original link) A French court has fined one of the country’s biggest pharmaceutical firms €2.7m (£2.3m) after finding it guilty […]

Small Egyptian Village Shares Spotlight with Beached Container Ship

29 March 2021 | Staff | Middle East Eye (original link) Seats were spread out in a cafe in the village of Manshiyet al-Rugola, as customers prepared to watch Egypt and Kenya go head-to-head in the latter’s Moi Stadium for […]

The Royal Albert Hall at 150

It’s hosted opera greats, suffragette rallies, Hitchcock films, sports events, sci-fi conventions – and, of course, the Proms and countless rock gigs. Artists from Led Zeppelin to Abba recall their moments on the hallowed stage 29 March 2021 | Michael […]