(Reuters) -Eli Lilly ( LLY ) is in advanced talks to acquire gene editing startup Verve Therapeutics ( VERV ) for up to $1.3 billion, aiming to strengthen its pipeline of experimental medicines, the Financial Times reported on Monday. The drug maker's acquisition bid includes a payment of almost $1 billion upfront for Verve, and a further $300 million based...

June 16 (Reuters) - Eli Lilly ( LLY ) is in advanced talks to acquire gene editing startup Verve Therapeutics ( VERV ) for up to $1.3 billion, aiming to strengthen its pipeline of experimental medicines, the Financial Times reported on Monday. The drug maker's acquisition bid includes a payment of almost $1 billion upfront for Verve, and a further...

QUITO (Reuters) -Ecuador's mining ministry announced on Monday the launch of a new registry of concessions for the first time in seven years in an effort to attract more mining projects to the South American country and curb illegal operations. The prior registry was shut down in 2018 over concerns of irregularities in the concession system, and no new concessions...

SYDNEY, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Google agreed on Monday to pay a A$55 million ($35.8 million) fine in Australia after the consumer watchdog found it had hurt competition by paying the country's two largest telcos to pre-install its search application on Android phones, excluding rival search engines. The fine extends a bumpy period for the Alphabet-owned internet giant in Australia,...