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During a visit to the White House, El Salvador's president, Naib Buckelly, said that a man

mistakenly deported from Maryland would not be returned, despite a ruling by America's Supreme

Court to do so. Donald Trump's administration has eagerly deported alleged gang members to a high

security prison in the Central American country. Mr. Trump pledged to help El Salvador build new ones and send more illegal migrants.

Pfizer halted the development of an obesity pill known as denuglopron after it was suspected of damaging the liver of a trial patient.

The American pharmaceuticals giant has sought to enter

the fast-growing market for weight loss drugs as sales of its coronavirus products dry up. Investors flocked

to its rival, Eli Lilly, whose shares jumped 1.7% in pre-market trading.

A group of American businesses sued the Trump administration to block its sweeping tariffs

from taking effect, arguing that it overstepped its authority in imposing the levies.

Bypassing Congress, Mr. Trump announced hefty tariffs on April 2nd after he

invoked an emergency economic powers law. The suit argues that the threats Mr. Trump cited,

trade deficits are not an emergency. Russia admitted to a ballistic missile strike on the Ukrainian city of Sumi on Sunday,

that killed at least 34 people, apparently contradicting Mr. Trump's claims that the attack

had been a mistake. As American-sponsored peace talks stall, Russia has insisted that it was targeting military commanders.

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