Morning news brief: US raises alarm over India-made eyedrops, Russia drone attack, & more

The US top medical body, Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), expressed alarm over a drug-resistant superbug's spread which is related to an eye ointment and eyedrops made by an Indian pharmaceutical company.

Meanwhile, Russia launched 17 Iranian-made Shahed drones over Ukraine, said Ukraine's Air Force, adding that 14 of them were destroyed.

Also, read a report on the latest developments in the United States former president Donald Trump's hush money case involving porn star Stormy Daniels.

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The top US medical body, Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), has expressed alarm over the spread of a drug-resistant superbug which has ties to eyedrops and an eye ointment made by an Indian pharmaceutical company.

Ukraine's Air Force command said early Tuesday (April 4) that Russia launched 17 Iranian-made Shahed drones to attack the war-torn country overnight, adding that 14 of these drones were destroyed, the news agency Reuters reported. Taking to Telegram, the command said in a statement, "In total, up to 17 launches of UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) attacks were recorded, presumably from the eastern coast area of the Sea of Azov."

Former United States president Donald Trump arrived in New York City on his private plane on Monday (April 3) to face charges stemming from a probe into hush money of $130,000 paid to porn star Stormy Daniels.

Apple is planning to cut a small number of roles within its corporate retail teams, Bloomberg News reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter.

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