SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) – Bulgaria is racing to prevent the shutdown of its only oil refinery before U.S. sanctions on the Russian owner take effect later this month.

NEW YORK (AP) – U.S. pharmaceutical giant Pfizer signed a deal to purchase development-stage obesity drugmaker Metsera Inc., winning a bidding war against Novo Nordisk, the Danish drugmaker behind weight-loss treatments Ozempic and Wegovy.

GENEVA (AP) – There is a new worldwide peace prize on the scene and it was created by FIFA, not Nobel. The world soccer body said this week it would give out an annual prize to reward “individuals who have taken exceptional and extraordinary actions for peace.” It gave few details about the prize.