Tag: ending-months
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Bayer clinches Monsanto with improved $66 billion bid
NEW YORK/FRANKFURT (Reuters) – German drug and crop chemical maker Bayer clinched a $66 billion takeover of U.S. seeds company Monsanto on Wednesday, ending months of wrangling with a third sweetened offer that marks the largest all-cash deal on record. The $128-a-share deal, up from Bayer's previous offer of $127.50 a share, has emerged as…
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Britain’s failure to tackle female genital mutilation a ‘national disgrace’: lawmakers
By Tom Gardner LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The failure of British authorities to bring one successful prosecution for female genital mutilation in more than 30 years is a “national scandal”, lawmakers said on Thursday calling for greater action against professionals not reporting the practice. Female genital mutilation (FGM) has been a criminal offence in…