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J&J makes takeover approach for Swiss drugmaker Actelion: Bloomberg
(Reuters) – U.S. healthcare company Johnson & Johnson has approached Swiss biotechnology firm Actelion Ltd about a potential takeover, Bloomberg reported on Thursday, citing people it said were familiar with the matter. The report said deliberations were still at an early stage following Johnson & Johnson's (J&J) initial offer, and Actelion was working with an…
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J&J makes takeover approach for Swiss drugmaker Actelion: Bloomberg
(Reuters) – U.S. healthcare company Johnson & Johnson has approached Swiss biotechnology firm Actelion Ltd about a potential takeover, Bloomberg reported on Thursday, citing people it said were familiar with the matter. The report said deliberations were still at an early stage following Johnson & Johnson's (J&J) initial offer, and Actelion was working with an…
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Autism rate among U.S. children held steady 2010-2012: CDC
By David Beasley ATLANTA (Reuters) – Autism rates among U.S. children were unchanged between 2010 and 2012, but it remains too early to know whether a rise in diagnoses over the last decade has stabilized, researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday. In 2012, one out of every 68 school-aged…
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Lorries begin moving Beirut’s mountains of trash to landfill: council
Lorries began taking mountains of rubbish that have piled up in Beirut to a landfill site on Saturday under a plan the government approved to solve the seven-month garbage crisis, the body helping oversee disposal said. The crisis, which began last July when the same Naameh landfill south of Beirut was closed with no plan…
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U.N. says has reports of starvation in Syria’s besieged Deir Al-Zor
By Tom Miles GENEVA (Reuters) – Unverified reports say 15 to 20 people died of starvation in the Syrian city of Deir al-Zor last year, the United Nations said on Saturday, warning that 200,000 residents there face a severe food shortage and sharply deteriorating conditions. Western parts of the city have been under siege by…