Tag: government
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Shkreli plans to remain silent at congressional hearing: letter
Former drug executive Martin Shkreli plans to assert his right against self-incrimination and remain silent if he is forced to appear at a congressional hearing in Washington next week about drug prices, according to a letter seen by Reuters. Shkreli's lawyer informed the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of his intent not…
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Iraq bans poultry imports from 24 countries over avian flu threat
Iraq has extended a ban on imports of frozen and live poultry products to cover two dozen countries, including China and South Africa, the government said on Sunday. Baghdad last month restricted poultry imports from France, where an outbreak of avian flu has been reported. The agriculture ministry could not be contacted for immediate comment,…
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Iraq bans poultry imports from 24 countries over avian flu threat
Iraq has extended a ban on imports of frozen and live poultry products to cover two dozen countries, including China and South Africa, the government said on Sunday. Baghdad last month restricted poultry imports from France, where an outbreak of avian flu has been reported. The agriculture ministry could not be contacted for immediate comment,…
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China December factory activity shrinks, more stimulus needed in 2016
China looked set for a soggy start to 2016 after activity in the manufacturing sector contracted for a fifth straight month in December, suggesting the government may have to step up policy support to avert a sharper slowdown. While China's services sector ended 2015 on a strong note, the economy still looked set to grow…
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China December factory activity shrinks, more stimulus needed in 2016
China looked set for a soggy start to 2016 after activity in the manufacturing sector contracted for a fifth straight month in December, suggesting the government may have to step up policy support to avert a sharper slowdown. While China's services sector ended 2015 on a strong note, the economy still looked set to grow…
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Canada PM vows Aboriginal reconciliation after school abuse report
By Andrea Hopkins TORONTO (Reuters) – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pledged to work toward full reconciliation with Canadian Aboriginals on Tuesday as he accepted a final report on the abuses of the government's now-defunct system of residential schools for indigenous children. The forcible separation of some 150,000 children from their families over more than 100…
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French drug developer Pharnext to take rare approach to pricing
A privately held French drug developer is taking a rare approach to pricing its drug intended to treat a rare disease. Pharnext SAS, whose drug is the only treatment in a late-stage trial for treating a rare inherited disorder called Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT), sees potential to earn a healthy profit by selling the yet-to-be approved drug…
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Sierra Leone girls forced into "degrading" pregnancy tests after school ban
By Kieran Guilbert DAKAR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Schoolgirls in Sierra Leone have been forced to undergo humiliating and degrading public pregnancy tests since the government banned pregnant girls from attending mainstream schools and taking exams, Amnesty International said on Friday. A ban on pregnant girls attending school has informally existed for a decade, but…