Tag: the-statement
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Sanofi and Regeneron report positive skin disease trial
French drugmaker Sanofi SA and U.S. partner Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc said a one-year, late-stage study of dupilumab, a monoclonal antibody designed for the treatment of skin diseases, had met its main goals. “These are the first long-term Phase 3 data that demonstrated dupilumab with topical corticosteroids was superior to topical corticosteroids alone, and provided sustained…
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China issues corruption warning after training center visits
China’s top graft buster followed up a series of inspections of elite sports training centers by reiterating its warning against corruption in the run-up to the Rio Olympics on Monday. The Beijing Sport University and the Olympic Training center were among departments visited by inspectors attached to the sports ministry, the ruling Communist Party’s Central…
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Olympics-China issues corruption warning after training centre visits
China’s top graft buster followed up a series of inspections of elite sports training centres by reiterating its warning against corruption in the run-up to the Rio Olympics on Monday. The Beijing Sport University and the Olympic Training centre were among departments visited by inspectors attached to the sports ministry, the ruling Communist Party’s Central…
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Hong Kong suspends live poultry trade on bird flu concerns: Xinhua
Hong Kong decided on Sunday to suspend trade in live poultry after a spot check at a local street market revealed the presence of H7N9 bird flu virus, China's official Xinhua News Service reported on Monday. The report, citing a statement from Hong Kong's food and environmental hygiene department, said that so far the source…
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Nigeria’s Buhari to take 10-day holiday and see London doctor over ear infection: statement
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari is to take a 10-day holiday during which he will travel to London and see a doctor regarding a persistent ear infection, his spokesman said on Sunday. Both Nigerian doctors recommended further evaluation purely as a precaution,” said spokesman Femi Adesina. The statement also said the president would travel to London…
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World’s second-oldest female Bornean orangutan dies at Illinois zoo
(Reuters) – A 54-year-old orangutan at the Brookfield Zoo outside Chicago has been euthanized due to worsening health problems, after becoming the second oldest female Bornean orangutan known to exist in the world, zoo officials said on Saturday. The zoo said in a statement the animal, called Maggie, died on Friday. Maggie, who had a…
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World’s second-oldest female Bornean orangutan dies at Illinois zoo
(Reuters) – A 54-year-old orangutan at the Brookfield Zoo outside Chicago has been euthanized due to worsening health problems, after becoming the second oldest female Bornean orangutan known to exist in the world, zoo officials said on Saturday. The zoo said in a statement the animal, called Maggie, died on Friday. Maggie, who had a…
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Barry Manilow rushed back to Los Angeles from Memphis concert
Barry Manilow has been rushed back to Los Angeles after a performance in Memphis because of complications from emergency oral surgery this week, a statement on his website said. The 72-year old, known for hits “Mandy”, “Can't Smile Without You”, “Could It Be Magic” and “Copacabana”, had performed in Memphis on Wednesday. “Following a triumphant…
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WHO sees Zika link proven in weeks as U.S., India lead vaccine race
The World Health Organization (WHO) expects suspected links between the Zika virus and two neurological disorders, microcephaly in babies and Guillain-Barre syndrome, to be confirmed within weeks, a top official said on Friday. A sharp increase in birth defects in Brazil has triggered a global health emergency over the mosquito-borne virus and spurred a race…