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SEC raises concerns about Valeant’s use of ‘Non-GAAP’ measures
The SEC has questioned Valeant's practice of stripping away acquisition-related expenses from its “non-GAAP” or adjusted metrics, given that the drugmaker had been fueling growth through frenzied deal making. In multiple letters, the SEC said Valeant's management is in possession of all the facts and urged for adequate and accurate financial disclosures. “We are concerned…
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After ‘sons of whores’ comment, Philippines’ Duterte says he will defy Church with three-child policy
Philippine President-elect Rodrigo Duterte said he will defy the Roman Catholic Church and seek to impose a three-child policy, putting him on a new collision course with the bishops a day after he called them “sons of whores”. Duterte assumes office on June 30. “I only want three children for every family,” Duterte said on…
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Australian judge refuses to order radiotherapy for ill child
SYDNEY (AP) — An Australian judge on Friday ruled in favor of a couple who refused to allow their 6-year-old son to undergo radiotherapy for a malignant brain tumor.
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Yellow fever outbreaks in Africa need action, mass vaccination – WHO
By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) – Outbreaks of deadly yellow fever in Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo do not constitute a global health emergency but require stepped-up control measures and mass vaccination, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Thursday. “This can be a devastating disease with rapid spread particularly in urban areas,”…
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Frozen food recall covers hundreds of items from many stores
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Amid a massive frozen foods recall involving millions of packages of fruits and vegetables that were shipped to all 50 U.S. states, Canada and Mexico, authorities who want to stem the listeria-linked illnesses and deaths worry it’ll be difficult to get consumers to dig through their freezers and check for…
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UK govt, junior doctors reach deal after days of strikes
Britain's government and the trade union representing junior doctors have sealed an agreement on resolving a contract dispute that has prompted 10 days of strikes this year, mediators ACAS said Wednesday. “ACAS confirms the agreement… which, subject to a referendum of relevant BMA (British Medical Association trade union) members, forms the basis for a new…
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Early childhood program expands amid Flint’s water crisis
FLINT, Mich. (AP) — The University of Michigan-Flint's early childhood education program will be offered for free to more Flint families amid the city's crisis with lead-tainted water, officials said Monday.