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Toll rises to 17 in Pakistan oil tanker fire, many more feared dead
By Gul Yusufzai QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistani firefighters were battling on Wednesday to douse a fire still raging more than a day after a series of explosions on a decommissioned oil tanker, with the death toll rising to 17, and more than 20 workers missing, officials said. Tuesday's initial blast occurred as workers were…
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VW says will quit world rallying championship in 2017
Volkswagen said it will pull out of the world rally championship at the end of the season in 2017 as part of a strategic shift to help overcome its emissions scandal. “The VW brand is facing tremendous challenges,” VW brand R&D chief Frank Welsch said on Wednesday, citing the carmaker's push into zero-emission technology. Top…
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Brexit threatens supply of new drugs, report warns
British patients could end up not being able to access modern medicines if there is a “hard Brexit”, a think tank report endorsed by a former Conservative health minister warned on Wednesday. Drugmakers currently use the European Medicines Agency as a one-stop-shop to get drugs licensed across Europe, but Britain is likely to drop out…
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Study: Skin patch could help kids with peanut allergies
WASHINGTON (AP) — A wearable skin patch may help children who are allergic to peanuts by delivering small doses of peanut protein, according to a new study that calls for the therapy to be further explored.
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Study: Skin patch could help kids with peanut allergies
WASHINGTON (AP) — A wearable skin patch may help children who are allergic to peanuts by delivering small doses of peanut protein, according to a new study that calls for the therapy to be further explored.
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Tippi Hedren accuses Hitchcock of sexual harassment in memoir
Hitchcock died in 1980 at age 80. Hedren, 86, recalled Hitchcock making unwanted advances during her grueling six-month shoot for “The Birds” in 1962, including one encounter while riding back to her hotel with the filmmaker in his limousine. The breaking point, she wrote, came in 1964 during production of Hedren's second Hitchcock film, “Marnie,”…
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Tippi Hedren accuses Hitchcock of sexual harassment in memoir
Hitchcock died in 1980 at age 80. Hedren, 86, recalled Hitchcock making unwanted advances during her grueling six-month shoot for “The Birds” in 1962, including one encounter while riding back to her hotel with the filmmaker in his limousine. The breaking point, she wrote, came in 1964 during production of Hedren's second Hitchcock film, “Marnie,”…
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Behind Philippines’ ties with China, a billionaire and his rehab centers
By Adam Jourdan and Jackie Cai SHANGHAI (Reuters) – At the end of Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte's landmark visit to China last month, he held a brief private meeting with a businessman who may have played a crucial role in improving ties between the two nations. Huang Rulun, a rags-to-riches Chinese billionaire funding two huge…
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Behind Philippines’ ties with China, a billionaire and his rehab centers
By Adam Jourdan and Jackie Cai SHANGHAI (Reuters) – At the end of Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte's landmark visit to China last month, he held a brief private meeting with a businessman who may have played a crucial role in improving ties between the two nations. Huang Rulun, a rags-to-riches Chinese billionaire funding two huge…
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Tanzania suspends some HIV programs for gay men, says health minister
Tanzania has suspended community-based HIV/AIDS prevention programs for gay men, the health minister said on Monday, in the latest crackdown on the high-risk group. Ummy Mwalimu, Tanzania’s minister for health said the government had received reports that some local non-governmental organizations (NGOs) were promoting and normalizing same-sex relationships as part of their HIV programs. Gay…