Tag: challenges
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Iraqi civilians stranded north of Mosul grow desperate
By Stephen Kalin BAYBUKH, Iraq (Reuters) – Hundreds of civilians who fled fighting near Islamic State-controlled Mosul last week are stranded without basic humanitarian assistance, underlining the challenges of the largest military operation in Iraq in over a decade. Families have been living for up to six days in abandoned homes and a school building…
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Dynavax says FDA rejects its hepatitis B vaccine
(Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration rejected Dynavax Technologies Corp's marketing application for its hepatitis B vaccine, Heplisav-B, for the second time in three years, sending the company's shares tumbling 71 percent in premarket trade. The drug developer said on Monday it received a “complete response letter” from the FDA, seeking information about…