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  • Pfizer set to buy Allergan for more than $150 billion: sources

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    The deal, the largest ever in the healthcare sector, will be announced on Monday and is sure to draw political ire in a U.S. presidential election year because Pfizer would redomicile to Ireland, where Allergan is registered, in a so-called “inversion” that would slash its corporate tax rate. It will also reignite debate in the…

  • Pfizer set to buy Allergan for more than $150 billion

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    The deal, the largest ever in the healthcare sector, is sure to draw political ire in a U.S. presidential election year because Pfizer would redomicile to Ireland, where Allergan is registered, in a so-called “inversion” that would slash its corporate tax rate. It will also reignite debate in the pharmaceutical industry over the role of…

  • Global health experts accuse WHO of ‘egregious failure’ on Ebola

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    By Kate Kelland LONDON, (Reuters) – The World Health Organization's failure to sound the alarm until months into West Africa's Ebola outbreak was an “egregious failure” which added to the enormous suffering and death toll, global health experts said on Monday. A specialist panel convened by Harvard's Global Health Institute (HGHI) and the London School…