Tag: earth
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Endangered rhino dies at California zoo, three remain worldwide
By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A northern white rhinoceros, one of just four left on Earth, died on Sunday at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park after suffering from a bacterial infection and age-related health issues, zoo officials said. Nola, a 41-year-old rhino brought to the Southern California park in 1989 as part…
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Pfizer set to buy Allergan for more than $150 billion
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…