Tag: monsanto
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Clinton says ‘conspiracy theories’ about her health not a concern
(Reuters) – Hillary Clinton, the Democratic Party's presidential nominee, on Monday said that she was not distracted by rumors of ill health and that attacks on the Clinton Foundation were not rooted in fact. Clinton, speaking on her campaign plane, also said she continued to support a “no-fly zone” over Syria. (Reporting by Jeff Mason,…
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Bayer CEO expects Monsanto to respond positively to deal proposal
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – German drugs and pesticides group Bayer said it was confident that Monsanto would take a positive view of its $62 billion takeover proposal.
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Insurer AXA to sell 1.8 billion euros of tobacco assets
French insurer AXA plans to stop investing in the tobacco industry, citing the impact of smoking on public health, and said it plans to sell its 1.8 billion euros ($2.02 billion) of assets in the sector. AXA said it would divest its 200 million euros of equity holdings in tobacco companies immediately. It also plans…
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UN says Sudan refuses to renew permit of senior humanitarian official
The United Nations said on Sunday that Sudanese authorities had declined to renew a permit for the head of its humanitarian coordination office in Khartoum, Ivo Freijsen, saying he was being effectively expelled from the country. A statement from the UN humanitarian country team in Sudan expressed “shock and disappointment at the de facto expulsion…
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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…