Tag: the-companies
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Turkish Airlines resuming flights to Sharm al-Sheikh
Turkish Airlines will resume flights next month to Sharm al-Sheikh, nearly a year after they were suspended following the bombing of a Russian jet which took off from the Egyptian resort, the Turkish embassy in Cairo said on Wednesday. “Turkish Airlines will be the first of the companies that halted flights after October 31, 2015…
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"Voices under the rubble" after quake hits Italy; at least 38 dead
By Steve Scherer ACCUMOLI, Italy (Reuters) – A powerful earthquake devastated a string of mountainous towns in central Italy on Wednesday, trapping residents under piles of rubble, killing at least 38 people and leaving thousands homeless. A family of four, including two boys aged 8 months and 9 years, were buried when their house in…
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Consumer groups press Yum’s KFC to tighten antibiotic rules
By Lisa Baertlein LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Consumer groups will deliver a petition from more than 350,000 people to the KFC restaurant chain on Wednesday, calling on the Yum Brands Inc unit to stop the routine use of antibiotics by the companies that supply its chicken. Several fast-food restaurants, which have been under fire for…
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Exclusive: Medivation succumbs to pressure to explore sale – sources
U.S. cancer drug maker Medivation Inc has decided to explore a sale following a $9.3 billion acquisition offer from France's Sanofi SA and interest from other companies, people familiar with the matter said on Monday. Pfizer Inc and Amgen Inc are among the companies that have signed non-disclosure agreements with Medivation, which allow them to…