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Hershey’s to cut 2,700 jobs globally
01 Mar 2017
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Colas lose fizz in Tamil Nadu amidst state-wide boycott
01 Mar 2017
Thousands of shops across Tamil Nadu are boycotting Pepsi and Coke that exploit groundwater indiscriminately and are instead promoting local manufacturers
Perrigo to sell royalties of multiple sclerosis drug Tysabri to Royalty Pharma for up to $2.85 bn
01 Mar 2017
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WHO publishes first list of drug-resistant killer bugs
28 Feb 2017
The list was drawn up to guide and promote research and development of new antibiotics, as part of WHO’s efforts to address growing resistance among bacteria to medicines currently in use
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Airtel’s Mittal declares war on roaming charges – globally
28 Feb 2017
Sunil Mittal of Airtel says there will be no roaming data changes while international call charges will be cut by up to 90 per cent to as low as Rs3 per minute and data charges by up to 99 per cent to Rs3 per MB
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ONGC to merge HPCL to create an integrated oil giant: report
27 Feb 2017
The merger is aimed at creating a company with operations in the entire spectrum of energy from exploration to refining and retail
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Trump to skip annual White House correspondents’ dinner
27 Feb 2017
The decision underlines Trump’s strained relationship with the press, which he has called "the enemy of the people" and frequently criticized outlets and individual reporters whose coverage he does not like
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New York Times, CNN, other media barred from Trump briefing
25 Feb 2017
The White House blocked a number of news organizations from attending an informal briefing on Friday, a rare and surprising move that came amid President Trump’s escalating war against the media
Trump slams media again for 'fake news'
25 Feb 2017
FCC takes a shot at net neutrality
24 Feb 2017
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Has Warren Buffet written the requiem for retail stores?
22 Feb 2017
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway recently sold $900 million of Walmart stock, leaving Buffet with nearly no shares in the brick-and-mortar retailer, even as he sings the praises of thriving online rival Amazon. By Jagdeep Worah
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Govt invokes special powers to ensure steady supply of coronary stents
22 Feb 2017
Manufacturers have been ordered to submit a weekly report on coronary stents produced and distributed besides a weekly production plan to the drug pricing authority
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Millets, a healthier and cheaper substitute to wheat and rice, are indigenous to many parts of the world, especially in the semiarid tropics of Asia and Africa, and offers a big scope for expanding production and consumption in the foodgrain deficient African continent
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Almost a month after the damning report of short-seller Hindenburg Research on the Adani Group that claimed that the seven stocks within the group were about 85 per cent overvalued, one of the group's stocks, Adani Total Gas, closed at Rs835 on the BSE, down nearly 79 per cent from its 24 January level, almost close to reaching that valuation
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