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NIH Won't Cut Price of Prostate Drug

29.06.2016 - The US federal government’s National Institutes of Health (NIH) has declined a petition from a public interest group to lower the price of a drug for advanced prostate cancer...

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Germany Passes Cautious Fracking Law

29.06.2016 - The recent approval of a new law on gas exploration by Germany’s federal parliament, Bundestag, will end a five-year drilling respite extended several times while the governing...

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Brexit Hits Chemical Stocks

28.06.2016 - Chemical stocks took a bigger hit than the broader market on Jun. 27, the first day of trading following the UK’s decision to leave the European Union, analysts said, noting that...

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German Chemical Workers Get 5.3% Pay Rise

28.06.2016 - Germany’s chemical workers union IG BCE and the country’s federal chemical employers association BAVC have settled a new contract for the industry’s 550,000 employees (including...

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Waking up to Brexit’s Bitter Aftertaste

27.06.2016 - As the world woke up on Jun. 24 to the news that the United Kingdom had voted to leave the European Union, disbelief was strong – all the more as most people had gone to bed the...

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US Firm to Test Zika Vaccine

23.06.2016 - The US Food and Drug Administration has given the green light for testing of a new experimental DNA-based Zika vaccine developed by Inovio Pharmaceuticals. In cooperation with its...

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Dow Wins Saudi Trading License

23.06.2016 - Dow Chemical has become the first foreign company to receive a trading license from the government of Saudi Arabia. The status allows the US group to hold a 100% stake in the...

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US Judge Rejects Fracking Ban on Public Land

23.06.2016 - A US federal judge in the state of Wyoming has struck down an regulation of the administration of President Barack Obama dating from March 2015 that would ban fracking for oil and...