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Pfizer seals $160bn Allergan deal
2015-11-23 13:25:15| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
US drugs giant Pfizer agrees a deal to buy Botox-maker Allergan for $160bn (106bn), making this the biggest pharmaceuticals deal in history.
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Climate deal urgent after weather-linked disasters kill 600,000 20 years: UN
2015-11-23 11:36:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: Weather-related disasters have grown more frequent over the last 20 years, claiming more than 600,000 lives, the UN said Monday, issuing a further call for nations to strike a landmark deal on climate change. The report from the United Nations agency for disaster risk reduction (UNISDR) said floods, storms and other extreme weather events have killed 606,000 people since 1995, "with an additional 4.1 billion people injured, left homeless or in need of emergency assistance." The report noted...
Factbox: Many hurdles to Paris deal on climate changes
2015-11-23 01:33:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Almost 200 nations will meet in Paris from Nov. 30-Dec. 11 for a summit on climate change, seeking a turning point away from an increasing reliance on fossil fuels since the Industrial Revolution. Following are among the hurdles to a United Nations accord that will map out action by rich and poor nations beyond 2020 to curb greenhouse gas emissions blamed for warming the planet. FINANCE Developed nations promised in 2009 to mobilize $100 billion a year by 2020, from both public and private...
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Sprint seeks to boost liquidity with $1bn-plus devices deal, revises down earnings guidance
2015-11-23 01:00:00| Total Telecom industry news
U.S. mobile operator sets up repeatable structure to help it mitigate the working capital impact of leasing devices to customers.
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Brazil can help lead world to climate deal, France says
2015-11-22 23:48:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: France is counting on Brazil to convince world leaders to strike a deal to limit annual temperature rise at an upcoming Paris summit, Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said Sunday. With one week to go to a crucial global warming summit, 170 countries have submitted pledges for greenhouse gas (GHG) curbs meant to underpin a 195-nation climate rescue pact. Those countries account for about 93 percent of the world population and are responsible for roughly the same proportion of emissions blamed for...
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