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GM recall 'linked' to 303 deaths

2014-03-14 17:51:01| BBC News | Business | UK Edition

Research links faulty airbags in two of the six models recalled by GM to 303 deaths, but the carmaker calls the report's findings "speculation".

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GM excluded crash deaths from ignition inquiry

2014-03-14 01:15:58| Automakers - Topix.net

A former business partner is suing the Oneida tribe for nearly $400 million in a breach-of-contract lawsuit stemming from a More A DETROIT - General Motors excluded the Saturn Ion from a Feb. 13 recall for faulty ignition switches after engineers inexplicably failed to look at fatal crashes involving the compact car.

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U.S. cattle deaths linked to Zilmax far exceed com...

2014-03-13 07:09:43| Biotech - Topix.net

The number of U.S. cattle deaths that may be linked to the Merck & Co Inc feed additive Zilmax are much higher than the figures reported by the drug company to the federal government, according to a research study published on Wednesday.

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Pakistan drought: government accused over child deaths Sindh province

2014-03-12 18:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: NGOs in Pakistan say the death of at least 132 children in a drought in Sindh province might have been avoided had the government responded sooner. As government aid begins to arrive in the area, local activists have linked the crisis to long-term failures to provide proper health care and infrastructure in the region. The deaths occurred in the Thar desert, part of Tharparkar district, some 350km (200 miles) from Karachi, which runs up to the border with India. Local organisations working...

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