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Merck for Mothers Working to End the Tragedy of Women in America Dying in Childbirth and Pregnancy
2013-11-19 14:35:31| Merck.com - Corporate News
Dateline City: WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J. Initial commitment of $6 million dedicated to addressing growing U.S. problem Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced that Merck for Mothers has launched programs aimed at decreasing the number of women across the United States who die from or suffer severe complications related to pregnancy and childbirth.The maternal mortality rate in this country has nearly doubled since 1990, despite significant progress in reducing rates globally. In addition, more than 50,000 women a year in the United States one every 10 minutes nearly die from a severe complication they experience during pregnancy or childbirth. Language: English Ticker Slug: Ticker: MRK Exchange: NYSE read more
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With thousands dead, Philippine typhoon a great human tragedy
2013-11-10 12:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: As many as 10,000 people are believed dead in one Philippine city alone after one of the worst storms ever recorded unleashed ferocious winds and giant waves that washed away homes and schools. Corpses hung from tree branches and were scattered along sidewalks and among flattened buildings, while looters raided grocery stores and gas stations in search of food, fuel and water. Officials projected the death toll could climb even higher when emergency crews reach areas cut off by flooding and landslides....
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Ex-Co-op boss: Bank move 'a tragedy'
2013-10-22 13:44:40| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The former chief executive of the Co-op Group says the mutual firm's loss of overall control of the Co-op Bank was "a tragedy".
After the flood: climate change blamed for Himalayan tragedy
2013-10-13 15:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Financial Times: Before the flood, says Chandan Singh Rawat, who runs a ramshackle tea house perched above the mountain torrent of the upper Ganges, business was great. We didnt even have time to talk to people. But four months after flash floods swept down the Himalayan valleys of the Ganges tributaries in India, killing nearly 6,000 people and sweeping away roads and bridges, locals such as Mr Rawat have time on their hands and little source of income. We live from day to day, he says. Every year, tens...
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Girl who lost leg to New York taxi tells how holiday tragedy turned her life 'upside down'
2013-09-25 03:25:16| Footwear - Topix.net
A British tourist who lost part of her leg after being mowed down by a New York taxi has spoken for the first time describing how the accident has turned her life "upside down".
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