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More U.S. middle school students dying of suicide than car crashes

The steady seven-year rise in middle school suicides, from an annual rate of 0.9 to 2.1 per 100,000, came as traffic deaths among the same age group declined to 1.9 per 100,000, according to the Centers for

FDA highlights liver safety issues in Cempra drug review

(Reuters) - Cempra Inc's experimental drug to treat community acquired pneumonia, the kind suffered by presidential candidate Hillary Clinton recently, causes a potentially concerning rise in liver enzymes, according to a preliminary review by the U.S. Food

FDA highlights liver safety issues in Cempra drug review

(Reuters) - Cempra Inc's experimental drug to treat community acquired pneumonia, the kind suffered by presidential candidate Hillary Clinton recently, causes a potentially concerning rise in liver enzymes, according to a preliminary review by the U.S. Food

Tesla obliged to pay $1.7 billion to Panasonic for gigafactory cells

(Reuters) - Tesla Motors Inc had an obligation to pay a total of about $1.7 billion to Japan's Panasonic Corp as of Sept. 30 for electric vehicle battery cells made at Tesla's gigafactory in Nevada, the

Behind Philippines’ ties with China, a billionaire and his rehab centers

By Adam Jourdan and Jackie Cai SHANGHAI (Reuters) - At the end of Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte's landmark visit to China last month, he held a brief private meeting with a businessman who may have played

Behind Philippines’ ties with China, a billionaire and his rehab centers

By Adam Jourdan and Jackie Cai SHANGHAI (Reuters) - At the end of Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte's landmark visit to China last month, he held a brief private meeting with a businessman who may have played

Oilfield services shakeup in cards after GE-Baker Hughes deal

General Electric Co's deal with Baker Hughes Inc to create the world's No. 2 oilfield services business is the clearest signal yet that consolidation is picking up in the energy sector as companies face long-term lower oil

Vietnam reports first microcephaly case likely linked to Zika – government agency

By My Pham HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam's health ministry on Sunday reported a microcephaly case that it says is likely to be the country's first linked to the mosquito-borne Zika virus. The case, a four-month old baby

VW HR chief says expects five-digit number of job cuts: FAZ

BERLIN/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Volkswagen expects the shift to electric cars to cost a five-digit number of jobs in coming years, the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung newspaper reported, citing the carmaker's human resources chief. Karlheinz Blessing, who sits

VW HR chief says expects five-digit number of job cuts: FAZ

BERLIN/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Volkswagen expects the shift to electric cars to cost a five-digit number of jobs in coming years, the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung newspaper reported, citing the carmaker's human resources chief. Karlheinz Blessing, who sits