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Concordia Healthcare boosts drug portfolio with $1.9 billion deal

Canada’s Concordia Healthcare Corp said it would buy Amdipharm Mercury Ltd from private equity firm Cinven for $1.9 billion, boosting its portfolio of drugs to 200 from 20 and giving it a foothold in overseas markets. Amdipharm Mercury, created with the merger of Mercury Pharma and Amdipharm in 2012, buys off-patent drugs from big pharma companies such as Novartis AG , GlaxoSmithKline Plc and Abbott Laboratories and sells them in

New Sierra Leone Ebola cases frustrate efforts to end outbreak

Sierra Leone has recorded four new cases of Ebola in a village on its northern border and will likely see more infections in a further setback to efforts to end an 18-month West African epidemic, a senior health official said on Tuesday. The new cases recorded since the start of the weekend in Sella Kaffta, a village in Kambia District, were all individuals who came into direct contact with a

Go Wild in Australia's Top End

In Australia, a rugged stretch of land along the northern edge of the Outback, known as the Top End, teems with natural wonders. Tropical wetlands inhabited by colorful birds, awe-inspiring national parks—some with impeccably preserved Aboriginal rock art—tranquil rivers dotted with crocodiles, and distinct regional cultures are just a few reasons to visit this emerging part of the country. While most visitors to the Outback traditionally have flown in and