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The UN’s refugee chief on Thursday urged the world including Western states to open up their borders and follow Turkey’s example in hosting Syrian refugees. Turkey, which has taken in some 1.8 million Syrian refugees since the conflict started in 2011, has repeatedly said that it has been left to shoulder a disproportionate burden as Western states stand by. UN High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres told reporters in Istanbul
FBI investigating attack on historic black church as a hate crime.
By Andrew Chung NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Thursday once again invalidated a patent held by Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd on its top-selling multiple sclerosis drug Copaxone, clearing the way for the launch of a cheaper, generic version. The decision is the second time the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has reviewed the Teva patent and comes after the U.S. Supreme Court in
The charges are based on a variety of alleged fraud schemes, the government said, including submitting claims to Medicare and Medicaid, the healthcare program for low-income individuals, for treatments that were medically unnecessary and often never provided. The nationwide sweep, led by the Medicare Fraud Strike Force and the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, is the largest in its history, both in terms of the number of those
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ending years of wait, the government agreed Thursday to provide disability benefits to as many as 2,100 Air Force reservists and active-duty forces exposed to Agent Orange residue on airplanes used in the Vietnam War.
Thailand on Thursday said a 75-year-old man from Oman was confirmed to have MERS in Southeast Asia’s first case of the virus since an outbreak in South Korea that has killed 23 people. Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) has spread at an alarmingly rapid pace in South Korea since the first case was diagnosed on May 20, infecting 165 in what is the largest outbreak outside Saudi Arabia. Thailand, a
United Auto Workers President Dennis Williams said on Thursday that he wants to enter talks with the three major U.S. automakers about expanding the healthcare insurance pool to include active union workers, retirees and perhaps salaried workers. Williams said the larger pool would mean lower prices for drug prescriptions, hospital stays and other healthcare services. This would not mean giving healthcare program management for UAW retirees back to the companies,
Fulham striker Moussa Dembele is considering a move away from Craven Cottage next season.
Sunderland midfielder Emanuele Giaccherini wants to stay at the club, according to his agent.
Andy Murray moved a step closer to a record-equalling fourth Queen’s Club title as the top seed defeated Fernando Verdasco 7-5 6-4.
