WikiLeaks releases IP chapter of TPP, stokes generic drug fears
Whistle-blower website WikiLeaks has released the intellectual property chapter of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the trade deal negotiated in secret and concluded on Monday by 12 nations. The intellectual property chapter gives signatory countries greater power to stop embarrassing information going public and imposes new...
BHP defends paying no tax on Singapore marketing operations
Image from Reutersmedia.net BHP Billiton (BHP.AX) BHP.L confirmed on Wednesday it paid no tax on its global marketing base in Singapore, but said it was not the only reason for using the island state as a commodities trading hub and that it paid a fair share of tax worldwide. Australia's tax office is investigating the mining...
22 patients diagnosed with Hepatitis C virus, four died: SGH
SGH Singapore General Hospital is investigating whether a cluster of hepatitis C virus infections at its renal ward contributed to the deaths of at least four patients, the hospital said in a press statement on Tuesday. The four had “multiple co-morbidites and severe sepsis” along with other serious conditions when they...
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