Archive: 25/04/2012

GlaxoSmithKline says net profits drop 13% in Q1

British drugsmaker GlaxoSmithKline said Wednesday that its net profits dropped 13 percent to £1.325 billion (1.616 billion euros, $2.134 billion) in the first quarter from a year earlier.

Rio declares dengue epidemic

Rio de Janeiro has declared a dengue epidemic after diagnosing more than 50,000 cases of the tropical mosquito-borne infection this year and over 500 in the last week alone.

US moves to contain mad cow fallout

The United States scrambled on Wednesday to contain the fallout from the discovery of mad cow disease in California as the top beef exporter insisted the outbreak posed no threat to consumers.

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