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French court dismisses appeal in Agent Orange case

A Paris court Thursday rejected an appeal by a French-Vietnamese woman who has been trying to sue Monsanto and other makers of Agent Orange for the chemical’s use in the Vietnam War. Tran To Nga, who was born in what was then French Indochina, accused 14 agrochemicals firms of causing …

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Southeast Asia’s largest economy to lower drug prices

Indonesian President Joko Widodo wants to lower drug prices in his country, the largest economy in Southeast Asia, to a level comparable to that of its neighbor. Tarruna Ikrar, president of the country’s Food and Drug Monitoring Agency (BPOM), said the leader has instructed the agency to adjust drug prices …

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