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Yum China sales fall 29 percent in April
ReutersMay 10 (Reuters) - KFC parent Yum Brands Inc reported on Friday an estimated 29 percent drop in April sales at established restaurants in China, where a bird flu outbreak is pummeling sales that were recovering from an earlier food safety scare. In late...Tags: Kentucky Fried Chicken, China
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After rough patch in China, Yum looks to repair image
ReutersBy Adam Jourdan SHANGHAI, May 10 (Reuters) - Yum Brands Inc, the largest foreign fast-food chain in China, is strengthening its media strategy in the country in a bid to win back customer loyalty after a series of food scares that decimated sales this...Tags: Shanghai (China), Corporate Officers, Media Industry, Kentucky Fried Chicken, China
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China reports one more bird flu death, toll rises to 32
ReutersBEIJING, May 9 (Reuters) - China reported one more death from a new strain of bird flu on Thursday, bringing the death toll to 32, with the number of infections staying at 129, the official Xinhua news agency said. A 56-year-old man died in the central...Tags: Health Organizations, China
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McDonald's sales slide on avian flu fears; Wendy's revenue rises
McDonald’s had another rough month as sales at restaurants open more than a year slid in April, a month after the world’s largest burger company said the gauge dipped 1% during its first quarter. This time, the Oak Brook, Ill., chain...
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WRAPUP 1-Soybean glut to hit China crush margins, may dent U.S. orders
Reuters* China's May-July soybean imports seen at record * Higher imports, weak demand to weigh on margins * Soymeal demand seen falling 15-20 pct, pinched by bird flu By Niu Shuping and Naveen Thukral BEIJING/SINGAPORE, May 8 (Reuters) - China, the world'...Tags: Singapore, Marubeni Corporation, Beijing (China), China, Earnings Forecasts
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REUTERS SUMMIT-US budget cuts hit healthcare from flu watch to hospitals
Reuters(For other news from Reuters Health Summit, click on http://www.reuters.com/summit/Health13) * CDC chief worries as potential flu pandemic looms * FDA sees long-term consequences in recruitment, future leadership * Tenet takes a $50 million hit,...Tags: Air Transportation Industry, Hospitals and Clinics, Career and Workplace, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Saudi Arabia
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Singapore's Wilmar Q1 net profit up 23 pct on oilseeds, grains
ReutersSINGAPORE, May 8 (Reuters) - Singapore palm oil firm Wilmar International Ltd reported a 23 percent rise in first-quarter net profit on Wednesday, largely due to a recovery in its oilseeds and grains segment. The company also said the bird flu outbreak...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Singapore
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REUTERS SUMMIT-Current China bird flu strain can't cause pandemic -CDC
Reuters(For other news from Reuters Health Summit, click on http://www.reuters.com/summit/Health13) * Virus could mutate -CDC director * If virus mutates, could cause "severe pandemic" * H7N9 began infecting people in February By Julie Steenhuysen NEW YORK,...Tags: Flu, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Epidemics and Plagues, Medical Procedures and Tests, China
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FACTBOX-Vaccine, drugs to fight new bird flu
Reuters(For other news from Reuters Health Summit, click on http://www.reuters.com/summit/Health13) May 6 (Reuters) - The U.N. World Health Organization and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are already working with samples of the new H7N9...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Health Organizations, Wildlife, Tamiflu (drug), Roche Holding AG
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REUTERS SUMMIT-WHO budget cuts worry bird flu watchers
Reuters(For other news from Reuters Health Summit, click on http://www.reuters.com/summit/Health13) * CDC head concerned at WHO ability to respond effectively * Swiss-based U.N. agency hit by Swiss franc strength * WHO official says work being done but...Tags: Swiss Confederation, Geneva (Swiss Confederation), Health Organizations, Economy, Business and Finance, Politics
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Reuters World News Highlights 2200 GMT May 6
ReutersTOP STORIES ----------- JERUSALEM/AMMAN - Israel played down weekend air strikes reported to have killed dozens of Syrian soldiers close to Damascus, saying they were not aimed at influencing its neighbour's civil war but only at stopping Iranian...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Pakistan, Government, Epidemics and Plagues, Politics
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PRESS DIGEST - China - May 6
ReutersMay 6 (Reuters) - Chinese newspapers available in Beijing and Shanghai carried the following stories on Monday. Reuters has not checked the stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. CHINA SECURITIES JOURNAL The average net profit of all...Tags: Warren Buffett, China, Suntech Power Holdings Company Limited, Newspaper and Magazine
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