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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...
Tags: Dining and Drinking, Lifestyle and Leisure, McDonald's, Oak Brook, Restaurant and Catering Industry
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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: Viral Diseases and Infections, Marubeni Corporation, Singapore, Earnings Forecasts, China
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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: Epidemics and Plagues, Government Health Care, Meningitis, Air Transportation Industry, Collective Contract
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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: Singapore, Petroleum Industry
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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: Viral Diseases and Infections, Disease Prevention, Epidemics and Plagues, Vaccines, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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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: Australia, Roche Holding AG, Wildlife, Disease Prevention, Tamiflu (drug)
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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: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Economy, Business and Finance, Diseases and Illnesses, Swine Flu, Swiss Confederation
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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: Government, Epidemics and Plagues, Wars and Interventions, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Armed Conflicts
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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: Suntech Power Holdings Company Limited, Warren Buffett, Newspaper and Magazine, China
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China probes mutton supplier; govt website says linked to Yum
ReutersSHANGHAI, May 6 (Reuters) - Shanghai authorities are testing mislabelled mutton from a wholesaler a government website said supplies a chain of hot pot restaurants run by U.S. fast food firm Yum Brands Inc, the latest safety scare to taint China's food...Tags: Kentucky Fried Chicken, Lifestyle and Leisure, Shanghai (China), Restaurant and Catering Industry, Lamb
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World watch
Czech Republic: A gas explosion rocked Prague's Old Town district Monday, injuring 35 people and damaging several buildings. The explosion occurred in an office building on busy Divadelni Street, close to the National Theater and Vltava River, where the...Tags: Punishment, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Explosions, Emergency Incidents, U.S. Department of State
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In China, rat meat is sold as lamb
BEIJING -- Feasting on strips of mutton dropped in a simmering pot is a popular dining pastime in China, but what if the meat served is actually made of rat? That may be on the minds of diners after the latest stomach-churning food scandal to hit China....Tags: Kentucky Fried Chicken, U.S. Military, Flu, China
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