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P&G and National Geographic Documentary Shows How Lives Transformed with Clean Water Most Americans underestimate impact of global water crisis new research shows CINCINNATI-Tuesday, March 20th 2018 [ AETOS Wire ] (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Procter & Gamble’s (P&G) non-profit Children’s Safe Drinking Water (CSDW) Program and National Geographic are raising awareness about the global water crisis with the release of a new documentary and national survey in conjunction with World Water Day. The documentary, titled “The Power of Clean Water,” follows the lives of three women and their families, providing a first-hand perspective on the daily challenges of accessing clean drinking water. As the film progresses, viewers witness how P&G’s Purifier of Water packets, distributed by partners ChildFund in Indonesia, CARE International in Kenya and World Vision in Mexico, have helped transform these communities. Global awareness of the water crisis is growing, but in the U.S., many are still unaware ... Read more »
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• Users in all these countries can live stream the T20 tournament on YuppTV • Also awarded rights for South America NEW DELHI-Tuesday, March 20th 2018 [ AETOS Wire ] (BUSINESS WIRE) -- As the most awaited event of the year, the Vivo-IPL 2018, which is Season 11 of the world’s biggest T20 tournament, approaches, cricket fans have yet another reason to rejoice! YuppTV, the world’s leading OTT brand for South-Asian content, has announced that it has awarded the exclusive digital & television media rights for Vivo-IPL 2018 by Star India for Europe, South America, South East Asian countries, and non-exclusive rights for Australia. Scheduled to take place from 7 April to 27 May 2018, the Vivo-IPL 2018, the biggest and most eagerly awaited cricketing extravaganza in a decade of IPL history, will witness eight teams playing this season including Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals that are back in action after serving two years of suspension. With the enormous anticipation and such h ... Read more »
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– Final five-year results show ICLUSIG continued to provide clinically meaningful responses, with depth and lasting duration, irrespective of dose reductions, in heavily pre-treated chronic-phase chronic myeloid leukemia patients – CAMBRIDGE, Mass. & OSAKA, Japan-Saturday, March 24th 2018 [ AETOS Wire ] (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (TSE: 4502) today announced that final data from the pivotal Phase 2 PACE clinical trial of ICLUSIG (ponatinib) in refractory chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) or Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia (Ph+ ALL) were published in Blood. The manuscript is available online today and will be included in a future print edition of Blood. The final five-year results support ICLUSIG as an effective treatment option for patients with chronic-phase CML (CP-CML) whose prior therapies have failed. ICLUSIG, a tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) with potent activity against native and mutant forms of BCR-ABL1 (an abnormal ty ... Read more »
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LONDON-Saturday, March 24th 2018 [ AETOS Wire ] (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Insurance companies in Lebanon continue to operate in a challenging environment, with Lebanon’s history characterised by social and political divides, and the country presenting high levels of economic, political and financial systems risks, according to a new report by A.M. Best. Furthermore, market fragmentation has led to significant competitive pressures – particularly on the motor line of business, which has suffered high combined ratios in the past five years. Pressures on profitability have been accentuated further by competitive distortions, with mutual insurers (caisses mutuelles) that benefit from not being supervised by the insurance market regulator, the Insurance Control Commission (ICC), proposing aggressive rates, especially on group medical insurance. The Best’s Special Report, “Lebanese Insurers Continue To Demonstrate Resilience, Despite Challenging Operating Environment,” states that against the bac ... Read more »
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