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Ghana halts Ebola vaccine trial due to community protests

2015-06-11 05:43:32| Biotech - Topix.net

Ghana has halted a plan to test two Ebola vaccines in an eastern town after legislators backed local protests against the trials sparked by fears of contamination, officials said on Wednesday. The country's Food and Drugs Authority said it had begun enlisting volunteers in Hohoe in the Volta region to be injected with drugs made by Johnson & Johnson and Bavarian Nordic as part of a global Ebola vaccine drive.

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McDonald's faces worker protests

2015-05-21 18:06:12| BBC News | Business | UK Edition

Thousands of workers and union supporters protest outside McDonald's headquarters, as the fast food firm continues to face wage pressure.

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Keystone XL Pipeline debate sparks ad campaign and protests

2015-05-20 15:21:17| Energy - Topix.net

South Dakota's Public Utilities Commission has yet to decide whether to re-certify construction of the long-delayed Keystone XL Pipeline through the state. Even though the hearing is two months away, TransCanada is already airing ads promoting the project.

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Keystone XL Pipeline debate sparks ad campaign and protests

2015-05-20 13:41:26| Oil & Gas - Topix.net

South Dakota's Public Utilities Commission has yet to decide whether to re-certify construction of the long-delayed Keystone XL Pipeline through the state. Even though the hearing is two months away, TransCanada is already airing ads promoting the project.

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Shell vows explore Arctic despite Seattle protests

2015-05-19 15:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: Royal Dutch Shell will press on with a campaign to explore the Arctic for oil this summer despite protests in the port city of Seattle, chief executive officer Ben van Beurden said on Tuesday. Hundreds of environmental activists have fanned out across the Seattle Bay in recent days to disrupt the Anglo-Dutch company's rigs from entering the port en route to the Chukchi Sea off Alaska, saying drilling in the remote Arctic waters could lead to an ecological catastrophe. Van Beurden however dismissed...

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