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As bureaucratic fights to access Keytruda drag on for years, some patients die waiting. …
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Counterfeiters cash in on the world’s bestselling cancer drug
Desperate patients — and even hospitals — have become unwitting customers of fake Keytruda, with potentially fatal consequences. …
How Merck turned its wonder drug into a blockbuster — and priced out cancer patients worldwide
The pharmaceutical giant has built a fortress of patents, traded in secrecy and relentlessly lobbied to guard its revenue kingpin Keytruda. …
Tai Po probe: knowledge of defects could’ve aided response, firefighter says
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Malaysia seizes US$1.37 million worth of diesel in illegal fuel transfer off Penang
Malaysia’s Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) said it detained two tankers for allegedly conducting an illegal ship-to-ship transfer of about 700,000 litres (185,000 gallons) of diesel…
Amid fierce global competition, China launches national plan to boost AI education
China has launched a national action plan to embed AI across its education system, in a strategic push to future-proof its workforce amid intensifying global…