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Some Americans were primed for vaccine skepticism after decades of mistrust in Big Pharma

Business Insider 24 Oct 2021
Pharma companies are now lobbying against waiving intellectual property protections for COVID-19 vaccines ... The company is facing thousands of lawsuits alleging that the talc-based products caused cancer and mesothelioma. Last year, 46 US states sued 26 drug makers, including Pfizer, over allegations of conspiring to drive up drug prices ... ....
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J&J; puts talc liabilities into bankruptcy

The Irish Times 15 Oct 2021
Thursday’s move shifted high-stakes litigation over the safety of J&J’s talc from courtrooms across the United States to one legal proceeding before a federal bankruptcy judge who could potentially force a settlement among the blue-chip company and plaintiffs.
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Explained here why Johnson & Johnson is setting a $2 billion trust

Invezz 15 Oct 2021
JNJ) put its obligations for tens of thousands of cases tying talc-based products to cancer into bankruptcy ... On Thursday, Johnson & Johnson said that a corporate partner with talc-related liabilities sought chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the United States Bankruptcy Court in Charlotte, NC.
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ED to probe money laundering in 3,000 kg of Afghan heroin detected at Mundra Port

Hindustan Times 21 Sep 2021
The Afghanistan government had briefly banned the export of talc in 2015, which is a major source of funding for both Taliban and Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) as they get $10 to $12 per tonne mined talc, used in baby powder, in Nangarhar, Sherzad and Achin areas, said a counterterrorism official who asked not to be named.
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India seizes $2.7bn of heroin from Afghanistan at port

The Guardian 21 Sep 2021
Two Indians were arrested after the heroin, which was kept in two containers marked as carrying talc, was ...
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Indian authorities seize heroin ‘worth £2bn’ originating from Afghanistan

The Independent 21 Sep 2021
... came from Afghanistan via the Bandar Abbas port in Iran, and acted following a tip-off about a company based in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh that was importing semi-processed Afghan talc stones.
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Enormous three-tonne haul of heroin from Afghanistan worth £2BILLION is seized at Indian port after ...

The Daily Mail 21 Sep 2021
Two Indians were arrested after the heroin, which was kept in two containers marked as carrying talc, was found by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) at Mundra Port in the western state of Gujarat, the ...
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ED launches money laundering probe in Mundra Port record heroin seizure case

Live Mint 21 Sep 2021
This is stated to be the single largest seizure of heroin in India till now and even one of the biggest across the globe ... Premium IMD predicts heavy rainfall in these states during the .... The consignment is stated by official sources to have been imported by a trading company registered in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, as semi-processed talc stones.
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3,000kg drugs worth ₹21,000 crore from Afghanistan seized at Gujarat port

Hindustan Times 19 Sep 2021
The Afghanistan government had briefly banned the export of talc in 2015, which are a major source of funding for both Taliban and Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) as they get $10 to $12 per tonne mined talc, used in baby powder, in Nangarhar, Sherzad and Achin areas, said a counterterrorism official who asked not to be named.
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How stable is the Taliban government?

The Spectator 12 Sep 2021
He held a meeting of tribal elders this week incongruously in what was until three weeks ago the State Ministry for Peace, equipped this year with American funding ... The Haqqani network is implicated in illicit trade, not just in opium, but other Afghan resources, including timber, coal, gems and talc.
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Judge 'struggling' with talc plaintiffs' bid to block J&J; asset maneuvering

Reuters 25 Aug 2021
J&J faces legal actions from tens of thousands of plaintiffs alleging baby powder and other talc products contained asbestos and caused cancer ... Separately, a group of cancer victims filed papers in a Missouri state court on Tuesday aiming to block J&J from placing its talc-related liabilities into bankruptcy ... For Imerys Talc.
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Ovarian Cancer Victims Ask Court to Block Johnson & Johnson's 'Texas Two-Step' Bankruptcy Plan

The Joplin Globe 25 Aug 2021
The total damages suffered by current talc-cancer victims is estimated at close to $17 billion ... In a motion filed in state ... Birchfield says the filing could have been made in several other states, but Missouri was chosen because several talc-related trials are pending there.
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DNA Explainer: Here's why China is eyeing friendship with Taliban

DNA India 25 Aug 2021
In 2018, a Reuters report stated that about 500,000 tonnes of talc, used in products ranging from paint to baby powder, were exported from Afghanistan in the year till March, according to the Afghanistan mining ministry ... Pakistan provides more than a third of US imports of talc and much also ends up in the European Union, it said.
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Teens speak at conference regarding TALC (Talk, Acknowledge, Listen, Care) group

Dodge City Daily Globe 24 Aug 2021
For Real, a current freshman at Kansas State University and former TALC president who worked closely with peers and staff on all things Yellow Ribbon and making sure mental health was a priority in Dodge City, "When Richard texted us about coming to the Manhattan conference, I knew I had to come," Real said.
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Advocacy group sues Johnson & Johnson over products marketed to Black women, alleging cancer link

The Citizens 28 Jul 2021
The pharma giant sold talc-based powder for more than a century, according to its website, before issuing a recall of 33,000 bottles in 2019 and discontinuing its sale in the United States and Canada in May 2020 ... Baby Powder is still available for purchase in the United States.

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