FDA warns India’s Sun Pharma for violating manufacturing standards

An employee speaks on phone as he walks out of research and development centre of Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd in MumbaiIndia&;s largest drugmaker Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd said it had received a warning letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for violating manufacturing standards at its Halol plant in western India. The warning indicates the agency is not satisfied with the remedial measures Sun Pharma has been taking at the plant since last September when the FDA first highlighted issues at the plant after an inspection.

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London Santa says leap of faith is part of Christmas magic

Wider Image: Santa Claus is coming to townWhen Father Christmas is not at home with the reindeer preparing for his big sleigh-ride, he likes to play practical jokes on the children who visit him asking for presents. In his grotto in the pine forest at the Wetland Center in Barnes, southwest London, Santa also has a clear message for anyone who is not sure whether he really exists. "Father Christmas is part of that." His red and white outfit is custom-made.

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Cholera strikes 500 in Kenyan refugee camp amid heavy rains

Residents gather to collect water at a contaminated reservoir in Dafed villageBy Katy Migiro NAIROBI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A cholera outbreak has sickened more than 540 people in Kenya&;s largest refugee camp and killed seven in the last few weeks, the medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) said, warning the epidemic could worsen due to heavy rains. MSF has set up a cholera treatment centre in the sprawling Dadaab camp, which is home to some 350,000 refugees, mostly Somalis and South Sudanese who have fled neighbouring civil wars. "The rains are exacerbating an already precarious hygiene situation," Charles Gaudry, the head of MSF in Kenya, said in a statement.

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