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Join our Whatsapp channel LONDON: UK claimants on Wednesday announced legal action against US pharmaceutical and cosmetics giant Johnson Johnson, alleging that women diagnosed with cancers were exposed to asbestos in the company’s talcum powder.JJ risks UK court action for the first time over the allegations, having faced a series of similar lawsuits in North America.KP law, the firm representing about 2, 000 claimants, said “ women who have been diagnosed with life-chan-ging and life-limiting c

THE former president of South Africa and its last white leader FW De Klerk has died at the age of 85.De Klerk was a key figure in the nation's transition to democracy from apartheid and instrumental in the release of Nelson Mandela from prison.... 3 De Klerk made the historic decision to free Nelson Mandela Credit: AFP 3 He was South Africa's last president and white leader Credit: Getty-Contributor The former president died on Thursday morning at his home in Cape Town, the FW de Klerk Foundati

ASBESTOS is banned from construction works due to it being a very dangerous substance.It can cause severe damage to your lungs and hascancerous dangers.... 1 The UK Government banned asbestos in 1999 What is asbestos and what is it made of?... Asbestos is a mineral substance that is found through mining.It is made from naturally occurring fibres that are resistant to fire, heat and electricity, and can even absorb sound. This is why the material began to be used in housing construction for ins

Johnson Johnson on Thursday put into bankruptcy tens of thousands of legal claims alleging its Baby Powder and other talc-based products caused cancer, off-loading the potential liabilities into a newly created subsidiary.JJ put the talc claims into an entity called LTL Management LLC, which filed for bankruptcy protection on Thursday in North Carolina, according to the company and court records.... JJ and its affiliates were not part of the bankruptcy filing. Tens of thousands of plaintiffs ha

Johnson Johnson is peeling off a consumer health business that helped it become the world’s biggest healthcare products maker. The company said Friday that it will separate its segment that sells Band-Aids, Listerine and over-the-counter medicines such as Tylenol from its pharmaceutical and medical device businesses. Company leaders told analysts that the split, which will create another publicly traded company for the consumer health side, will make each business more nimble in adapting to its

JOHANNESBURG( Reuters)-South Africa's last white president F.W.de Klerk, who died on Thursday aged 85, stunned the world when he scrapped apartheid and negotiated a peaceful transfer of power to a Black-led government under Nelson Mandela.... 2, 1990, that" unbanned" the African National Congress( ANC) and announced the release of its leader after 27 years behind bars. Fearing a leak and a backlash from right-wing whites, de Klerk had kept the momentous decision secret from all but a handful of