Exclusive: Allegations of GSK corruption spread to Syria

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Exclusive: Allegations of GSK corruption spread to Syria

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/exclusive-allegations-gsk-corruption-spread-syria-172459940--finance.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/L0Jk4FoqpQLaIrPGpsy0rA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-07-24T172609Z_1006950002_LYNXMPEA6N0UF_RTROPTP_2_CBUSINESS-US-GSK-CORRUPTION-SYRIA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A no entry sign is pictured outside the GlaxoSmithKline building in Hounslow, west London" align="left" title="A no entry sign is pictured outside the GlaxoSmithKline building in Hounslow, west London" border="0" /></a>By Ben Hirschler LONDON (Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline faces new allegations of corruption, this time in Syria, where the drugmaker and its distributor have been accused of paying bribes to secure business, according to a whistleblower's email reviewed by Reuters. The allegations relate to its former consumer healthcare operations in Syria, which were closed down in 2012 due to the worsening civil war in the country. GSK has been rocked by corruption allegations since last July, when Chinese authorities accused it of funneling up to 3 billion yuan ($480 million) to doctors and officials to encourage them to use its medicines. Syria is the sixth country to be added to the list.</p><br clear="all"/>

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