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  • Aspen seeks to acquire GSK thrombosis drug and plant Aspen seeks to acquire GSK thrombosis drug and plant

    DURBAN / LONDON - South Africa's biggest generic drug maker Aspen Pharmacare and its subsidiary Aspen Global Incorporated have made an offer to acquire thrombosis drugs and their associated manufacturing site at Notre Dame de Bondeville, France, from GlaxoSmithKline (GSK). "AGI will acquire from GSK the Arixtra and Fraxiparine/Fraxodi brands and business worldwide, except in China, Pakistan ...

  • US Names New Envoy to Africas Great Lakes

    Former Senator Russell Feingold has been named the U.S. special envoy to Africa's troubled Great Lakes region. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, who announced the appointment Tuesday, said Feingold will work closely with U.N. envoy Mary Robinson to advance a U.N. framework for peace in the region. The eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has endured years of conflict and ...

  • Kenyas Deputy Leader to Appear during ICC Trial

    The International Criminal Court (ICC) has ruled that Kenya's deputy president, William Ruto, must attend key segments of his trial on charges of crimes against humanity scheduled to begin in September, according to a court spokesman. Ruto and Kenya President Uhuru Kenyatta face similar charges before the court in connection with their alleged role in the country's 2007-2008 post-election ...

  • Soon mobiles to use bat echolocation method to map rooms

    Scientists have developed a computer algorithm that can map a room with the help of just four microphones. At EPFL, a team from the Audiovisual Communications Laboratory (LCAV), under the direction of Professor Martin Vetterli developed the computer algorithm. PhD student Ivan Dokmanic said that their software can build a 3D map of a simple, convex room with a precision of a few ...

  • Rose says US Open win only possible after healing of traumatic early career scars

    South African golfer Justin Rose has admitted that his US Open triumph was only possible after the healing of the scars from his 'traumatic' early career. Although the new world No.3 has been tipped for greatness ever since making his name as a teenage amateur at The Open in 1998, however, that period was followed by a depressing 21 successive missed cuts as a fledgling professional, the Mirror ...

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Five Easy Pieces [Blu-Ray]

Five Easy Pieces [Blu-Ray]

A character study as opaque as it is penetrating, Five Easy Pieces was the second film to emerge from BBS, the independent production company started in the mid-1960s by producer Bert Schneider and producer/director Bob Rafelson (it was originally called Raybert before the ... ...

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  • Saif al-Islam Gaddafi to be tried in Libya in August

    The son of deceased Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi will be tried in Libya in August, the prosecutor's office has announced. It said the case against Saif al-Islam Gaddafi and other senior regime members would include charges of forming criminal gangs, inciting rape and illegal detentions. According to the BBC, among those who are expected to face trial in August are Gaddafi's ...

  • S. Sudan Could Drop Austerity Budget as Oil Flows

    JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN -- South Sudan’s Council of Ministers has submitted a $5.6 billion dollar national budget to parliament for the new fiscal year, more than double the country’s current austerity budget. But officials warned that they are prepared to slash spending if oil production is shut down again over a new row with Sudan, which has accused Juba of backing rebels in the north ...

  • Study Homosexual Community at Increased Risk for HIV

    One of the challenges of fighting HIV around the world is the difficulty of reaching those at risk. A new study from South Africa indicates that the homosexual community is at increased risk for HIV, and that widespread homophobia may keep these men from receiving the information and care that they need. Gay men in Africa face extreme homophobia and violence within their communities, and in ...

  • New Head For US Central Bank

    WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Barack Obama says Ben Bernanke has done an "outstanding" job leading the central bank and coping with the worst recession in decades. But some analysts say Obama is likely to appoint someone else to head the Federal Reserve in a few months. analysts have mixed opinions about Bernanke's efforts. President Obama praised Ben Bernanke during a recent ...

  • NASA Humans Could Visit Asteroid in 2021

    The U.S. space agency says its proposed asteroid capture mission takes several of NASA's ongoing initiatives and aligns them for one major mission. These chunks of ancient space rocks hold clues about the formation of the universe, pose threats to our planet, and present new territory for explorers. NASA's proposed asteroid mission is a logical next leap for the space agency, says ...

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