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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 ...

  • National pride to be Proteas primary focus in CT semi with England says De Villiers

    South African captain AB de Villiers has said that national pride will be the primary focus of his team when they take on England in the first semi-final of the ICC Champions Trophy at The Oval on Wednesday. Ahead of what is arguably what is one of his toughest tests as a captain, De Villiers however, said that his team is privileged to be in this position, adding that they have an opportunity ...

  • 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 ...

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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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  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • Rwanda Fuel Pump Prices Reduced to Rwf1000

    Pump preces for petrol and diesel have been reduced. The petroleum products are now at Rwf1,000 per litre, down from Rwf1,050. The Minister of Trade and Industry, Francois Kanimba, said the reduction was mainly due to a decline in oil prices on the international market in the last three months. "I am happy that the prices have gone down. I hope that this will also lead to a drop in ...

  • Ghana Woyome to Strike Back ... As Duffour Explains Stance

    The ramifications of the Supreme Court ruling on the €47 million paid as judgment debt to Waterville Holdings Ltd. and other judgment debts paid by the state in at least the last five years are becoming a subject of keen interest to many Ghanaians. The Supreme Court on Friday, 14 June, 2012, ordered Waterville Holdings Ltd. to return to the state the €47 million it claimed as judgment ...

  • Rwanda Another Short in the Arm for Onatracom Commendable

    The Cabinet has approved a plan to revamp public transport firm Onatracom with a view of inviting private entities to operate it. The plan, which will lead to a private-public partnership after the firm is turned into a public limited company, is aimed at making Onatracom a profitable venture. This is a great move considering that the public transport is deep into debt and depends on the ...

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