Brown pledges aid to Palestinians, calls for settlement freeze Daily Star Lebanon | By Agence France Presse (AFP) | Monday, July 21, 2008 | Robin Millard | Agence France Presse | OCCUPIED BETHLEHEM: British Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Sunday pledged new aid to the Palestinians and called for a freeze on Israeli settlement building to bolster the Middle East peace process. "We ...
Black seeks review of fraud case NZ Herald | Former press lord Conrad Black is asking a federal appeals court to take another look at the fraud and obstruction of justice convictions that landed him in a Florida prison. | A three-judge panel of the 7th US Circuit Court of Appeals last month upheld the convictions of Black and three others. B...
Obama: I'm committed to Israel's security Philadelphia Daily News | Philadelphia Daily News | Chicago Tribune SDEROT, Israel - Democratic presidential candidate Ba-rack Obama yesterday employed powerful imagery from past and present to declare his commitment to Israeli security, even as a visit to Palestinian offic...
Israel Turns to Outsourcing as the Shekel Soars Business Week | The high cost of doing business in Israel these days is forcing many local high-tech companies to expand abroad to remain competitive. Wireless broadband developer Alvarion (ALVR) is a case in point. With local costs skyrocketing in the past year, ...
Copycat road attack Hong Kong Standard A Palestinian man from east Jerusalem rammed a bulldozer into three cars and a bus in downtown Jerusalem yesterday, wounding 16 people before he was shot dead, in a chilling imitation of another attack in the city earlier this month. | //--> Laurie C...
Obama, Jordan's Abdullah discuss Israel-Palestinian conflict Business Journal > CalSTRS urges companies to limit ties to Iran [Sacramento] Top Kulongoski aide departing [Portland] | Barack Obama, the presumed democratic presidential candidate, met with King Abdullah II of Jordan and discussed the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. ...
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Total chief says risky to invest in Iran The Times Of India | LONDON: It is too politically risky to invest in Iran at present, the chief executive of French energy giant Total sa...
Israel, Hamas trade cows for calm as part of truce The State | SUFA CROSSING, Gaza Strip -- | An Israel-Hamas truce has boiled down to a simple trade-off: For a day of calm, Israel adds five truckloads of cows and 200 tons of cement to the b...
Microsoft to gain MSN Israel control Seattle Times | Microsoft will buy the 50.1 percent stake it doesn't already own in the MSN Israel Internet portal from Israeli communications company Internet Gold. | Microsoft will operate the...
Teva buying Barr in $9B merger of generic giants Syracuse | Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. signed a definitive agreement Friday to acquire Barr Pharmaceuticals Inc. for $7.46 billion plus the assumption of about $1.5 billion in debt. | The purchase of Barr, the fourth largest generic drug company world...
Teva to buy Barr for $7.46 bln, boost generic lead The Guardian (Adds CEO interview, closing share price) By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK, July 18 (Reuters) - Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, the world's largest generic drug company, said on Friday it would buy rival Barr Pharmaceuticals Inc for $7.46 billion to expan...
Teva to buy Barr for $7.46 billion, boost generic lead AOL NEW YORK (Reuters) - Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, the world's largest generic drug company, said on Friday it would buy rival Barr Pharmaceuticals Inc for $7.46 | billion to expand its leadership in the U.S. market and fortify its presence in Euro...
