| Thu 17 May 2012 |
Human Genome adopts rights plan to ward off Glaxo
The Guardian (Reuters) - Human Genome Sciences Inc said on Thursday it adopted a stockholder rights plan as the biotechnology company defends itself against a $2.6 billion (1.6 billion pounds) hostile takeover bid by drug maker GlaxoSmithKline Plc . Human Genome ... |
Tavis Smiley and his crew of best friends cruise for STAND!
The Examiner | What an exciting phone interview with Tavis Smiley on April 12, 2012 about the documentary, STAND. | With Wren Brown, Dr. Cornel West, Dr. Eddie Claude, Dr. Michael Eric Dyson, Cliff West, and Raymond Ross as your best friend soul patrol embarking... |
Bahrain's triangle of conflict
Foreign Policy | The common media account of the crisis in Bahrain weaves a compelling narrative of a Shiite-majority people struggling to achieve their inalienable rights against a Sunni-dominant government. This "government versus the people" narrative ... |
Lutheran Organization Seeks Help From Former Refugees
Voa News LONG BEACH, CALFORNIA - In the 1970s and 1980s, tens of thousands of Cambodians immigrated to the United States. Many of those were helped by religious organizations, including the Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service. Today’s i... |
Indian couple jailed in U.K. for running immigration scam
The Hindu An Indian couple have been jailed for running a “sophisticated scam” to help people live in Britain illegally, providing them with false documents to support their immigration applications. | Vijay Sorthia, 35, who ran a firm, Migration G... |
Human Genome adopts rights plan to ward off Glaxo
Reuters | n">(Reuters) - Human Genome Sciences Inc said on Thursday it adopted a stockholder rights plan as the biotechnology company defends itself against a $2.6 billion hostile takeover bid by drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline Plc. | Human Genome said its board d... |
Official: US to ease economic controls on Myanmar
Denver Post | WASHINGTON—The Obama administration says it is easing restrictions on U.S. investment and trade in Myanmar to encourage business development in the impoverished country and in recognition of its political reforms. | The administration is also... |
Flood of refugees hits camp near Sudan border
Herald Tribune | YIDA, South Sudan - An unexploded bomb sticks out of the earth. Foxholes have been dug by aid workers fearing more airstrikes from Sudan. Streams of hungry refugees are pouring in. | The Yida camp near the militarized Sudan-South Sudan border now h... |
Life and Death Side by Side in Mauritania Food Crisis
Huffington Post | by Adel Sarkozi, World Vision communications officer in West Africa | You decide to start this story at the end. It's the place you're trying most to understand. | It finds you about to reach Nouakchott, Mauritania's capital. You pass by small make... |
Response to Minister Oda's speech at the UN's Scaling Up Nutrition: Calling All Champions event ...
Canada Newswire | OTTAWA, May 17, 2012 /CNW/ - | Comments by Sheri Arnott, World Vision's food security expert: | "When it comes to food security, agriculture and nutrition, Canada is connecting the right dots. Minister Oda was on target this morning when she emphas... |
G8 Must Not Waver on Commitment to Food Security and Nutrition
Huffington Post | This piece is part of a series of blogs by leading NGOs to call attention to a range of issues that should be raised at the G8 summit at Camp David in rural Maryland from May 18-19. | In 1981, I was a nurse midwife on the Thai/Cambodian border tend... |
Official: US to ease economic controls on Myanmar
Newsday | WASHINGTON - (AP) -- The administration says it is easing restrictions on U.S. investment and trade in Myanmar to encourage business development in the impoverished country and in recognition of its political reforms. | The administration is also e... |
Official: US to ease economic controls on Myanmar
Yahoo Daily News | WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration says it is easing restrictions on U.S. investment and trade in Myanmar to encourage business development in the impoverished country and in recognition of its political reforms. | The administration is a... |
Official: US to ease economic controls on Myanmar as a result of political reforms
Star Tribune | WASHINGTON - The Obama administration says it is easing restrictions on U.S. investment and trade in Myanmar to encourage business development in the impoverished country and in recognition of its political reforms. | The administration is also exp... |
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