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  • News with a difference promised by Al Jazeera in US avatar News with a difference promised by Al Jazeera in US avatar

    WASHINGTON - Al Jazeera's new American channel coming in summer hopes to be different with lesser focus on celebrities or other tabloid fodder found on U.S. television news. Al Jazeera America hopes to stand out with a diet heavy on "fact-based, in-depth, long-format news." According to Ehab Al Shihabi, executive director of international operations for Al Jazeera Media Network, Al Jazeera ...

  • Aragon Pharmaceuticals being acquired by Johnson and Johnson Aragon Pharmaceuticals being acquired by Johnson and Johnson

    WASHINGTON - Healthcare products conglomerate Johnson Johnson is buying privately-held Aragon Pharmaceuticals in a near $1 billion deal to gain control of its experimental drugs for prostate cancer. The acquisition of Aragon Pharmaceuticals includes its androgen receptor antagonist program targeting the treatment of prostate cancer, including its primary product candidate in phase 2 ...

  • Apple latest among tech firms to deny sharing customer data Apple latest among tech firms to deny sharing customer data

    WASHINGTON Technology giant Apple Monday revealed that over the last six months it had received between 4,000 to 5,000 requests for customer data from U.S. law enforcement authorities relating to criminal investigations and national security matters. The disclosure comes on the heels of similar statements and data from the Microsoft and Facebook Inc last week after reaching a deal about ...

  • Marketing scams in 2012 saw Australian consumers robbed of over $94mn Marketing scams in 2012 saw Australian consumers robbed of over $94mn

    SYDNEY - Australian consumers were fleeced of nearly $94 million last year due to various marketing scams, with the majority being perpetrated using text messages and direct calls, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission said in its latest report. The actual number of losses due to scams could be much higher because many go unreported, stated ACCC Deputy Chair Delia Rickard. The ...

  • Chevron commences LNG shipment from Angola Chevron commences LNG shipment from Angola

    SAN RAMON, California - Production and shipment of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Angola by Chevron Corporation's subsidiary Cabinda Gulf Oil Company Limited has commenced with the first consignment being sent to Brazil, the global energy giant has confirmed. Angola LNG is one of the largest energy projects on the African continent. "First gas at Angola LNG is an important milestone in ...


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  • UN chief urges global efforts for drought desertification

    UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon has called for a collective global action to build resilience and prepare for droughts, as well as to combat desertification (a type of land degradation). "Droughts are hard to avert, but their effects can be mitigated. Because they rarely observe national borders, they demand a collective response," reported Xinhua citing the UN chief in a message marking this ...

  • Irans Rowhani Promises New Era

    Iran's newly elected president is giving a glimpse into what he says may lie ahead for relations between Tehran and the rest of the world. Cleric Hassan Rowhani spoke at a news conference Monday, during which he promised to follow a path of moderation. President-elect Hassan Rowhani took to the podium to make clear his victory represents a new era, hinting at a new start with world ...

  • Syria Conflict Exposes Old Rivalries at G8 Summit

    LONDON World leaders gathering at the G8 Summit in Northern Ireland have been discussing how to end the Syrian conflict - and Russian President Vladimir Putin has been defending his support for Syrian leader Bashar al Assad, despite criticism from the his G8 counterparts. Intense gun battles rage in the heart of Damascus and Aleppo on the same day that G8 leaders gather in Northern ...

  • Increase production of oil and coal restrict gold consumption says Chidambaram

    Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Monday said the only way to contain Current Account Deficit (CAD) is to increase the domestic production of oil and coal and restrain the consumption of gold. Chidambaram, who was addressing the meeting of the Parliamentary Consultative Committee of the Ministry of Finance here, said 'that in order to increase our production, we must get our policies and ...

  • Railways to launch ticket booking through non-internet based mobile phones

    With an aim to further facilitate the passengers, Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC),a public sector undertaking of the Ministry of Railways, will launch a pilot project of ticketing through non-internet based mobile phones with effect from July 1. This will enable people using non-internet based mobile phones to easily access Railway ticketing services through ...

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