Drug firms ‘block cheap medicine’

Generic drug companies complain it is difficult to get drugs on the market

Drug companies are blocking or delaying the entry of cheaper generic medicines into the EU, pushing up medicine bills, the European Commission has said.
Their actions cost EU healthcare providers 3bn euros ($3.9bn; £2.5bn) in savings between 2000 and 2007, it said.
It added that [...]

Standoff at Bangkok airports continues

BANGKOK, Thailand (CNN) — Bangkok’s two main airports remained occupied by anti-government protesters Friday but Thai authorities appeared to have backed down from earlier threats to end the siege by force.

Anti-government protesters cheer at Suvarnabhumi airport, Bangkok, Thursday.

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The airports have been closed since Tuesday, stranding thousands of passengers and dealing a [...]

Authorities differ on whether Mumbai standoff is over

MUMBAI, India (CNN) — The last two gunmen involved in the Mumbai attacks were killed early Saturday, the city’s police chief told CNN sister station CNN-IBN, but another official said the situation remains unresolved.

A commando looks for gunmen during the operation at the Chabad House Jewish center.

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“The last two terrorists have [...]

Prime Minister in the world

A prime minister (usually titled Prime Minister) is the most senior minister of cabinet in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. The position is usually held by, but need not always be held by, a politician. In many systems, the prime minister selects and can dismiss other members of the cabinet, and [...]

Prime minister in the world

A prime minister (usually titled Prime Minister) is the most senior minister of cabinet in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. The position is usually held by, but need not always be held by, a politician. In many systems, the prime minister selects and can dismiss other members of the cabinet, and [...]

Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, the youngest king crowned

Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, 28, the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan ,is one of the youngest monarchs in the world. Jigme Khesar is the oldest son of Jigme Singye and his third wife, Queen Ashi Tshering Yangdon. The new king is unmarried and has a younger sister and brother and also four half-sisters and three half-brothers [...]

Most Expensive Fighter Plane

The US F22 Raptor developed by Lockheed Martin Aeronautical Systems, Lockheed Martin Fort Worth and Boeing in the late 1990s cost approximately $13.3 billion – twice as much as its European counterpart, the Eurofighter.

World’s Most Expensive Laptop Costs $350,000: Cheapest Laptop is Just $100

Small world but huge difference. Today, I was searching about expensive laptops and I found one laptop to have price tag of nearly $350,000. It is Tulip E-Go Diamond. From the name you can rightly guess that it has a touch of diamond. Image Source: AMDboard.com
I could find a nice description of this laptop in [...]

Most Expensive Computer in the World

The Japanese government estimates the Earth Simulator cost $400,000,000, making it the most expensive computer ever built. The budget for the Earth Simulator project was authorized for the National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA) and the Power Reactor and Nuclear Fuel Development Corporation (PNC) in 1997, and NEC Corporation made the winning bid for [...]

World’s Most Expensive Jewelry necklace

Rich and famous men traditionally look for special gifts for their ladies in jewelry boutiques. Gorgeous jewelry pieces have always been one of the best ways to show man’s love and care. But what are the priciest jewels in the world?
For more than a century Cartier house has been a pattern for jewelry producers from [...]