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Iranian Opposition Leader Maryam Rajavi in Rome at Italian Senate Human Rights…

According to a statement by the Human Rights Commission of the Italian Senate, Mrs Rajavi addressed the Italian Senate Committee official session on December 18.
PR Newswire
20/12/2013

IMG Artists to Produce Dubai's Official Attempt for the Largest Firework Display

IMG Artists' Co Chairmen Barrett Wissman and Alex Shustorovich Announce Ambitious Plan to Break the Official Guinness World Record(R) for the Largest Firework Display DUBAI, UAE and NEW YORK, Dec. 19, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- IMG Artists, the global leader in the performing arts and lifestyle events management, has been appointed to oversee an ambitious plan to break the official Guinness World Record for the world's largest firework display in Dubai...
Thomson Reuters
19/12/2013

Exotic Pets Should be off Santa's List

A new assessment 'tool' developed by 18 scientists, vets and technicians, including leading experts in animal biology, welfare and public health, classifies animals according to how challenging they are to keep. This tool is called EMODE and categorises potential pets as Easy, Moderate, Difficult or Extreme. Now, anyone thinking of acquiring any type of pet can take the FREE EMODE test to enable them to make an informed decision.
PR Newswire
19/12/2013

Spanish Court Starts Investigation of Iraq's National Security Advisor for…

According to Dr. Juan Garces, this court ruling has been adopted under the principles of universal jurisdiction conferred upon national Courts of Justice by the Fourth Geneva Convention.
PR Newswire
19/12/2013

Island Pacific Announces Launch of Island Pacific SmartStore

SmartStore -- Smart Choice, the Next Generation Store Solution NEW YORK, Dec. 18, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Island Pacific, a leading provider of software solutions and services to the retail industry, has announced the launch of Island Pacific SmartStore, its next generation, multi-platform store solution for retailers...
Thomson Reuters
18/12/2013

Keryx Biopharmaceuticals Announces Issuance of U.S. Patent for Zerenex(TM)…

Keryx Biopharmaceuticals Announces Issuance of U.S. Patent for Zerenex(TM) Covering Orally Administrable Forms of Ferric Citrate NEW YORK, Dec. 18, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq:KERX) announced today that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued U.S. Patent No. 8,609,896. The patent, which expires in 2024, claims orally administrable forms of Zerenex prepared from ferric citrate having a BET active surface area greater than about 16 sq...
Thomson Reuters
18/12/2013

Monthly ERI Scientific Beta smart beta index performance report

Among the highlights of the November 2013 monthly performance report for the ERI Scientific Beta indices: * The relative return of the Diversified Multistrategy Index for all stocks compared to the cap-weighted reference index using long-term US data (more than 40 years) is +2.31% annually...
Thomson Reuters
17/12/2013

New Review Article From Silesian Center for Heart Diseases Discusses Convergent…

MORRISVILLE, N.C., Dec. 17, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Journal of Thoracic Disease has published an article that reviews the growing adoption of the minimally invasive, multidisciplinary Convergent Procedure to treat persistent and longstanding persistent atrial fibrillation (AF). AF is the most common cardiac arrhythmia, estimated to affect 15 million people in the western world, with a majority of patients falling into the challenging persistent AF population...
Thomson Reuters
17/12/2013

InfoReach Adds Fixed Income Electronic Trading With Direct Connectivity to…

Clients Gain Trading Access Directly From InfoReach Front-Ends CHICAGO, Dec. 17, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Global electronic trading technology provider InfoReach announces its new fixed-income trading functionality with direct access to one of the largest and most liquid fixed-income cash markets in the world: U.S. Treasuries. Together with the NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc...
Thomson Reuters
17/12/2013

Micron Collaborates With Broadcom to Solve DRAM Timing Challenge, Delivering…

Collaboration Addresses Persistent DDR3 (t)FAW Timing Constraint BOISE, Idaho, Dec. 17, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Micron Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq:MU), one of the world's leading providers of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced its collaboration with Broadcom Corporation to develop the industry's first solution designed for customers challenged by an intrinsic DDR3 timing parameter called (t)FAW, or four activate window...
Thomson Reuters
17/12/2013

Orangefield Group opens new office in Brazil

Amsterdam, December 17, 2013 In line with the company's course of global expansion, Orangefield Group is opening a new office in São Paulo, Brazil. The office is open as of December 17 of this year and will not only service Brazil, but the entire Latin-American region. Orangefield Group, a global full service provider of administration, management, real estate and trust services, is acting on the recent positive developments in the Brazilian market...
Thomson Reuters
17/12/2013

Alchemy Partners LLP : Open letter to Orco's shareholders

Alchemy's call to vote against Gamala's resolutions in the best interest of minority shareholders Dear Shareholder, First of all, we would like to thank the numerous institutional and individual shareholders who have contacted us (since we published our Open Letter on 6(th) December 2013), pledging their unanimous support (and proxies) for our stance, and that of Kingstown...
Thomson Reuters
17/12/2013

The Queen Silvia's 70th Birthday

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PR Newswire
17/12/2013

Klövern issues an additional SEK 95 million in bond loan No. 4

Klövern AB (publ) issues a further SEK 95 million in bond loan No. 4, which means that SEK 340 million of the total SEK 500 million in the bond loan frame work is exercised. The unsecured bond loan has a variable interest of three- month STIBOR plus 360 basis points with final maturity in March 2015. The additional SEK 95 million are issued at a premium, resulting in a variable interest of three-month STIBOR plus 160 basis points...
Thomson Reuters
16/12/2013

US$ 550 Million New Mega Millions on its Way to New World Record

Tuesday's Mega Millions jackpot stands at US$ 550,000,000 and as the fourth largest lottery prize ever offered, is already shaping up to be the stuff of legend. The excitement began with an Old Mega Millions starting jackpot of $12 million on October 4th, which was handed over to NEW Mega Millions as a 5-rollover $55 million top prize on October 19th. The re-invigorated American lottery has nurtured the jackpot to see incredible growth of 1,000% in just eight weeks.
PR Newswire
16/12/2013

Thermal Imaging Market worth $5.84 Billion by 2018

Browse 82 market data tables and 14 figures spread through 153 pages and in-depth TOC on "Thermal Imaging Market"
PR Newswire
16/12/2013

Far East Energy Announces 42% Increase in Gas Price for 2014 and Operations…

In addition to the increased base price, the current subsidies of 0.25 RMB/m3 will mean a total price of US $9.07/Mcf for gas production in 2014. If previous pronouncements made by various government sources to the effect that there will be an increase in the subsidy to a total of RMB 0.65/m3 are implemented, Far East Energy's price will then rise to approximately $10.93/Mcf; or, a 62% increase on current gas pricing based on the current RMB/USD exchange rate.
PR Newswire
16/12/2013

Isola Expands Commercial Production of I-Speed(R) PCB Materials Into Asia

Isola Expands Commercial Production of I-Speed(R) PCB Materials Into Asia Company Also Announces a Price Reduction of These Low-Loss, High-Speed Digital Materials in the Asia-Pacific Region CHANDLER, Ariz., Dec. 16, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Isola Group S.a.r.l., a market leader in copper-clad laminates and dielectric prepreg materials used to fabricate advanced multilayer printed circuit boards, announced it had successfully transitioned the manufacturing of its low-loss,...
Thomson Reuters
16/12/2013

Kesko's sales in November 2013

KESKO CORPORATION STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 16.12.2013 AT 09.00 1(2) The Kesko Group's sales, excluding VAT, in November 2013 totalled EUR759.3 million, down 6.2%. In Kesko's food trade, sales in November were EUR362.0 million, a decrease of 2.5% compared to the previous year. In November, the number of delivery days was one less than in the previous year. In the home and speciality goods trade, sales in November were EUR123.5 million, a decrease of 9.2%...
Thomson Reuters
16/12/2013

Ambassador Ford M. Fraker Named President of the Middle East Policy Council

Ambassador Ford M. Fraker has over 35 years of Middle East experience at the intersection of finance and international diplomacy. Most recently, he served as U.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from April 2007 to April 2009, spanning both the George W. Bush and Barack H. Obama administrations. From 2009 to 2013, he was a Senior Advisor to Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co (KKR), Chairman KKR Middle East and North Africa, and CEO KKR Saudi Ltd.
PR Newswire
16/12/2013

Sale of Stokke to NXMH

Oslo, Norway/Brussels, Belgium: Stokke AS ("Stokke") and NXMH BVBA ("NXMH") announce today the signing of a binding agreement whereby NXMH will acquire all of the outstanding shares of Stokke. Stokke is a leading global provider of branded premium baby and children's products headquartered in Norway. NXMH is an investment company based in Belgium, wholly owned by NXC in South Korea who is the largest shareholder in NEXON Corporation...
Thomson Reuters
13/12/2013

Nextech Invest Portfolio Company TetraLogic Pharmaceuticals Starts Trading on…

Nextech Invest AG / Nextech Invest Portfolio Company TetraLogic Pharmaceuticals Starts Trading on NASDAQ . Processed and transmitted by NASDAQ OMX Corporate Solutions. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. Second successful IPO from Nextech portfolio in Q4 2013 Zurich (Switzerland), December 13, 2013 - Nextech Invest Ltd...
Thomson Reuters
13/12/2013

7 out of 10 Kids Hate Surprises

Children are no longer bothered about being surprised when they open their presents and 69% of them, aged 6 - 17, compile wish-lists to make sure they get what they want.
PR Newswire
13/12/2013

Dako Publishes Sixth Edition of Immunohistochemistry Guidebook

Reference Book Used by Pathology Laboratories Worldwide GLOSTRUP, Denmark, December 12, 2013 - Dako, an Agilent Technologies Company and worldwide provider of cancer diagnostics, today introduced the latest version of "The Educational Guidebook: IHC Staining Methods." Since Dako released the guidebook's fifth edition in 2009, more than 20,000 copies have been published, plus an additional 3,000 online copies downloaded each year...
Thomson Reuters
12/12/2013
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