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European Union investigating proposed purchase of EMI by Universal Music
BRUSSELS — The European Commission Friday opened an in-depth investigation of the proposed purchase of British music label EMI Music by Vivendi subsidiary Universal Music Group, over competition concerns. “The proposed acquisition could reduce competition in the recorded music market to the detriment of European consumers,” the EU’s Competition Commissioner…
Supreme Court poised for landmark health care battle
There are a few things both sides agree on in the coming supreme court battle over Barack Obama’s signature healthcare reforms. One of them is that it is likely to prove the most politically significant constitutional decision in years, and the outcome could shape the future of Obama’s presidency. For…
Placebos could reduce the side effects of drug treatments
Few of us would be happy to find out that we’d been prescribed a placebo. When we’re sick, we want real medicine. But what if the placebo was not intended to replace your medicine, but to work alongside it? That’s the rationale behind research into placebo-controlled dose reduction. Patients on…
Albanian LGBT to stage first gay pride march
Albanian gay organisations on Friday announced plans to hold the country’s first ever gay pride parade in Tirana on May 17, a move immediately slammed by a government minister. “May 17 will be a special day … the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) flag will be raised for the…
Pregnant girlfriend to posthumously marry French gunman’s victim
The pregnant girlfriend of one of the French paratroopers murdered by Mohamed Merah is to be allowed to marry him posthumously, the family’s lawyer Gilbert Gollard said Friday. “We have just obtained from the Elysee (President Nicolas Sarkozy’s office) the authorisation for Abel Chennouf’s girlfriend to marry posthumously,” Collard said.…
World Bank nominee raps, dreamed of being a star quarterback
Singing rap, citing Buddhist teachings, and once dreaming of being a sports star, the likely next head of the World Bank may not be widely known — but he’s no faceless bureaucrat. Korean-born Jim Yong Kim is the president of Ivy League Dartmouth College, a medical doctor and, above all,…
Romney and other Republicans hit ‘Obamacare’ on two-year anniversary
Republicans vented their frustration with President Barack Obama’s health care reform Friday on its second anniversary, with Mitt Romney blasting the law as an “unfolding disaster for the American economy.” Romney’s rival in the Republican presidential race, former House speaker Newt Gingrich, also weighed in, savaging the two-year-old law as…
Baggage handlers’ strike disrupts Air Canada flights
Canadian airline baggage handlers walked out on strike Friday despite a government ban on the labor action, forcing Air Canada to cancel or delay dozens of flights. “Due to illegal work action by Air Canada ground handling employees in Toronto and Montreal, Air Canada is experiencing delays and some cancellations…
Mississippi Supreme Court asked to reconsider pardons of more than 200 convicted criminals
Mississippi’s state supreme court has been asked to rethink its decision to uphold the pardoning of more than 200 convicted criminals, including murders and rapists, by a former governor. In a motion for reconsideration filed in the state capital Jackson, state attorney general Jim Hood said granting a pardon implicated…
Amnesty International said Palestinian hunger striker risks death
Amnesty International on Friday urged Israeli authorities to release Palestinian prisoner Hanaa al-Shalabi who has been on hunger strike for more than a month, saying she was “at risk of death.” The watchdog said Shalabi should be “immediately” released or charged “with a recognisable criminal offence” and “promptly” put on…
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