Japan's Fujifilm Holdings Corp said on Monday it would buy 49 percent of Texas-based Kalon Biotherapeutics LLC, which has expertise in manufacturing vaccines used against pandemic influenza, Ebola and other public-health threats.
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Vernalis PLC Announces CTI Becomes Worldwide Licensee for Tosedostat
Vernalis plc today announces that CTI BioPharma Corp. (CTI), a US corporation publicly listed on NASDAQ, replaces the UK venture capital backed Chroma Therapeutics (Chroma) as worldwide licensee of tosedostat. CTI previously held rights to tosedostat in the Americas under a Licence Agreement with Chroma. Chroma no longer retains any ongoing rights or financial interest in tosedostat.
German Amazon workers called to strike in pay dispute
Labor union Verdi has called on workers at online retailer Amazon (AMZN.O) to go on strike at five locations across Germany, as a row over pay and conditions continues.
Rousseff will struggle to restore Brazil's economic good times
President Dilma Rousseff narrowly won re-election by spending heavily and promising to extend the fight against poverty but she will need to restore order to public finances in her second term to get Brazil's stalled economy back in gear.
Somalia says reviewing oil deals U.N. says lack transparency
Somalia said it was reviewing several oil and gas deals that U.N. investigators say lack transparency and risk hindering development of the country's energy industry.
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New MacBook Pro 2014 is expected to come on Christmas day with a touchscreen and keystacked multifunctional keyboard. However, problems with 2011's MacBook that escalated this year might affect sales.
"Eat and run" is a new term growing popular in the Korean entertainment industry. This was after the series of idols leaving some of the most popular K-pop groups today. Media and culture experts stated their opinion on the recent controversies.
Roughly one in five of the euro zone's top lenders failed landmark health checks at the end of last year but most have since repaired their finances, the European Central Bank said on Sunday.
A steep sell-off in energy company stocks in recent months due to falling oil prices may be overdone and there are some potential bargains to be had, Barron's financial newspaper said in its latest edition on Sunday.
Google is taking it a step up from Apple as it reveals more of its upcoming Android 5.0 Lollipop update. Analysts believe that the Multiple Accounts and Material Design components of the update will be its major selling points.
Unless it springs a major surprise, the U.S. Federal Reserve will call time this week on its program of government bond purchases, which at one point was pumping $85 billion a month into financial markets and the economy.
Investors were spared immediate pain on Sunday after the European Central Bank's landmark banking health check did not force massive capital hikes amongst the euro zone's top lenders.
K-pop group GOT7 hits the 10 million mark on YouTube for their “A” music video. The rookie group is currently gaining popularity in Japan.
