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...Foreign drugmakers are happy to oblige. Both U.K.-based AstraZeneca and Swiss outfit Novartis have announced plans to spend $100 million on new R&D labs in Shanghai. In June, the U.S.'s Eli Lilly pledged to spend $300 million within the next five years. Britain's GlaxoSmithKline started 17 drug trials in 2006 and plans to double that number this year...
Gabriel, one of the most respected and most elusive of Britain's rock elite, meant Biko to be an act of conscientious solidarity. Steven Biko was a black South African activist who died while in police custody, and, as Gabriel performs his tribute, the song takes on the power of a folk requiem. Gabriel, however, has found a resonance in Biko's death that goes beyond outrage or simple protest. The further away history moves, the deeper Biko cuts. "You can blow out a candle/ but you can't blow out a fire/ once the flame begin to catch...
...range facility situated near a wetlands that is a refuge for geese, ducks and other wild birds. These birds, along with some 3 million poultry on farms within 10 km of the outbreak, are currently under surveillance by vets from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), Britain's farm agency...
...This will not be a quick exercise," Britain's Acting Chief Veterinary Officer Fred Landeg said. "This is a particularly challenging site and our priority is to adhere to strict bio-security, and the health and safety of staff on site is paramount...
...animal pestilence, as livestock have been besieged by foot-and-mouth and bluetongue disease, two other gruesome and costly viruses. The downturn following the last bird flu outbreak cost the British poultry industry an estimated $19 million in 12 weeks. Humans may currently be safe from bird flu and Britain's other animal viruses, but for Britain's farming industry there are fears that they could be deadly...