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...Europe's fourth-largest bank in terms of market capitalization. "This is a unique opportunity to enter a very interesting market, which will add diversification, solidity and stability to our future results," Santander chairman Emilio Botín proclaimed. So has the predicted round of consolidation begun at last? Er, not really. "This is not the beginning of cross-border banking mergers in the euro zone," says Francesco Giavazzi, an economist at Milan's Bocconi University. If anything, Giavazzi says, Santander's move in Britain demonstrates how many barriers remain to such transnational deals. Santander had already been blocked from...
...they are quickly rendered useless not just for that patient but for every other patient exposed to the mutated virus. It's a concept that is difficult for even the best-intentioned patients here to appreciate. TIME spoke with a patient advocate, 31, who goes by the pseudonym Ke'Er. He was infected after selling blood and was admitted to a study in Beijing that provided free U.S. antiretroviral drugs, but he accidentally left his two-month supply on the train after his most recent visit to the city. "I dared not tell my doctor," he said, "because I felt...
...That fear is well founded. Adding to the stigma surrounding AIDS in these villages is the role that local leaders played in the blood-buying program. "Many government officials made a lot of money," says the patient advocate who calls himself Ke'Er. To protect themselves, they wrapped their villages in the cloak of state secrecy, effectively sealing off AIDS patients from foreign aid groups as well as health officials from other provinces. AIDS-care centers still won't put the word AIDS on their doors, opting instead for such intentionally obscure labels as "home garden...
After BRITNEY SPEARS strutted down a Las Vegas chapel aisle in ripped jeans to wed a childhood friend six months ago, the nuptials lasted just 55 hours. This time Spears, 22, is undergoing a waiting period--er, engagement--before she gets hitched to boyfriend KEVIN FEDERLINE. Federline, 26, was a backup dancer for Spears' ex, singer Justin Timberlake. The groom-to-be has a 2-year-old daughter and a baby due in July with former Moesha star Shar Jackson, who has trashed the couple in the press since they started dating in April. We wonder if Spears' mother...
...refusing fluids, decreased urination, hyperactivity or lethargy. A tongue that's dryer than usual or skin that's more leathery looking can also signify heat problems. Gentle rehydration and moving to a cool place should be the first response. If symptoms persist, call a doctor or get to the ER...