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...Brussels Bailout Denied The European Union dismissed a Hungarian-led request from nine hard-hit East European countries for a $240 billion economic bailout, saying that blanket spending would be ill-advised owing to each nation's unique financial outlook. Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany insisted that without funds, a 'new Iron Curtain' would divide Europe...
...interest in medical research—gave the company until March 10 to produce a “detailed account” of payments to Medical School faculty since the beginning of 2007. Ray Kerins, a Pfizer spokesperson, told The Crimson yesterday that the company will give Grassley the requested information. He added that the company has already committed to public disclosure of payments to physicians. On Feb. 9, Pfizer announced that it would begin making online postings of donations to physicians in July. “This comes down to making sure that we conduct our business...
...Arctic and Antarctica, as well as to make herself available to students, particularly those interested in working at the State Department or the National Security Council. “She’s been here for only one day, and I’ve had a lot of students request to meet with her,” said Eric B. Rosenbach, the executive director for research at the Belfer Center. Dobriansky said she hopes to host an Institute of Politics Forum event on the impact of pop culture on foreign policy. She said she plans to invite...
...opposition parties for new laws. Key points of the new strategy include the introduction of a minimum unit price of alcohol to stop strong drink from being sold cheaply, along with bans on cut-price promotions favored by supermarkets. Local police chiefs are being handed the power to request that local licensing boards raise the legal drinking age to 21. (See pictures of Denver, Beer Country...
...issued a warrant for Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity - the first time in its history that it has charged a sitting head of state. A charge of genocide was not included, despite ICC prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo's request and the U.S.'s repeated allegations that al-Bashir is guilty of the crime. ICC spokeswoman Laurence Blairon accused al-Bashir of "intentionally directing attacks against an important part of the civilian population of Darfur, Sudan, murdering, exterminating, raping, torturing and forcibly transferring large numbers of civilians and pillaging their property...