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...Fresco and CEO Gabriele Galateri were on their way out, Fresco fought back with a fiery interview in La Repubblica, saying he needed to stay to help save the company and that Berlusconi had "gone mad." By Friday, Fiat's board reconfirmed Fresco as chairman. Now Fiat needs to stem losses ahead of what seems an ever more likely sale to General Motors, which already has a 20% stake in the Italian automaker. That trick will require more than sharp spurs. - By Jeff Israely...
...President Bush insists there are no direct threats against the U.S. involving smallpox. However, Iraq is believed to have stockpiles of the virus, and the administration believes the public should be informed of and vaccinated against any possible threat that might stem from a war against Iraq or its allies...
...osteoarthritis story. Now they know that cartilage is important, but so is everything that surrounds it--muscles, bones, tendons and ligaments. The damage caused by wearing ill-fitting shoes or suffering a football injury can certainly give rise to arthritic joints. But the worst problems often stem from basic differences in the body's biochemical makeup. For example, some people's cartilage seems to resist damage better than others. (Scientists are tracking several genetic variations.) In addition, researchers have discovered an array of biochemical messages that are traded between bones, muscles and other parts of the body and play...
...share in certain states, such as New York and Texas. Because long distance on its own is no longer such an attractive business, the Bells are busy rolling out bundles of local, long-distance, Internet-access and wireless service--often all on one bill--to try to stem the tide of defections. Even though the Bells can't offer multinational companies much in the way of international calling, all of them--led by Verizon--are making a concerted push for U.S. Big Business customers, a sector still dominated by AT&T, MCI and Sprint...
...SAUDI ARABIA Getting Tough Foreign affairs adviser Adel al-Jubeir announced a series of measures to prevent Saudi charities from inadvertently funding terrorists. The new measures, such as money-laundering filters and auditing the accounts of Islamic charities, follow U.S. criticism that Saudi authorities were not doing enough to stem the flow of funds to radical groups. BURUNDI In the Balance The government signed a cease-fire with the Forces for the Defense of Democracy, a Hutu group, and a peace plan that dismantles the country's old army and replaces it with one made up of both government troops...