South Asia
Novartis denied Drug Patent in Landmark Case - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN
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- "the Indian supreme court has refused - to allow the pharmaceutical company - Novartis !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "to patent a new version - of a cancer drug !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "a decision campaigners hailed as a major step forward - in enabling poorer people to access medicines - in the developing world !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "Novartis lost the six-year legal case - after the court ruled - that small changes and improvements !"
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- "to the drug Glivec - did not amount to innovation - deserving of a patent !"
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- "Glivec was a drug - in the treatment of myeloid leukaemia !"
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- "at stake in the legal case - was not just the right of generic companies - made cheaper drugs !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "for India - once original patents expire !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "but also access to newer drugs - for poorer countries - in Asia and Africa !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "the Cancer Patients Aid Association - CPAA - said "the court has recognised" !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "the right of patients - to access affordable medicines !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "over profits for pharmaceutical companies - through patents !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "it is about access to affordable treatment - it is a huge victory for human rights !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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Dalits - US cable - 2005: LINK ¤ 05NEWDELHI4761_________________________________________
- "Dalits - who make up 16% of - India's population !!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "have to have - more rights !!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "Hindus had formerly called them - "untouchables" !"
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- "Dalits must not occupy the lowest position in the social structure - and face discrimination !!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "the socioeconomic status of Dalits - has to be improved !!!!!!!!!!!! - ( in the past there were limited government efforts ! )"
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- "key is a comprehensive education campaign - starting at the primary level !!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "to teach acceptance of Dalits - in India's public school system !!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "there is some political success of Dalits - such as minister for chemicals and fertilizers - Ram Vilas Paswan !!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "but Dalits have to organize more - at the national level - for equal rights !!!!!!!!!!!!"
Energy - US cable - 2010: LINK ¤ 10NEWDELHI287
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- "in the negotiations - for a US-India civil nuclear cooperation agreement !"
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- "the US embassy lobbied for a commercial cooperation - with access for US firms !"
Indien droht Pharmafirmen - der Standard: LINK ¤ der STANDARD
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- "im Streit um Arzneimittel-Patente - internationaler Pharmafirmen - behält sich Indien vor !"
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- "bereits erteilten Patentschutz - für Medikamente - im Notfall wieder zu entziehen !!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "viele Inder konnten sich nur günstigere Nachahmerprodukte - Generika - leisten !"
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Novartis verlor Patentklage in Indien - der Standard: LINK ¤ der STANDARD
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- "die Pharmafirma Novartis hat den Patentstreit - um sein Krebsmittel Glivec - in Indien endgültig verloren !!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "das oberste Gericht des Landes entschied - dass Novartis kein Patent für das Blutkrebs-Medikament erhält !!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "der Hauptwirkstoff ist nicht neu - sondern nur eine leicht veränderte Version - eines älteren Wirkstoffs !"
Bags of Cash in Afghanistan - the New York Times: LINK ¤ the NEW YORK TIMES
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- "for more than a decade - wads of US dollars - packed into suitcases !"
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- "backpacks and - on occasion - plastic shopping bags !"
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- "had been dropped off every month - at the offices of Afghanistan’s president !"
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- "courtesy of the - central intelligence agency - CIA !"
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- "all told tens of millions of dollars - had flowed from the CIA !"
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- "to the office of Afghanistan’s President - Hamid Karzai !"
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- "the biggest source of corruption - in Afghanistan !"
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- "was the - USA !"
Obama hints at accelerated Pullout - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN
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- "Barack Obama - and Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai - came close to a deal !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "to keep a small US force - in Afghanistan !"
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- "most international forces - ended in 2014 !"
Security Conference - US cable - 2009: LINK ¤ 09MUNICH24
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- "in the conference Hamid Karzai - criticized outside countries - for civilian casualties !"
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- "and more should be done for development - and civilian assistance !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "the international community - has a moral responsibility !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "to assist in Afghanistan's - reconstruction !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Koffer voll Geld im afghanischen Präsidialamt - der Standard: LINK ¤ der STANDARD
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- "die CIA - hatte über Jahre hinweg - etliche Millionen Dollar !"
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- "in Koffern - Rucksäcken - und Plastiksackerln - in das afghanische Präsidialamt gebracht !"
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- "die wichtigste Ursache für Korruption in Afghanistan - waren die USA !"
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Coalition Support Funding - US cable - 2007: LINK ¤ 07ISLAMABAD5288
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- "the US had reimbursed Pakistan - coalition support funds !"
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- "US$ 5.3 billion - support of US operations !"
Aircraft - US cable - 2006: LINK ¤ 06ISLAMABAD19208
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- "the plans for the F-16 aircraft - with a total package of US$ 2965.95 million !"
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- "would be an immense strain - on Pakistan's fiscal - and foreign exchange resources !"
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- "posed sever constraints - on Pakistan's ability !"
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- "to invest in the social - and fiscal infrastructure !"
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- "this would jeopardize - Pakistan's growth !"
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- "and poverty alleviation prospects - in a particularly challenging period !"
Musharraf - US cable - 2007: LINK ¤ 07ISLAMABAD1515
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- "military action - would not work !"
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- "he stressed the need - for political solutions !!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "as part of an - overall strategy !!!!!!!!!!!!"
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BANGLADESH - Wikipedia EN: LINK ¤ BANGLADESH_________________________________________
Pope Francis calls for better Conditions in Bangladesh Factories - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN
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- "Pope Francis calls for better - working conditions !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "for the Bangladesh garment workers - after a factory accident !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "Bangladeshi workers - take the streets to demand - better working conditions !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "higher wages - more social support !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "more fire safety - better worker safety - and better health safety !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "Pope Francis remembers - on the responsibility !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "of the international community - and companies !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "and says - that the wages for the workers - must rise !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "workers must have more - than US$ 40 a month !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
SOUTH ASIA - Wikipedia EN: LINK ¤ SOUTH ASIA
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South Asia - Map: LINK ¤ WIKIMEDIA
