Polish drug company Jelfa ordered to shut-down over mislabelled drugs

Wednesday, November 8, 2006 Polish Prime Minister Jaros?aw Kaczy?ski has ordered the pharmaceutical company Jelfa to halt production following revelations that Jelfa had placed mislabelled medication on the market, whose use could be potentially fatal. Jelfa distributed vials labelled as Corhydron, a hydrocortisone used to treat allergies and inflammation, but in fact containing Suxamethonium chloride, […]

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International row after Spielberg quits 2008 Beijing Olympics

Friday, February 15, 2008 On Wednesday, United States film director Steven Spielberg withdrew from his position as artistic adviser to the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. “Conscience will not allow me to continue with business as usual,” he said. “Sudan’s government bears the bulk of the responsibility for these ongoing crimes but the international […]

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Investigation into US Airways river ditching in New York completed

Tuesday, May 4, 2010 The United States National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has completed its investigation into the ditching of US Airways Flight 1549 into New York’s Hudson River. The fifteen-month probe began after the Airbus A320 performed a water landing when bird strikes damaged both engines in a move dubbed the “Miracle on the […]

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Lewisville Dentist Explains Holistic Dentistry

Here’s An Opinion On: Dental On King By Jonathan Golab LEWISVILLE, TX – Lewisville dentistry practitioner Dr. Jonathan Golab uses holistic dentistry in his practices. Below he describes the nature of holistic dentistry and how it benefits patients. Practitioners of holistic dentistry believe that oral health care requires taking into account a patient’s whole physical […]

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News briefs:May 7, 2006

The time is 15:30 (UTC) on May 7th, 2006, and this is Audio Wikinews News Briefs. Iran says it may withdraw from Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Iran In a letter to the United Nations, Iran’s Parliament has said it may have to withdraw from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty if pressure to end its nuclear program escalates.The […]

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Canadian former deputy PM Herb Gray dies at age 82

Tuesday, April 22, 2014 Herb Gray, a Canadian former deputy Prime Minister whose federal political career stretched 39 years, died yesterday. He was 82. The lawyer from Windsor was undefeated through thirteen consecutive elections, from 1962 to his last in 2000. The Liberal was the third longest serving Parliamentarian of the nation. Nicknamed Gray Herb […]

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