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July 03, 2015 ENERGY (MSM)

U.N. offers help on simmering Guyana-Venezuela territorial dispute

By Neil Marks Bridgetown, BARBADOS (Reuters) – U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday offered help to resolve a long-running border spat between Venezuela and its South American neighbor Guyana that heated up after oil was found in the disputed area in May. Exxon Mobil Corp said it discovered oil off Guyana’s coast, spurring complaints from Caracas that Guyana is unfairly exploiting a disputed territory that must be negotiated through a

July 03, 2015 GOLD (MSM)

Update on Bogoso Refractory Business

[PR Newswire] – Due to frequent voltage fluctuations in the grid power supply over the last three months the ball mill at the Bogoso refractory plant has sustained repeated significant damage culminating last week in a complete failure of the ball mill motor. A replacement motor for the ball mill is being refurbished and is expected to be on site next week. This downtime at the plant impacts bacterial activity

July 03, 2015 HEALTH (MSM)

Exclusive: Hospira wins French biosimilar drug tender at 45 percent discount

By Matthias Blamont PARIS (Reuters) – A major French hospital group has chosen a cheap copycat version of a top-selling drug for treating its patients with rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn’s disease and psoriasis in a victory for a new type of medicine known as biosimilars.    In a document seen by Reuters, the central purchasing agency for the Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) said on Friday it had decided to

July 03, 2015 HEALTH (MSM)

U.N. calls on Israel, Palestinians to prosecute Gaza war crimes

By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations called on Israel and the Palestinians on Friday to prosecute alleged war crimes committed in the 2014 Gaza war and to cooperate with the International Criminal Court’s preliminary investigation. The 47-member U.N. Human Rights Council adopted a resolution, presented by Muslim states, by a vote of 41 to one, with five abstentions. Israel’s closest ally, the United States, was the only