http://www.mail.com/int/subjects/1492-products-services.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/int/subjects/1492-products-services.html http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/2097634-actavis-buying-warner-chilcott-85b-deal.html NEW YORK (AP) — Actavis is buying Warner Chilcott in an all-stock transaction valued at about $8.5 billion which would create the third-biggest specialty pharmaceutical company in the U.S. The announcement on Monday comes after the two companies said earlier this month that they were in talks about a possible combination. It also follows reports that Pars... Mon, 20 May 2013 12:06:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/2097634-actavis-buying-warner-chilcott-85b-deal.html 2013-05-20T12:06:27Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2096280-russian-tv-american-accused-spying-flies.html MOSCOW (AP) — The U.S. Embassy employee accused of spying in Moscow flew out of Russia on Sunday, five days after he was ordered to leave the country, NTV television reported. The Kremlin-loyal TV station broadcast video Sunday evening showing Ryan Fogle going through passport control and security at Sheremetyevo International Airport. He also was picture... Sun, 19 May 2013 16:52:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2096280-russian-tv-american-accused-spying-flies.html 2013-05-19T16:52:31Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2090622-uk-court-jails-4-lulzsec-hackers-cyberattacks.html LONDON (AP) — Four young computer hackers who masterminded cyberattacks on targets from the CIA to Sony Pictures and Rupert Murdoch's News International were sentenced to up to 32 months in prison on Thursday. The hackers, who were affiliated with the group Lulz Security, had all pleaded guilty to hacking charges. Prosecutors say they also targeted the we... Thu, 16 May 2013 16:34:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2090622-uk-court-jails-4-lulzsec-hackers-cyberattacks.html 2013-05-16T16:34:31Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/2088450-daimler-unveils-flagship-mercedes-model.html FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Daimler AG has unveiled the newest version of its S-Class model from luxury brand Mercedes-Benz, a car that will play a key role in the company's effort to restore its earnings performance. The new S-class sedan was shown off Wednesday in Hamburg, Germany. It has a taller grille that changes its exterior appearance, but the major... Wed, 15 May 2013 22:33:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/2088450-daimler-unveils-flagship-mercedes-model.html 2013-05-15T22:33:27Z http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/health/2087664-us-approves-radiation-based-prostate-cancer-drug.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a new injectable drug that uses radiation to treat advanced prostate cancer that has spread to the bones. The FDA said Wednesday it approved the drug, Xofigo from Bayer Pharmaceuticals, for men whose cancer has grown into bone tumors even after receiving medication or surgery to lower te... Wed, 15 May 2013 16:31:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/health/2087664-us-approves-radiation-based-prostate-cancer-drug.html 2013-05-15T16:31:21Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/2083510-asia-stocks-up-us-small-business-mood-improves.html BANGKOK (AP) — Enthusiasm on Wall Street sparked by another positive report on the U.S. economy helped push most Asian stock markets higher Wednesday. The National Federation of Independent Business reported a slight improvement in confidence among small business owners in the U.S. in April. That helped boost the Dow Jones industrial average to close at a... Wed, 15 May 2013 05:22:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/2083510-asia-stocks-up-us-small-business-mood-improves.html 2013-05-15T05:22:40Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/2082154-hospital-to-probe-east-german-medical-trials.html BERLIN (AP) — Berlin's renowned Charite hospital said Monday it plans to investigate allegations that patients in communist East Germany were used as unwitting guinea pigs in medical trials for Western drug companies. Claims that the dictatorship allowed tests that would have been considered unethical or even illegal in the West were first made shortly af... Mon, 13 May 2013 19:18:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/2082154-hospital-to-probe-east-german-medical-trials.html 2013-05-13T19:18:06Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/markets/2076456-nations-agree-to-chemical-ban-export-controls.html GENEVA (AP) — A summit on chemicals and hazardous wastes ended Friday with an agreement to globally phase out a widely used flame retardant and to accept stricter requirements for disclosing information about exports of four other chemicals. But participants fell short in their efforts to require more information and consent among nations trading in a con... Fri, 10 May 2013 19:51:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/markets/2076456-nations-agree-to-chemical-ban-export-controls.html 2013-05-10T19:51:27Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/2066198-adidas-asia-laborers-send-complaints-via-text.html BERLIN (AP) — German sports gear maker Adidas said Monday it is encouraging workers in factories of some of its Asian suppliers to anonymously share possible grievances directly with the company via text message. The new hotline service will help bridge the communication gap between management and workers, enabling employees to "simply send an SMS when th... Mon, 06 May 2013 17:47:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/2066198-adidas-asia-laborers-send-complaints-via-text.html 2013-05-06T17:47:11Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/racing/2043696-pirelli-offers-tire-ahead-spanish-gp.html MILAN (AP) — Amid concerns that Formula One tires are degrading too quickly, Pirelli says it will introduce a new hard tire similar to last year's product. The company, which supplies tires for the championship, said Wednesday the decision was based on an evaluation of the first four races and consultations with F1 teams. Pirelli says the P Zero Orange ti... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 10:40:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/racing/2043696-pirelli-offers-tire-ahead-spanish-gp.html 2013-04-25T10:40:31Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/2043334-bayer-profits-up-115-percent-drugs.html FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — German chemical and pharmaceutical company Bayer AG said Thursday that its net profit rose 11.5 percent in the first quarter as new drugs, led by blood thinner Xarelto, boosted sales. The company also saw stronger demand in emerging markets — which helped overcome weaker business in Europe, which is in a recession. Overall, Bayer... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 07:42:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/2043334-bayer-profits-up-115-percent-drugs.html 2013-04-25T07:42:03Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/2043320-volvo-posts-q1-loss-steep-sales-drop.html STOCKHOLM (AP) — Swedish truckmaker AB Volvo sank into a first quarter loss as sales slid to a five-year low, the company said Thursday. First quarter sales for the Volvo Group, which includes construction equipment and buses, plummeted 25 percent year-on-year to 58.3 billion kronor ($8.8 billion). A year ago the Goteborg-based group recorded a sales reco... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 07:33:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/2043320-volvo-posts-q1-loss-steep-sales-drop.html 2013-04-25T07:33:13Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/2041262-novartis-posts-profit-gain-thanks-to-drugs.html BASEL, Switzerland (AP) — Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis AG reported a 6.7 percent increase in profit for the first quarter Wednesday, boosted by new products and emerging markets. Novartis says its net profit rose to $2.42 billion from $2.27 billion in the same period last year despite declining sales of its blockbuster heart drug Diovan, which lo... Wed, 24 Apr 2013 19:29:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/2041262-novartis-posts-profit-gain-thanks-to-drugs.html 2013-04-24T19:29:11Z http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/health/2042272-us-device-will-screen-fake-medicines-overseas.html WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health officials are making a high-tech screening device available in Africa to help spot counterfeit malaria pills in hopes that the technology may eventually be used to combat the fake drug trade worldwide. The Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday that U.S. partners in Ghana will begin using a U.S.-developed handheld d... Wed, 24 Apr 2013 18:35:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/health/2042272-us-device-will-screen-fake-medicines-overseas.html 2013-04-24T18:35:15Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/2036278-google-fined-german-data-protection-agency.html BERLIN (AP) — A German data protection agency fined Google Inc. 145,000 euros ($189,000) for illegally recording information from unsecured wireless networks — an amount it acknowledged is "totally inadequate" as a deterrent to the multinational giant. Hamburg's state data protection agency said Monday that Google admitted collecting data including emails... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 12:38:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/2036278-google-fined-german-data-protection-agency.html 2013-04-22T12:38:01Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/2035824-lufthansa-cancels-1700-flights-amid-strike.html BERLIN (AP) — Ground staff at Lufthansa, Germany's biggest airline, walked off the job Monday on a one-day strike that prompted the company to cancel most of the day's scheduled flights and left it complaining of "excessive" union tactics. The strike by airline technicians and service personnel across Germany started in the early hours. Lufthansa moved in... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 08:57:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/2035824-lufthansa-cancels-1700-flights-amid-strike.html 2013-04-22T08:57:35Z http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/2027762-nokia-cuts-losses-sales-continue-to-plummet.html HELSINKI (AP) — Nokia continues to take a hammering in the smartphone market, with sales for the handset maker falling by 20 percent in the first three months of the year. Although the Finland-based company managed to reduce its first-quarter net loss to 272 million euros ($357 million) from a loss of 928 million euros a year earlier, that was mainly than... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:49:46 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/2027762-nokia-cuts-losses-sales-continue-to-plummet.html 2013-04-18T15:49:46Z http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/2028122-ap-interview-israels-olmert-tech-venture.html TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert joined forces Thursday with a leading Kazakh industrialist and an Israeli entrepreneur to launch a new high-tech venture. In an interview with The Associated Press, Olmert said he will serve as chairman of the advisory board of "Genesis Angels" — a venture capital firm focusing on early sta... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 14:34:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/2028122-ap-interview-israels-olmert-tech-venture.html 2013-04-18T14:34:53Z http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/health/2027904-dutch-court-upholds-recall-suspect-meat.html AMSTERDAM (AP) — A Dutch court on Thursday upheld a decision by the country's Food and Consumer Product Authority to recall 50,000 tons of meat sold across Europe as beef. The agency said it fears the meat, which came from a processing plant named after its owner Willy Selten, may have had horse meat mixed into it. It said an investigation of Selten's rec... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 13:39:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/health/2027904-dutch-court-upholds-recall-suspect-meat.html 2013-04-18T13:39:20Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/2023004-eu-test-safety-issues-with-horsemeat.html BRUSSELS (AP) — More than 7,000 tests across the European Union have shown that nearly 5 percent of the food products labeled as beef contained horse meat, but there is no danger to public health, officials said Tuesday. The tests showed that the veterinary anti-inflammatory drug phenylbutazone, or bute, was present in about .5 percent of the horse meat, ... Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:55:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/2023004-eu-test-safety-issues-with-horsemeat.html 2013-04-16T15:55:48Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/2022574-dutch-company-linked-to-horse-meat-fraud-bankrupt.html THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A meat processing plant and wholesaler suspected of mixing undeclared horse meat with beef was declared bankrupt Tuesday by one judge and the owner went to another court in a bid to halt a huge recall that has crippled his business. Dutch authorities are recalling 50,000 tons of meat sold as beef across Europe because its exa... Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:53:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/2022574-dutch-company-linked-to-horse-meat-fraud-bankrupt.html 2013-04-16T15:53:02Z http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/music/2012308-bitcoin-bursts-hacker-currency-wild-ride.html LONDON (AP) — It's a promising form of electronic cash free from central bankers and beloved by hackers. It — Bitcoin — may also be in trouble, registering catastrophic losses that have sent speculators scrambling. Although the cybercurrency has existed for years as a kind of Internet oddity, a perfect storm of developments have brought it to the cusp of ... Thu, 11 Apr 2013 19:39:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/music/2012308-bitcoin-bursts-hacker-currency-wild-ride.html 2013-04-11T19:39:01Z http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/music/2012052-bitcoin-hacker-currency-bursts-mainstream.html LONDON (AP) — With $600 stuffed in one pocket and a smartphone tucked in the other, Patricio Fink recently struck the kind of deal that's feeding the rise of a new kind of money — a virtual currency whose oscillations have pulled geeks and speculators alike through stomach-churning highs and lows. The Argentine software developer was dealing in bitcoins, ... Thu, 11 Apr 2013 01:25:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/music/2012052-bitcoin-hacker-currency-bursts-mainstream.html 2013-04-11T01:25:48Z http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/health/2010512-dutch-recall-50000-tons-meat-europe.html THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch authorities are recalling 50,000 tons of meat sold as beef across Europe because its exact source cannot be established and it may contain horse meat, a spokeswoman said Wednesday. The announcement was the latest development in a far-reaching scandal that saw horse meat mixed in with other meats and sold as beef across ... Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:08:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/health/2010512-dutch-recall-50000-tons-meat-europe.html 2013-04-10T15:08:14Z http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/health/2008952-uk-chain-pulls-corned-beef-vet-drug.html LONDON (AP) — British supermarket chain Asda says it is recalling all corned beef from its budget range after traces of a veterinary drug were found in some batches. The Food Standards Agency says "very low levels" of a painkiller called phenylbutazone, known as "bute," were detected in the products. The agency said Tuesday it was the first time the drug ... Tue, 09 Apr 2013 19:37:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/health/2008952-uk-chain-pulls-corned-beef-vet-drug.html 2013-04-09T19:37:24Z http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/2007488-googles-android-target-antitrust-complaint.html BRUSSELS (AP) — A group of companies led by Microsoft have called on European authorities to launch an antitrust investigation into Google's dominance of Internet usage on mobile devices. The complaint comes from the "FairSearch" initiative of 17 companies, including Microsoft Corp., Nokia Corp., and Oracle Corp. The group claims that Google is acting unf... Tue, 09 Apr 2013 19:21:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/2007488-googles-android-target-antitrust-complaint.html 2013-04-09T19:21:36Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/markets/1997662-hungarian-central-bank-moves-to-boost-economy.html BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — In an effort to turn around its shrinking economy, Hungary's central bank said Thursday it would introduce measures to increase lending to businesses and reduce companies' exposure to loans in foreign currencies. The new President of the National Bank of Hungary, Gyorgy Matolcsy, said the program called the "Funding for Growth Sch... Thu, 04 Apr 2013 13:39:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/markets/1997662-hungarian-central-bank-moves-to-boost-economy.html 2013-04-04T13:39:33Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/1992494-euro-area-unemployment-record-12-percent.html LONDON (AP) — The eurozone economy has passed another bleak milestone. Official figures Tuesday showed that unemployment across the 17 European Union countries that use the euro has struck 12 percent for the first time since the currency was launched in 1999. Eurostat, the EU's statistics office, said the rate in February was unchanged at the record high ... Tue, 02 Apr 2013 17:24:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/1992494-euro-area-unemployment-record-12-percent.html 2013-04-02T17:24:14Z http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/health/1983206-us-approves-multiple-sclerosis-capsules.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday it approved a new drug from Biogen Idec to control multiple sclerosis in adults with hard-to-treat forms of the disease. The twice-a-day capsules, called Tecfidera, offer a new option for multiple sclerosis, a debilitating disease in which the body attacks its own nervous system. U.S. ... Wed, 27 Mar 2013 22:14:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/health/1983206-us-approves-multiple-sclerosis-capsules.html 2013-03-27T22:14:44Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/1980434-us-company-to-uk-search-rescue-helicopters.html LONDON (AP) — A private U.S. company is to take over the work of Britain's military search-and-rescue helicopter service, whose pilots include Prince William. The Department for Transport announced Tuesday that Houston, Texas-based, Bristow Group has won a 1.6 billion pound ($2.4 billion) contract to operate the service, which for 70 years has been run by... Tue, 26 Mar 2013 17:40:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/1980434-us-company-to-uk-search-rescue-helicopters.html 2013-03-26T17:40:04Z