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Glaxo for now Saudi's sole supplier of H1N1 vaccine

Reuters - 2 hours 7 minutes ago

RIYADH, Nov 7 (Reuters) - British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline <GSK.L> is currently Saudi Arabia's sole supplier of a vaccine for the H1N1 flu virus, the health ministry spokesman said on Saturday.

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  • Singapore's DBS bank 3Q profit jumps 49 percent

    AP - Friday, November 6

    SINGAPORE - Singapore's DBS Group Holdings Ltd. said Friday its third-quarter profit jumped 49 percent thanks to higher fees from stock broking and investment banking.

  • Singapore 3Q unemployment rises to 3.4 percent

    AP - Friday, October 30

    SINGAPORE - Singapore's unemployment rate crept higher in the third quarter with a recession earlier this year triggering layoffs in the manufacturing sector.

  • US must engage Asia to maintain global power: Lee

    US must engage Asia to maintain global power: Lee

    AFP - Wednesday, October 28

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - - Singapore's founding father Lee Kuan Yew has warned the United States it risks losing global leadership if it did not remain engaged in Asia to "balance" China's military and economic might.

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  • GM in talks to bring Chinese cars to India: report

    AFP - 2 hours 39 minutes ago

    NEW DELHI (AFP) - - US auto giant General Motors is in advanced talks with its Chinese partners on a proposal to bring their vehicles to India, according to the Press Trust of India.

  • HSBC slashes prize money of Women's Champions

    AFP - Saturday, November 7

    SHANGHAI (AFP) - - Global banking giant HSBC said it was renewing its sponsorship of the Women's Champions tournament for the next three years, but prize money would be slashed.

  • Pakistani c.bank buys 85.40 bln rupees of govt paper

    Reuters - Saturday, November 7

    KARACHI, Nov 7 (Reuters) - Pakistan's central bank bought back 85.40 billion rupees ($1.02 billion) of treasury bills and government bonds on Saturday in 7-day reverse-repo contracts at 12.13 percent to inject funds into the money market.

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