Tag: said-on-friday
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F1 boss Frank Williams recovering from pneumonia
By Alan Baldwin MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Formula One team founder and majority shareholder Frank Williams is recovering from pneumonia, Williams chief executive Mike O'Driscoll said on Friday. “He’s had a tough time in hospital, he’s contracted pneumonia. “We all know how determined he is.” Williams, whose team won seven drivers titles and nine constructors'…
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Motor racing-F1 boss Frank Williams recovering from pneumonia in hospital
Formula One team boss Frank Williams is recovering from pneumonia in hospital, Williams chief executive Mike O’Driscoll said on Friday. “He’s had a tough time in hospital, he’s contracted pneumonia. “We all know how determined he is.” Williams, whose team won seven drivers titles and nine constructors’ championships between 1980 and 1997, has been tetraplegic…
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GE CFO sees alternatives to SLM 3D printing purchase
General Electric Co can build its 3D printing capability without buying Germany’s SLM Solutions and does not need to increase its takeover offer in light of opposition from a major shareholder, GE Chief Financial Officer Jeff Bornstein said on Friday. GE refused on Friday to extend or change its 38-euro-a-share offer for SLM after activist…
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GE CFO sees alternatives to SLM 3D printing purchase
General Electric Co can build its 3D printing capability without buying Germany’s SLM Solutions and does not need to increase its takeover offer in light of opposition from a major shareholder, GE Chief Financial Officer Jeff Bornstein said on Friday. GE refused on Friday to extend or change its 38-euro-a-share offer for SLM after activist…
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Cigna ends preauthorization requirement to treat opioid addiction
(Reuters) – Health insurer Cigna Corp has discontinued its policy of requiring doctors to seek authorization before treating opioid addicts, as part of a fight against an epidemic of opioid abuse, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said on Friday. The policy change will apply nationally, said Schneiderman, who has been pushing for easier access…
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‘Elect more women to build sustainable, inclusive cities’: female mayors’ group
By Anastasia Moloney BOGOTA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Less than five percent of cities are led by women and their lack of political participation is hampering progress in meeting international goals on making cities more sustainable and inclusive, a group of female mayors said on Friday. Anne Hidalgo, the first female mayor of Paris said more must be done…
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Rugby-Australia’s Leali’ifano to have bone marrow transplant
Wallabies back Christian Leali’ifano is to undergo a bone marrow transplant next month, with his younger sister the donor, as he continues to battle against leukaemia. Leali’ifano, who can play either flyhalf or inside centre, said on Friday he had already had two bouts of chemotherapy which had put the disease into remission and the…
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Syria’s Assad says taking Aleppo from rebels key to pushing ‘terrorists’ back to Turkey
By Jack Stubbs and Ellen Francis MOSCOW/BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syria's President Bashar al-Assad said on Friday that the Syrian army's capture of Aleppo, which has come under renewed bombardment in an effort to seize its rebel-held sector, would be “a very important springboard” to pushing “terrorists” back to Turkey. Rescue workers said that Syria's military…
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Syria’s Assad says taking Aleppo from rebels key to pushing ‘terrorists’ back to Turkey
By Jack Stubbs and Ellen Francis MOSCOW/BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syria's President Bashar al-Assad said on Friday that the Syrian army's capture of Aleppo, which has come under renewed bombardment in an effort to seize its rebel-held sector, would be “a very important springboard” to pushing “terrorists” back to Turkey. Rescue workers said that Syria's military…
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Five in six infants undernourished, risk irreversible mental and physical damage: U.N.
By Alex Whiting ROME (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Five in six children under two years old in developing countries are not getting enough of the right kinds of food, putting them at risk of irreversible mental and physical damage, the U.N. children's agency UNICEF said on Friday. Half of children aged between six and 23…