EU drug regulator OKs Novartis' meningitis B shot

LONDON (AP) — Europe's top drug regulator has recommended approval for the first vaccine against meningitis B, made by Novartis AG.There are five types of bacterial meningitis. While vaccines exist to protect against the other four, none has previously been licensed for type B meningitis. In Europe, type B is the most common, causing 3,000 to 5,000 cases every year.Meningitis mainly affects infants...

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GOP Mourning for Mitt Romney? Not So Much

Republicans are over it.And most of them aren't doing much mourning for Mitt Romney.Just over a week since the two-time Republican presidential hopeful failed to deny President Obama a second term, instead of offering up condolences for a candidate who garnered 48 percent of the popular vote, GOP leaders seem to be keeping Romney at arm's length."I've never run for president --...

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Israel hits Hamas buildings, shoots down Tel Aviv-bound rocket

GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli aircraft bombed Hamas government buildings in Gaza, and the "Iron Dome" defense system shot down a Tel Aviv-bound rocket on Saturday as Israel geared up for a possible ground invasion. Hamas, the Palestinian Islamist group that runs the Gaza Strip, said Israeli missiles wrecked the office building of Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh - where he had met on...

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Rugby: France beat Argentina

LILLE, France: France won their second successive test on Saturday following up victory over the Australians with a deserved 39-22 win over traditional bogey team Argentina.The French outscored their opponents by three tries to one including a double by Vincent Clerc, who moved onto 34 for his country, passing coach Philippe Saint-Andre's total of 32.The Toulouse flyer's brace came at...

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Government, 2G auditor fought it out in House panels too

NEW DELHI: The bitter fight over the poor response to the 2G auction is only the latest episode of a dispute that has played out in Parliament's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) and the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on telecom where Congress and the federal auditor have clashed fiercely. The PAC draft report remains disputed while minister of state for information and broadcasting Manish Tewari...

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EU drug regulator OKs Novartis' meningitis B shot

LONDON (AP) — Europe's top drug regulator has recommended approval for the first vaccine against meningitis B, made by Novartis AG.There are five types of bacterial meningitis. While vaccines exist to protect against the other four, none has previously been licensed for type B meningitis. In Europe, type B is the most common, causing 3,000 to 5,000 cases every year.Meningitis mainly affects infants...

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Cops Stop Alleged Movie Theater Gun Plot

A Missouri man is accused of planning a movie theater massacre at a screening of the final "Twilight" movie.Blaec Lammers, 20, was charged Friday with first-degree assault, making a terroristic threat and armed criminal action after his mother alerted police that he had purchased 400 rounds of ammunition and two assault rifles "very similar to the ones in Aurora, Colo., movie theater...

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Israel authorizes more reservists after rockets target cities

GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's cabinet authorized the mobilization of up to 75,000 reservists late on Friday, preparing the ground for a possible Gaza invasion after Palestinians fired a rocket toward Jerusalem for the first time in decades. Tel Aviv, Israel's commercial centre, also came under rocket attack for the second straight day, in defiance of an Israeli air offensive that...

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Dollar creeps higher in cautious trade

NEW YORK: The dollar edged higher Friday as traders grew more cautious amid rising Middle East tensions, which added to worries about the eurozone debt crisis and the US fiscal cliff.The euro fetched $1.2741 at 2200 GMT, down from $1.2778 late Thursday, and slipped to 103.60 yen from 103.69 yen.The dollar strengthened against the Japanese currency, buying 81.31 yen compared with 81.16...

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Rahul is our commander: Khurshid

NEW DELHI: Foreign minister Salman Khurshid on Friday called Rahul Gandhi the "commander" of Congress who should take the reins of the organization, piling pressure on the young leader to give early consent for his elevation as No.2 in the party. Reacting to the announcement of Rahul leading the party's election strategy panel, widely seen as a sign of his stepping up to the plate in response to...

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