EU hits Microsoft with new antitrust fines
The European Commission announced a hefty fine Wednesday on U.S. software giant Microsoft for the company's previous failure to comply with a 2004 antitrust order. The total amount was 899 million euros (133 million U.S. dollars), ... english.people.com.cn
Blair: Poor Nations Must Cut Emissions
CHIBA, Japan (AP) -- China, India and other developing nations must join industrialized countries in reducing greenhouse gas emissions if the world is to avert a global warming disaster, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair said at a climate change conference Saturday.... hosted.ap.org
Scientists make human-cow embryos
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Researchers say they have created embryos and stem cells using human cells and the egg cells of cows, but said such experiments would not lead to hybrid human-animal babies, or even to direct medical therapies. feeds.reuters.com
U.S. identifies tainted heparin in 11 countries
Regulators said they found a link between a contaminant in blood thinner from China and 81 deaths in the U.S., but a Chinese official disputed the assertion. iht.com