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Want Want to make 100-million dollar TDR offering in Taiwan

Want Want to make 100-million dollar TDR offering in Taiwan Taipei - China-based Taiwanese food and beverage giant Want Want China plans to raise 100 million US dollars through an initial public stock offering (IPO) in Taiwan on April 28, its underwriter said Tuesday. "We have proposed the price range of 12.5 Taiwan dollars
(0.37 US dollars) to 15.5 Taiwan dollars, and will start the book-building process between Wednesday and next Monday to determine at what price to offer the IPO," said an agent of the Grand Cathay Securities Corp, underwriter for Want Want.

Ultrasound-guided biopsy may revolutionise endometrial disease diagnose

Ultrasound-guided biopsy may revolutionise endometrial disease diagnoseWashington, April 14 : Experts at UT Southwestern Medical Center say that diseases in the lining of the uterus can be easily visualized and diagnosed with the aid of a procedure, when used in conjunction with vaginal ultrasounds.

The doctors involved in their study women who were in the midst of or had gone through menopause and who complained of abnormal bleeding.

1 in 8 Brits ''living in fear''

 1 in 8 Brits ''living in fear''London, Apr 14 : Britons are increasingly "living in fear", a situation that is making the economic crisis worse, mental health experts have said.

According to a new report from the Mental Health Foundation, levels of anxiety are on the rise in the UK.

Infact measures aimed at tackling crime and terrorism are failing to quell fears and could be adding to them, it said.

Official figures show around 800,000 more people in the UK now suffer from anxiety disorders than in 1993, reports The Scotsman.

GM subsidiary Saab concludes job cut talks, 701 employees to go

GM subsidiary Saab concludes job cut talks, 701 employees to go Stockholm - Swedish car maker Saab on Tuesday said it was to trim 701 jobs after concluding talks with unions. Saab Automobile, owned by US giant General Motors Corp, a month ago said it planned to shed 750 employees from its workforce of about 4,000 in Sweden in thewake of the crisis in the car market brought on by tumbling sales.

The agreed cuts were to affect 646 blue collar workers and 55 white collar employees based at its plant in Trollhattan in the south-west of the country, broadcaster TV4 Vast reported.

Madhur Bhandarkar’s Jail replaces Jodhaa Akbar sets

Madhur BhandarkarThey were one of the best things about Ashutosh Gowariker’s magnum opus Jodhaa Akbar but now they are making way Madhur Bhandarkar’s Jail. We are talking about the spectacular sets built by Nitin Desai in his ND Studios, Karjat for the Hrithik Roshan – Aishwarya Rai starring historical. They were initially not planned to be demolished as Nitin wanted the film’s fans to come and visit the sets for a nominal fee just like it is done in Hollywood studios. But alas!

Austrian woman gets prison sentence for threatening CSI star

Austrian woman gets prison sentence for threatening CSI star Vienna - An Austrian woman who stalked David Caruso, the lead actor in the television series CSI Miami, was convicted Tuesday of making dangerous threats and was sentenced to seven months in prison. The court in Innsbruck also ruled that 41-year-old Heidi S., should be admitted to a prison for mentally abnormal offenders, Austrian press agency APA reported. She had evaded a previous hearing by fleeing to Mexico.

Her full name was not made public, in accordance with Austrian law.

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