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Manage episode 119540874 series 45484
Syria War Crimes; Turkish Power Ship in Lebanon; Mali To Hold Elections This Year; Generic Drugs Win in India; US Supreme Court on Human Gene Patens; Zuckerberg Starts A Political Action Group; NEWZ Sources: Opensecrets.org.
This week Mark and Tim are looking at various newz around the world: Human Rights Watch has published a report accusing the Syrian government of war crimes. Close by in Lebanon a "power ship" is extending daily power supply of the country by two hours a day. The Malian government announces elections to be held this year. Novartis loses a drug patent case in India. The US supreme court ist about to decide if the Human Genome can be patented at all. Facebook guy Mark Zuckerberg starts a political action group in the US. We close by providing another NEWZ source: opensecrets.org and giving an update on upcoming travels and talks by Mark and Tim.
- Mark Fonseca Rendeiro
- Tim Pritlove
Chapters
1. Intro (00:00:00)
2. Prologue (00:00:13)
3. Human Rights Watch Says Syrian Regime Guilty of War Crimes (00:01:21)
4. Turkish Power Ship Keeping Lights on in Lebanon (00:08:10)
5. Malian PM in Gao Promising Elections This Year (00:13:07)
6. Generic Drugs Win in India (00:17:09)
7. US Supreme Court to Decide if Companies Can Patent Human Genes (00:23:45)
8. Zuckerberg Starts A Political Action Group in the US (00:29:27)
9. NEWZ Sources: Opensecrets.org (00:35:32)
10. Epilogue (00:39:27)
50 episodes
Manage episode 119540874 series 45484
Syria War Crimes; Turkish Power Ship in Lebanon; Mali To Hold Elections This Year; Generic Drugs Win in India; US Supreme Court on Human Gene Patens; Zuckerberg Starts A Political Action Group; NEWZ Sources: Opensecrets.org.
This week Mark and Tim are looking at various newz around the world: Human Rights Watch has published a report accusing the Syrian government of war crimes. Close by in Lebanon a "power ship" is extending daily power supply of the country by two hours a day. The Malian government announces elections to be held this year. Novartis loses a drug patent case in India. The US supreme court ist about to decide if the Human Genome can be patented at all. Facebook guy Mark Zuckerberg starts a political action group in the US. We close by providing another NEWZ source: opensecrets.org and giving an update on upcoming travels and talks by Mark and Tim.
- Mark Fonseca Rendeiro
- Tim Pritlove
Chapters
1. Intro (00:00:00)
2. Prologue (00:00:13)
3. Human Rights Watch Says Syrian Regime Guilty of War Crimes (00:01:21)
4. Turkish Power Ship Keeping Lights on in Lebanon (00:08:10)
5. Malian PM in Gao Promising Elections This Year (00:13:07)
6. Generic Drugs Win in India (00:17:09)
7. US Supreme Court to Decide if Companies Can Patent Human Genes (00:23:45)
8. Zuckerberg Starts A Political Action Group in the US (00:29:27)
9. NEWZ Sources: Opensecrets.org (00:35:32)
10. Epilogue (00:39:27)
50 episodes
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