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U.S. pharmaceutical giant Pfizer (PFE.N) has approached British rival AstraZeneca (AZN.L) to propose a 60 billion pound ($101 billion) takeover, Britain's Sunday Times reported. The paper cited senior investment bankers and industry sources saying that informal conversations about a deal...

...Says 77 Abducted School Girls Yet To Be Found. SAN FRANCISCO, April 20, (THEWILL) – Borno State Governor, Alhaji Kashim Shettima, on Sunday expressed great worry over the abduction of 129 female students of the Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok, describing...

...As Diezani Declares Operation Zero Fuel Queue BEVERLY HILLS, CA, April 20, (THEWILL) – The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, said on Sunday that there is no rift between the Petroleum Resources Minister and Chairman of NNPC Board, Mrs. Diezani...

BEVERLY HILLS, CA, April 20, (THEWILL) – The Christians Association of Nigeria (CAN) on Sunday declared Monday a day of prayer and fasting as it embarked on spiritual warfare to seek divine intervention for the release of the abducted...

SAN FRANCISCO, April 20, (THEWILL) – The All Progressives Congress (APC) said on Sunday that it has postponed its State Congresses scheduled for Wednesday, April 23, to allow APC State Governors attend the rescheduled expanded National Security Council meeting,...

...Seeks Protection for Public Schools BEVERLY HILLS, CA, April 20, (THEWILL) – The Minister of State for Power, Hon. Mohammed Wakil, has condemned in the most strongest terms the recent abduction of 129 female students at Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok,...

A Hawker 800 jet crashed in northern Mexico late on Saturday, killing all eight people on board, the government of the state of Coahuila said. The plane came down in an industrial estate in the municipality of Ramos Arizpe, just...

Four French journalists held captive in Syria for more than 10 months returned home to France on Sunday, freshly shaved and beaming, where they were met at an airbase by President Francois Hollande, their families and friends. Nicolas Henin, Pierre...

Germany's BMW (BMWG.DE) is getting closer to deciding whether it will build a new factory, its board member Ian Robertson said on Sunday, as the luxury carmaker expands capacity to meet demand in key markets. "We are in the final...

South Korea's Hyundai Motor (005380.KS) on Sunday unveiled its small sport utility vehicle (SUV) concept targeted at the Chinese market, planning to join a flurry of rivals in tapping the growing segment in the world's biggest market. Hyundai said it...