DUBLIN - Saturday, March 16th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Covidien (NYSE:COV) today announced nominees to the future board of directors of Mallinckrodt plc as Mallinckrodt prepares to become a separate, independently traded company in mid-2013. It is expected that eight of the nine nominees will be determined to be independent directors, in accordance with the listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange. The service of all directors is expected to become effective upon the distribution of Mallinckrodt ordinary shares to Covidien shareholders.

Mallinckrodt develops, manufactures, markets and distributes both branded and generic specialty pharmaceuticals, diagnostic imaging agents and active pharmaceutical ingredients, which are sold to other pharmaceutical companies for use in the manufacture of generic pharmaceuticals. Mallinckrodt’s products are found in almost every hospital, standalone diagnostic imaging center or pharmacy in the U.S. With sales in 2012 o ... Read more »

NEW YORK - Saturday, March 16th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Further to TransRe's press release dated March 3, 2013, TransRe wishes to clarify that an application for registration to carry on reinsurance business in Singapore has been submitted to the relevant authority in Singapore for consideration. Until the appropriate registration is granted no reinsurance business will be carried out in Singapore. Where appropriate, TransRe will provide updates on future developments in this matter.

About TransRe

TransRe is the brand name for Transatlantic Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries (including Transatlantic Reinsurance Company). TransRe, wholly owned by Alleghany Corporation (NYSE-Y), is a reinsurance organization headquartered in New York with operations worldwide. Since 1978, TransRe has been offering its clients the capacity, expertise and creativity necessary to structure programs across the full spectrum of property and casualty risks.

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Dress like a zombie, pub-crawl with friends and shatter the record

NEW YORK - Friday, March 15th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- There’s a Global Zombie Apocalypse coming to a city near you on May 4th, 2013 with over 1,000 cities around the world participating. Dress like a zombie and join the biggest pub-crawl in the known universe. Crawl, stagger, walk, or run to the party – there’s never been anything like it in the living world – or the world of the dead – before.

Zombie pub-crawls combine the decadent fun of the average boozy pub-crawl with the best of zombie walk traditional fun. Pub crawl participants don zombie attire, pour on the fake blood, and devour drinks and snacks shuffling bar to bar. They walk like the living dead and party like there’s no tomorrow. One of the first zombie pub-crawls began in the US, but the contagion of fun is about to spread worldwide. So what’s next? Zombies take over the French Quarter? Times Square? The Left Bank? Big Be ... Read more »

DENVER & LOS ANGELES - Friday, March 15th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Anschutz Company announced today that it will retain ownership of Anschutz Entertainment Group, Inc. and terminate the sales process for AEG.

Philip F. Anschutz, as Chairman of AEG, will resume a more active role in the Company, with a particular focus on the Company’s world-wide strategy and operations. Dan Beckerman will assume the position of President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Mr. Beckerman joined AEG over 15 years ago and previously served as the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer.

Tim Leiweke, who has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of AEG since 1996, will be leaving the Company by mutual agreement. "We appreciate the role Tim has played in the development of AEG, and thank him for the many contributions he has made to the Company. We wish him well in his new endeavors,” said Mr. Anschutz.

Ted Fikre, who joined the C ... Read more »

Déguisez-vous en zombie, faites une tournée des bars avec vos amis et pulvérisez le record

NEW YORK - Samedi 16 Mars 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Une apocalypse de zombies mondiale s'annonce dans une ville près de chez vous le 4 mai 2013 et plus de 1000 villes du monde entier vont y participer. Déguisez-vous en zombie et rejoignez la plus grande tournée de bars de l'univers connu. Rampez, titubez, marchez, ou courrez pour être de la fête – on n'a jamais vu rien de tel auparavant dans le monde des vivants – ni dans le monde des morts.

Les tournées de bars de zombies combinent le plaisir décadent d'une tournée de bars bien arrosée typique à la grande rigolade traditionnelle d'une marche de zombies. Les participants aux tournées de bars se déguisent en zombies, s'aspergent de faux sang, et dévorent des snacks et des boissons en titubant de bar en bar. Ils marchent comme les mor ... Read more »

Le chiffre d'affaires atteint la barre des 700 millions de dollars dans le pays en 2012


NEW DELHI - Samedi 16 Mars 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--ZTE Telecom India PVT Ltd., une filiale à 100% de ZTE Corporation (« ZTE ») (code titre action H : 0763.HK / code titre action A : 000063.SZ), un fournisseur mondial d'équipements de télécommunications, de solutions de réseau et d’appareils mobiles, coté en bourse, a annoncé aujourd'hui la nomination de Xu Dejun au poste de PDG de ses activités en Inde.

La société a également annoncé que son chiffre d'affaires en Inde avait atteint la barre des 700 millions de dollars en 2012, reflétant la hausse enregistrée ces deux dernières années.

Xu Dejun a commencé à travailler chez ZTE en 2001, au siège social de la société à Shenzhen, en Chine, avant de s’installer en Inde en 2005. Il a plus de di ... Read more »

ZTE est la première entreprise chinoise à se classer parmi les 10 premiers demandeurs de brevets à l’Office européen des brevets

SHENZHEN, Chine - Samedi 16 Mars 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)--ZTE Corporation (« ZTE ») (code titre action H : 0763.HK / code titre action A : 000063.SZ), un fournisseur international coté en Bourse d'équipements de télécommunications, de solutions réseau et de terminaux mobiles, est ravi d’être la première entreprise chinoise à être classée parmi les 10 premiers demandeurs de brevets par l’Office européen des brevets, l’innovation technologique générant de nouvelles opportunités commerciales pour l’entreprise.

Sur la base des chiffres de l’Office européen des brevets, ZTE a déposé 1184 demandes de brevets en 2012, faisant remonter l’entreprise en 10ème position du classement annuel, alors qu’elle occupait le 43ème rang un an plus tôt ... Read more »