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Europe is undermining drug innovation by cutting prices, raising barriers to new medicines and freeloading off others in Asia and the United States who are more willing to pay, the boss of Pfizer, the world's largest drugmaker, said.

Two new Chinese LCD screens in Beijing's imposing Great Hall of the People will replace screens made by a Japanese competitor, in a sign of resolve to supply the world with Chinese brands and not just Made in China products.

The day we have all be waiting for has finally arrived -- Lindsay Lohan is a redhead again. Fresh off her Saturday Night Live hosting stint, the 25-year-old emerged from a Beverly Hills hair salon on March 8 with her hair dyed back to its natural ginger hue. Will being a redhead again save her career?

French presidential candidate Francois Hollande is visiting Warsaw, Poland as part of a whirlwind political tour ahead of next month's elections, but Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has refused to meet the Socialist party leader.

The 11th annual Tribeca Film Festival has announced its 2012 film sections for the popular Spotlight and Cinemania series. The festival, which was started by Robert DeNiro after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, takes place from April 18th to April 29th.

Purim celebrates the deliverance of the Jews of ancient Persia from destruction.

Poland's central bank kept its benchmark interest rate at 4.5 percent Wednesday, the ninth consecutive month of no change, as inflation remained high.

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko quipped that it is better to be a dictator than gay – an apparent swipe at Germany’s openly homosexual foreign minister, Guido Westerwelle.

How much drinking kids and teens had seen in recent movies was linked to the chances they overdid it on alcohol themselves in a new study from six European countries.

Pakistani model and actress Veena Malik, who was recently in the news for a controversy over her nude image on FHM magazine cover, says she is uncomfortable in stripping for a film.

Many Russians reportedly feel that there is no alternative to Putin in a vote that opponents say is skewed in his favour.

The surge in oil prices is unlikely to have a major impact on inflation in emerging Europe but the impact on growth could be more significant according to the report.

Tech giant Apple has bypassed $500 billion market cap on February 29, becoming the sixth company in the world to do so. This is another record set by the world’s most valuable company, which has a distinction of releasing products that have grown to set benchmarks in their market segments.

Arsene Wenger has big names involved in transfer discussion.

Various developments across Europe boded ill for future fiscal integration in the Continent, a move many see as the only way to resolve the fundamental issues underlying the current sovereign debt crisis roiling the euro zone.

Almost 1.3 million people will die of cancer in the European Union this year, but death rates from the disease are on a steady decline, according to new research released on Wednesday.

Spain's Banco Santander, the biggest lender in the euro zone by market capitalization, said Tuesday that it will take over Poland’s Kredyt Bank from Belgium’s KBC Group in an all-share deal that values the combined entity at $6.69 billion.

In an amusing development, the Iranian government has hailed the country's first win at the Oscars, beating four contenders including one from Israel, as a victory over its rival Jewish state.

The Academy Awards is the biggest night of the year for the movie industry. It is a night to honor the crowning achievements for the films, actors and crew of the preceding year.

A Separation by Asghar Farhadi became the first Iranian film to win the Academy Award for the best foreign language film. Israeli media didn't digest the news well with many of them publishing articles about Iran's Oscar moment with sarcastic and bitter undertones.

The Academy Awards is the biggest night of the year for the movie industry. It is a night to honor the crowning achievements for the films, actors and crew of the preceding year. Check out the full list of Academy Award winners.