eゼミ:イラク新政府発足(PTW第21回)

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今回のお題(Economist誌より):
A new Iraqi government was sworn in , three months after a general election , with Dr Ibrahim al-Jaafari , a moderate Shia Islamist , as prime minister , alomg with 17 other Shias , seven Kurds and -provided that a final clutch of ministries is agreed upon- half a dozen Sunni Arabs.In the past week , at least 150 civilians , security forces and insrgents have gied explosion in the Kurdish capital , Arbil.

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eゼミ:MCIの買収をめぐって(BTW第21回)

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今回のお題(Economist誌より):
MCI , an American long-distance telecom firm , agreed to be acquired by Verizon for $8.5 billion.MCI’s board rejected a 15% higher offer of $9.8 billion from Qwest-the fourth time that a bid from Qwest had been spurned in three months. Verizon’s sweetened bid is 25% higher than the $6.7 billion in initially offered , and which MCI accepted , in February.

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eゼミ:Merck最高責任者交代劇(BTW第20回)

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今回のお題(Economist誌より):
The chief executive of Merck, Raymond Gilmartin, resigned. The American pharmaceuticals firm was clobbered last autumn by the withdrawal of Vioxx, a hitherto widely used anti-arthritis drug. He was replaced by Richard Clark, a company insider.

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eゼミ:シリア軍撤退(PTW第19回)

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今回のお題(Economist誌より):
The last Syrian troops left Lebanon, 29 years after they first intervened in its civil war and two months after the assassination of a former Lebanese prime minister, Rafik Hariri, which sparked massive protests by Lebanese people blaming Syria for his death.

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