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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eゼミ:Boeing社とAirbus社の航空機(BTW第19回)

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今回のお題(Economist誌より):
Boeing received a boost over rival Airbus as Air Canada and Air India both said they would place orders for long-haul aircraft with the American firm. The deals are a fillip to Boeing, which has fallen behind its European rival in recent years (the company reported a 14% decline in first-quarter net profit compared with a year ago). Meanwhile, Airbus’s A380 super-jumbo made its maiden flight near Toulouse, France.

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eゼミ:メキシコ市長起訴(PTW第18回)

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今回のお題(Economist誌より):
Mexico’s president, Vicente Fox, sacked his attorney-general after several hundred thousand people took part in a “silent march” of support for Andrés Manuel López Obrador, the mayor of Mexico City, who was facing contempt of court charges which could bar him from standing in a presidential election next year. Mr Fox said a new attorney-general would review the case and seek to preserve “political harmony”.

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