NASA, ESA Assign Astronauts to Space Station Mission on Crew Dragon

NASA, ESA Assign Astronauts to Space Station Mission on Crew Dragon: NASA and ESA (European Space Agency) have selected two astronauts to launch on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 mission to the International Space Station.

Danish Woman Brutalised in New Delhi

Long after a sensational crime splashed across the front pages,India still has failed to solve its mob sexual violence problem.This was pointed up on Wednesday when a Danish tourist,age 51,was raped,beaten and robbed in central New Delhi by a gang of ruffians.Fifteen homeless men were detained and two were taken into custody after an extensive search Wednesday,and at least one more was being held on Thursday.
The woman said she was held at knifepoint for three hours by seven or eight men near the Connaught Place popular shopping district.She had gotten lost and approached them for directions to her hotel.They led her to a remote place where they beat,gang-raped and robbed her.
India's sexual violence issue has been in the world news since a female medical student was raped and killed by such a gang in December of 2012,raising the outcry against it to a new level.The media are focused on it,but it has eluded any efforts made so far to counter it.The burning question now is,what further measures are needed and whether existing ones will be effectively implemented.

Novo Nordisk Takes the Lead

Denmark's Novo Nordisk has a 51% share of the insulin market.It is their core business.In diabetes,the patient lacks enough insulin,or insulin of sufficient quality,to ensure that sugar reaches the cells rather than destructively remaining in the bloodstream.Diabetes is growing at an alarming rate,observed Lars Soerenson,Novo's CEO,which sets Novo apart from the rest of the pharmaceutical industry.
Novo's Victoza,which is delivered by a pen-like device,has insulin market leadership.It has been rolled out globally.The main treatment is a hormone.It's a balance between very powerful drugs and too low of an insulin level.Designer insulins reduce this problem.And the side effect profile is much better with designer insulins.
With poor treatment,Mr.Soerenson indicates,diabetes causes amputations,blindness and kidney disease,among other complications.Not treating it is very costly to society.Victoza costs 5-10 dollars per treatment.
The market is on the third generation of insulins.Novo Nordisk is in the lead now with the first new generation of designer insulins,Mr.Soerenson feels.
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Asia This Day

News from Japan dominated the opening hours of the first business day of this week.In M&A news,Toshiba is said to be close to acquiring Swiss smart meter firm Landis+Gyr.Landis+Gyr has outfitted tens of thousands of Danish homes with their energy management technology.
Japan's machinery orders were up 2.9% for the month of April and 6.8% on the year.This may be because Japanese companies are getting set to resume full operations following March 11th's earthquake and tsunami.
The Japanese government is asking banks to forgive Tokyo Electric Power's debt.Tepco,owner of the damaged nuclear plants,is critical to the Tokyo area and the national economy.
Mizuho Financial forecasts an 11% profit increase this year.
Elsewhere in Asia,Singapore strongman Lee Kuan Yew has resigned from the nation's cabinet after five decades,saying it was time for someone younger to take the reins.
In early Asia trading,Japan's Nikkei 225 was down 82.66,while the Korean Kospi declined 14.26 and the Australian ASX 200 dropped 64.70.
It was 82F in Hong Kong under mostly cloudy skies.The day had begun with fog and rain.
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