WEAPONS
Russia, India announce billion-dollar arms deals
NEW DELHI | Russia and India signed weapons deals worth billions of dollars Monday as President Vladimir Putin sought to further boost ties with an old ally.
Mr. Putin and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh hailed cooperation between their countries as officials signed a $1.6 billion deal for 42 Sukhoi Su-30 fighter jets that will be license-built in India from Russian components and a $1.3 billion contract for the delivery of 71 Mil Mi-17 military helicopters.
MEDICINE
FDA warns doctorsof counterfeit Botox
Federal regulators have warned more than 350 medical practices that Botox they may have received from a Canadian supplier is unapproved and could be counterfeit or unsafe.
The Food and Drug Administration said in a letter sent last month and released last week that batches of the wrinkle treatment shipped by suppliers owned by pharmacy Canada Drugs have not been approved by the FDA and that the agency cannot assure their effectiveness or their safety.
TECHNOLOGY
Veteran Microsoft executive to take advisory role in 2014
SAN FRANCISCO | Microsoft announced Monday that company veteran Craig Mundie has stepped down from his post as chief of research and will retire in 2014.
Mr. Mundie was one of two executives who assumed responsibilities left behind by Bill Gates when the Microsoft co-founder retired in 2008, will now serve as an adviser to chief executive Steve Ballmer.
MANUFACTURING
BMW at 20: Plant exceedshopes, tax debate ongoing
GREER, S.C. | Two decades ago, then-South Carolina Gov. Carroll Campbell stood at the Greenville-Spartanburg airport and announced the BMW plant being built just up the road would be a benchmark in the state’s history.
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