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Teva is a leading generic drug manufacturer with a turnover of 18.9 billion dollars in 2018.
Generic or unbranded medicines are reported to have become more widely used in the health service due to newer legislation regarding patents. This means cheaper copies are allowed to be manufactured; but is this legitimate?
It is widely known that overproduction in the dairy industry has led to, what is termed a milk lake which refers to surplus milk which is dried, and is believed to be available free to the pharmaceutical industry. It forms the basis for tablets and is listed as lactose. There is a view however, due to capitalism, that storage facilities remain inadequate leading to a substandard product. No quality control for generic tablets means that unsuitable medicine may be ineffective or even detrimental.

The trial of the man accused of killing Grace Millane, who was on an overseas trip, began in Auckland, New Zealand recently. The jury have had strict instructions not to moralise or to try to obtain extra information.
Grace was found to have bruises on her body and injuries to her neck indicative of strangling. The accused had bruises and scratches indicative of a fight. She is said to have died in a room at the City Life Hotel, Auckland. Grace, a university graduate, met the accused, a man with a New Zealand accent who said he was a manager of an oil company, on Tinder. According to video footage he appears to be caucasion. The two met by the Christmas tree on Queen Street where Grace sent her last photo to her parents. They drank in various bars in town.
Grace messaged a friend during the date, who was said to have felt concerned that somthing was wrong. The next message told of the accused buying the two of them cocktails and talking about getting her smashed for her birthday.
Grace was on a year long overseas trip. She had arrived in Auckland on November 20th last year. She died on December 1st. The accused callously disposed of Grace’s body which he buried in New Zealand bush.
He first appeared in court in December last year and was told by the judge, “If you do go to trial it will be some time away. A lot of water will have passed under the bridge.”
The trial which began recently, is set to continue for some weeks according to news although the case for the defence has already been heard.

A source concerning Zimbabwe’s government agencies says that Zimbabwe is dying slowly. The situation is dire. Food is reported to be exceedingly rare.
Emmerson Mnangagwa has taken over the presidency from Robert Mugabe. A lack of funding however means that it will be difficult to resuscitate the economy. There may be a problem with obtaining clean water.

A supposedly former British army officer who was said to have helped establish the as called white helmets, was found dead, reportedly on Monday. Details unknown.
The white helmets are described as an anti-government Syrian group, said to operate in parts of Syria and Turkey. They began under the guise of humanitarian concern during the war in Syria and are reported by some to have territorial control in northern Syria which is described by themselves as a proto-state. They are believed to have ambitions to be an alternative government.

The Tory government have pledged to protect British soldiers from legal action concerning incidents that may have occurred in northern Ireland before the year 2000. The reason being exhaustive enquiries often resulted in no further action.
An example is soldier F who was accused of killing two people on what has since been known as bloody sunday. Extensive enquiries, including a documentary, revealed that soldiers were ordered to barricade a road in order to stop human rights marchers access to tv cameras. They were ordered to shoot if necessary.

There are reports that Khalifa Hafta’s forces were involved in the heavy shelling of a district in Tripoli, Libya recently. Hafta formerly fought with Colonel Gadaffi. Oil was discovered in Libya in 1959 according to reports. King Idris of Libya had entered into an allegiance with the British who is thought to have represented their interests during negotiations with Italians concerning Cyrenacia which may have become part of Libya as a result, and other states.
Muammar Gadaffi became leader of Libya following a reportedly bloodless military coup. The Libyan Arab Republic was established with the motto freedom, socialism and unity. The new regime was anti-colonialism and as such was criticised.
Deteriorating relations with the west culminated in the 1986 US bombing of Libya. An as called government of national accord was established in 2015 which is now the authority in Libya and is known to be a u.n. initiative. This has led to warring factions. The as called first Libyan civil war resulted in the death of Colonel Gadaffi. The current crisis being termed the second Libyan civil war. Factions loyal to Colonel Gadaffi are fighting for control of Libya’s oil.

Two people were shot according to news during recent protests in Hong Kong. A policeman with gun in hand was grappling with a man when another masked man approached. He was shot in the chest. This was followed by another shooting. There appeared to be three policeman in all, in the area who were outnumbered.
The protests are said to have started because of the introduction of a bill allowing extradition to mainland China. The protesters are believed to be pro-democracy.

What was termed the iron curtain demarked east and western Europe, from the end of world war II until 1990 when the Berlin wall, which seperated east and west Germany, began to be dismantled by the German military.
In 1989, a series of revolutions in eastern europe marked the end of the Soviet Union. German reunification took place in 1990. Since then many east German factories have shut down leading to mass unemployment and complaints that the young have little opportunities other than joining the German armed forces. East German street and place names commemorating socialist heroes have gradually been replaced.

There is news of Sam Rainsey, the leader of the opposition in exile, Cambodia, being prevented from boarding a Thai airways plane because of plans to re-enter Cambodia for talks. Most of his followers have been arrested for sharing Facebook posts in favour of his return.
Cambodia officially dropped its socialist principles in favour of capitalism around 1992. The u.n
transitional authority in Cambodia was in operation from 1992-93 following the 1991 Paris peace accord which can be traced back to 1968 and efforts to end the war in Vietnam, a war against colonialism. What followed was the International commission of control and supervision.
Between 1969-73 Cambodia was bombed by South Vietnam and the US. An invasion by north Vietnam, and political differences led to many deaths. Many more died of starvation in the years that followed inspite of an enforced migration of the population to the countryside in order to further self-sufficiency.
Prime minister Hun Sen is reported to be opposed to further u.n. trials concerning the war. There may be a movement towards Cambodian unity.

The President of Brazil since January 2019, Jair Bolsonaro, a retired military officer, proceded two former presidents, one of which was impeached and removed from office, and the other, Michel Temer, was arrested in March of this year. Whereabouts unknown.
The charges relating to Michel Temer are supposed money laundering, and Luis Lula de Silva who was president from 2003-2010 was charged alongside him. According to news, de Silva should be released shortly.
Money laundering is the concealing of ill gotten gains for instance, by way of small deposits that won’t arouse suspicion. Another example is the use of off shore accounts, although modern phenomena such as the seizing and freezing of assets make off shore accounts a safe alternative.
The accusations against de Silva appear to focus around the purchase of two properties.
Current president Jair Bolsonaro is discussing the economy on Twitter. Brazil is known to have the largest economy in South America yet remains poor. It has been the subject of controversy lately, being blamed for forest fires. Western media has blamed the Brazillian government. Others believe political components may be at work. There is a suspicion that crops have been severely damaged in this way.