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S. Korean TV celebs charged with propofol abuse

March 14, 2013 00:15
South Korean prosecutors said Thursday they had charged four TV celebrities with illegal use of propofol, a short-acting sedative and anaesthetic blamed in the death of US pop legend Michael Jackson. Park Si-Yeon, Lee Seung-Yeon, Jang Mi-In-Ae and Hyun Young were charged with taking the prescription drug for "non-medical purposes", a spokesman for the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office, told AFP. Two doctors who prescribed the drugs for them were also arrested.

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March 12, 2013 23:15
SEOUL, March 13 (Yonhap) -- Four female celebrities, including top TV actress Park Si-yeon, have been indicted on charges of illegally taking the psychotropic drug propofol, prosecutors said Wednesday. The celebrities allegedly took the prescription drug for reasons other than its intended purpose up to 100 times at several plastic surgery and dermatology hospitals in the Gangnam district in Seoul, they said.

Taiwan, US to reopen stalled trade talks next week

March 6, 2013 08:30
Taiwan and the United States will resume stalled trade talks next week after Taipei removed a six-year-old ban on some US beef imports, officials said Wednesday. The US delegation will be led by Deputy US Trade Representative Demetrios Marantis at the two-day discussions beginning Monday, the American Institute in Taiwan, the de facto embassy, said in a statement. Negotiations on a Trade and Investment Framework Agreement, seen as a precursor to a full free trade agreement, have been dormant since 2007.

US condemns Russian ban on US meat

February 11, 2013 17:15
Washington sharply criticized Moscow Monday for banning imports of US meat, saying the Russians had ignored scientific proof that an additive in US animal feed is safe. Top US officials said that global food-safety experts had cleared the additive, ractopamine, as safe at levels used in the United States. But Russia, enforcing its own rules against any presence of ractopamine, on Monday banned all imports of beef, turkey, chicken, pork and other animals

U.S. presses Russia to 'immediately' lift meat trade ban

February 11, 2013 14:30
WASHINGTON, Feb 11 (Reuters) - The United States on Monday urged Russia to immediately lift a ban on imports on U.S. meat products because of the feed additive ractopamine and to honor the commitments it made last year when it joined the World Trade Organization.

Russia blocking US meat over additives, West sees protectionism

February 8, 2013 15:00
* Russia veterinary body to ban U.S. beef, pork and turkey * Russia cites use of growth stimulant ractopamine * US says actions appear inconsistent with WTO commitments By Melissa Akin MOSCOW, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Russia's move to ban U.S. meat imports worth over $500 million each year, over a feed additive, will help domestic producers withstand an influx of cheap meat after Russia joined the World Trade Organization (WTO).

U.S. senators worried US-EU trade talks may not address agriculture

January 24, 2013 19:30
WASHINGTON, Jan 24 (Reuters) - Four Republican farm state U.S. senators on Thursday expressed concern that possible free trade talks between the United States and European Union may not dismantle longstanding EU barriers to U.S. pork, beef, poultry and other farm products.
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