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Magawa, a seven-year-old giant African pouched rat (try saying that five times fast), was one of many rats trained to sniff out landmines and even detect certain diseases such as tuberculosis. Born in Tanzania, he was trained for this dangerous work in Belgium, but after a busy five-year stint in Cambodia where he worked tirelessly each day to uncover 71 mines and 38 unexploded bombs, he is retiring this month. His efforts in this field have saved the lives of many innocent people. What an achievement! In recognition of his “dedication, skill and bravery” he was recently awarded the PDS...

The 'doctrine of equivalents' (ie, the principle that a patent may be infringed by a product or process which is considered equivalent to that protected by the granted patent) was not historically adopted by the UK courts. It arrived in UK patent law only following the landmark Supreme Court decision in <i>Actavis UK v Eli Lilly</i> in 2017. Now, four years on from that decision, this article considers the post-<i>Actavis</i> development of the doctrine, recent trends and implications for litigants in the United Kingdom.

Family of two ex-Green Berets caught up in failed Venezuela coup say they were duped into thinking their doomed invasion had US government approval The families of both Luke Denman, 34, and Airan Berry, 41, say believe the men never intended to participate in an armed coup in Venezuela Both men along with 11 Venezuelans were arrested in May 2020 following a foiled attempt to overthrow President Nicolás Maduro Jordan Goudreau, 43, has previously identified himself as the ringleader of the failed mission, known as Operation Gideon Goudreau is a former U.S. Army paratrooper and head of a privat...

Warm weather gives Warren County’s Ice World unique twist The drive-thru ice sculpture event kicks off Thursday with new sculptures each night! Drive-thru ice sculptures this weekend at the Warren County Fairgrounds By Ashley Smith | March 17, 2021 at 5:19 PM EDT - Updated March 17 at 6:32 PM WARREN COUNTY, Ohio (FOX19) - We may be just a few days away from the first day of spring, but a drive-thru ice sculpture event is happening in Warren County beginning Thursday. On Wednesday, a group of 12 artists were busy turning a block of ice from a rectangular blob into a piece of art! Yo...

Adobe Stock Icertis, a contract lifecycle management solution provider, announced an $80 million round of funding on Thursday, bringing its valuation to over $2.8 billion. According to a press release, the series F round was led by existing investor B Capital Group, with participation from Greycroft, Meritech Capital Partners, Premji Invest, PSP Growth and e.ventures. The CLM company has now raised over $280 million, and the current funding nearly triples its valuation after its most recent round of funding in July 2019. Icertis said it will use this latest funding to invest in its ...