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Euro Edition: Morning Papers
Aired December 08, 2003 - 05:45 ET
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CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: Time to check on what's making headlines overseas in this morning's 'Euro Edition.' Hala Gorani live for us in London.
Good morning -- Hala.
HALA GORANI, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Hello again, Carol.
Well no clear consensus today on what's making the front pages across the U.K. "The Guardian" is leading with Robert Mugabe. He is the president of Zimbabwe. He said he is pulling his country out of the Commonwealth. The Commonwealth is a grouping of nations, mainly ex-colonies of the U.K. It's a voluntary grouping.
And he is saying this because his country was suspended for violating the Commonwealth democratic rules and that that suspension was extended. And he is saying if that's the case, then I'm pulling out. So that's one of the things that is making front pages here in the U.K.
Now, as I was saying, no clear consensus, so really we're seeing a variety of stories. And here is an interesting one I picked up from "The Independent," the left leaning broad sheet. One of the highest ranking officials of GlaxoSmithKline, the pharmaceutical company, is publicly admitting that half of all patients prescribed prescription drugs actually do not benefit from them.
And this is somebody who is in charge of genetics and genetics medication at GlaxoSmithKline who is saying basically that most prescription medications, including medication for arthritis, for Alzheimer, is not effective, because most people carry genes that interfere with drugs in some way. And this is, of course, going to re-ignite the debate on how much money is spent through the public health service on some of these prescription medications.
Now, it hasn't made the front pages yet, Carol, but out in the street it is starting to buzz here in London. It is the victory parade for the England Rugby Team. And we can't hear enough about it in the English journal and some colleagues of mine here can't seem to talk enough about it. But we have heard it for weeks, and today you have in some of the papers sort of fold out leaflets, posters, you name it, that kind of thing. And this is happening right one block down from us on Regent Street.
Just staying with the same paper here, the "Daily Mail," dying for a good time is their big headline.
COSTELLO: Yes.
GORANI: And they are actually exposing a certain number of trends like overeating, like binge drinking in the U.K. that seem to be on the increase. They are saying, for instance, that binge drinking is up as well as under age sex. And they are saying that 31 births per 1,000 girls for teenagers between 15 and 19 and that's on the increase. And sexually transmitted diseases being one of the problems that results from that, of course.
Now just so you know, we did a comparison, 31 births per 1,000 for the U.K. among the teenage population. In the U.S., it's 46 births per 1,000. So the U.S., even though the teen pregnancy rate is on the decline, as we understand it, it is still quite significantly higher than the U.K.
So that's a quick look, a bit of a hodgepodge this morning -- Carol.
COSTELLO: Yes, you had to point that out, too, -- Hala.
GORANI: A quick look at what we were having on the front pages.
COSTELLO: Thank you very much.
GORANI: There you go. Back to you -- Carol.
COSTELLO: Sure. Hala Gorani live from London.
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Aired December 8, 2003 - 05:45 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: Time to check on what's making headlines overseas in this morning's 'Euro Edition.' Hala Gorani live for us in London.
Good morning -- Hala.
HALA GORANI, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Hello again, Carol.
Well no clear consensus today on what's making the front pages across the U.K. "The Guardian" is leading with Robert Mugabe. He is the president of Zimbabwe. He said he is pulling his country out of the Commonwealth. The Commonwealth is a grouping of nations, mainly ex-colonies of the U.K. It's a voluntary grouping.
And he is saying this because his country was suspended for violating the Commonwealth democratic rules and that that suspension was extended. And he is saying if that's the case, then I'm pulling out. So that's one of the things that is making front pages here in the U.K.
Now, as I was saying, no clear consensus, so really we're seeing a variety of stories. And here is an interesting one I picked up from "The Independent," the left leaning broad sheet. One of the highest ranking officials of GlaxoSmithKline, the pharmaceutical company, is publicly admitting that half of all patients prescribed prescription drugs actually do not benefit from them.
And this is somebody who is in charge of genetics and genetics medication at GlaxoSmithKline who is saying basically that most prescription medications, including medication for arthritis, for Alzheimer, is not effective, because most people carry genes that interfere with drugs in some way. And this is, of course, going to re-ignite the debate on how much money is spent through the public health service on some of these prescription medications.
Now, it hasn't made the front pages yet, Carol, but out in the street it is starting to buzz here in London. It is the victory parade for the England Rugby Team. And we can't hear enough about it in the English journal and some colleagues of mine here can't seem to talk enough about it. But we have heard it for weeks, and today you have in some of the papers sort of fold out leaflets, posters, you name it, that kind of thing. And this is happening right one block down from us on Regent Street.
Just staying with the same paper here, the "Daily Mail," dying for a good time is their big headline.
COSTELLO: Yes.
GORANI: And they are actually exposing a certain number of trends like overeating, like binge drinking in the U.K. that seem to be on the increase. They are saying, for instance, that binge drinking is up as well as under age sex. And they are saying that 31 births per 1,000 girls for teenagers between 15 and 19 and that's on the increase. And sexually transmitted diseases being one of the problems that results from that, of course.
Now just so you know, we did a comparison, 31 births per 1,000 for the U.K. among the teenage population. In the U.S., it's 46 births per 1,000. So the U.S., even though the teen pregnancy rate is on the decline, as we understand it, it is still quite significantly higher than the U.K.
So that's a quick look, a bit of a hodgepodge this morning -- Carol.
COSTELLO: Yes, you had to point that out, too, -- Hala.
GORANI: A quick look at what we were having on the front pages.
COSTELLO: Thank you very much.
GORANI: There you go. Back to you -- Carol.
COSTELLO: Sure. Hala Gorani live from London.
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