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WBR: US launches more Russian sanctions 28 April 14

Mon, 28 Apr 14

Head of Russian oil giant Rosneft added to sanctions list. As the shares in the company fall, will the Kremlin get the message? Also in the programme, the biggest ever takeover in the pharmaceuticals¹ industry - US drug giant Pfizer offers 100 billion dollars for rival company AstraZeneca. Plus, plans for a sustainable spaceship to carry humans away from a dying Earth? No, it’s not science fiction. We speak to a researcher involved in the project.

1 pharmaceuticals   

n.医药品；药物( pharmaceutical的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• the development of new pharmaceuticals 新药的开发
• The companies are pouring trillions of yen into biotechnology research,especially for pharmaceuticals and new seeds. 这些公司将大量资金投入生物工艺学研究，尤其是药品和新种子方面。 来自《简明英汉词典》