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The United State’s relationship with Pakistan has been bolstered by successful intelligence operations. Skepticism persists over whether Pakistan really intends to pursue the Afghan militants on its soil. U.S. officials site a positive change in mood, but both sides are wary about over-promising what this new found friendship can deliver.

AP – WuXi PharmaTech Inc. late Monday said it shifted to a profit in the fourth quarter, compared with a year-ago period when the research and development outsourcing company lost money due to a large impairment charge.

PR Newswire – WASHINGTON, March 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz delivered the keynote address yesterday at the inauguration of the annual session of the Majlis Al-Shura (Consultative Council). His speech addressed a variety of issues, including employment, education, counterterrorism, women’s rights, economic policies, oil prices, the Arab-Israeli conflict and humanitarian aid. The audience included members of the Saudi royal family, foreign diplomats, ministers and senior government officials.

A fossil in Tanzania suggests dinosaurs appeared 10 million years earlier than previously thought, according to a Nature study. Christian Sidor, of the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture at the University of Washington, discusses the origin of dinosaurs.

The tsunami that hit this coastal city sent 50-ton fishing boats crashing onto land and demolished its port — wiping out the $40 million in business that courses through the local economy from the annual anchovy and sardine catch.

Not only are kids snacking more compared with a generation ago, but they’re noshing on increasingly unhealthful snacks. Kids tend to eat calorie-dense and nutritionally poor foods, like salty and fatty snacks. And, they’re starting these behaviors earlier in life, with kids as young as 2 having increased their snack intake the most.

BusinessWeek – Public policy, usually the purview of Washington-based policy wonks and PhDs in the social sciences, is not something that typically attracts the attention of MBAs. With high-paying Wall Street and consulting jobs beckoning, few bother to explore the intersection of the public and private sectors, opting instead for courses in finance, management, and strategy. But the global economic crisis, along with calls for tougher regulation of the finance industry, is starting to change that. Suddenly, an area of study that’s gathered dust for as many as 40 years at some MBA programs is hot.

Haiti wants to build its t-shirt manufacturing business. But t-shirts being sold by the fashion industry to support Haiti were made in Peru.

The Winter Olympics will next be held in the resort town of Sochi, Russia. Travel agent Soava Shirokov says he is already getting travel inquiries. He talks about sochi’s attractions and what visitors can expect when they arrive in the “Russian Riviera.”

AP – Regulators shut down banks in Nevada and Washington on Friday, marking the 21st and 22nd failures this year of federally insured banks.