MCKINNEY, Texas, October 20 /PRNewswire/ --

Torchmark Corporation (NYSE: TMK) will release Third Quarter 2008 earnings after the market closes on Wednesday, October 22, 2008. In conjunction with Torchmark's Third Quarter 2008 Earnings Release, you are invited to listen to a conference call that will be broadcast live over the Internet on Thursday, October 23, 2008 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern. At that time a copy of the Company's Q3-2008 earnings press release and any other financial and statistical information about the quarter will be available on the Company's website at www.torchmarkcorp.com on the Investor Relations page.

PRINCETON, New Jersey, October 21 /PRNewswire/ --

-Laureate to Manufacture Tolerx's TRX518 Antibody

Laureate Pharma, Inc., a full-service biopharmaceutical development and protein production company, today announced that it has entered into a cGMP contract manufacturing agreement with Tolerx, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery and development of novel therapies for the treatment of immune-mediated diseases. Under the agreement, Laureate will produce Tolerx's humanized anti-GITR antibody known as TRX518, which is currently in development for cancer and chronic viral indications. Details of the agreement were not disclosed.

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NERYUNGRI, Russia, October 20 /PRNewswire/ --

Mechel OAO (NYSE: MTL), one of the leading Russian mining and metals companies, announces that its Yakutugol OAO coal mining subsidiary has entered into a contract to acquire mining equipment for developing the Phase 1 pit to begin development of the Elga coal deposit.

VIENNA, Austria, October 21 /PRNewswire/ --

- Data Presented Today at the 16th United European Gastroenterology Week -

HONG KONG, October 21 /PRNewswire/ --

The creativity of Asia's people will be supported and shared thanks to a new long-term strategic partnership between the DotAsia Organisation (DotAsia, http://www.registry.asia ) and Creative Commons (CC).

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DotAsia, the not-for-profit registry operator for the .Asia Internet top-level domain, plans to commit US$100,000 to Creative Commons in support of its cause, outreach and community efforts in Asia. In addition, DotAsia will contribute time and effort into assisting in the coordination of events, activities of CC's regional chapters and various other socio-technical initiatives, such as a next generation copyright registry project.

LONDON, October 20 /PRNewswire/ --

- Gasrec Commercial Trial With Veolia and Iveco Enters Next Phase

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In August, Gasrec, the UK's first commercial producer of liquid biomethane fuel, Veolia Environmental Services, the UK's largest waste management company, and full range commercial vehicle manufacturer Iveco, announced the beginning of a commercial trial of a CBM-powered street cleansing vehicle in Camden that could drastically reduce society's reliance on fossil fuels.

HORSHAM, Pennsylvania, October 20 /PRNewswire/ --

- Leveraging Astea's FieldCentrix Solution to Improve Field Technician Productivity, Drive Service Consistency Standards, and Elevate Customer Satisfaction

Astea International Inc. (Nasdaq: ATEA), the leader in service lifecycle management and mobility solutions announced that UTC Fire Security (UTCFS), a global provider of fire safety and security solutions, has recently completed the first phase of an international deployment of Astea's FieldCentrix solution -- including the FX Service Center(R), FX Mobile(R) and FX e-Service(TM) applications.

LONDON, October 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Kookmin Bank, South Korea's largest Bank, today announced that it will rely on World-Check's risk intelligence to enhance its due diligence and Know Your Customer (KYC) compliance processes.

Kookmin Bank is committed to promoting the highest standards of ethical and responsible business and therefore we have chosen World-Check to help address our regulatory and business requirements, said Mr. Lee Seung Chul, General Manager, IT Systems, Kookmin Bank. With World-Check's comprehensive coverage, we can be confident we are effectively mitigating risk across our various banking areas in order to ensure compliance, prevent illegal activity and protect our customers and our reputation.

TEL AVIV, Israel, October 20 /PRNewswire/ --

- Special Signup Opportunities at the BlackBerry Developer Conference

Nexperience, a provider of remote access and automated testing solutions for mobile handsets, will launch a remote development and testing service for the BlackBerry developer community as part of its sponsorship of the BlackBerry Developer Conference in Santa Clara on October 20-22, 2008.

The service will enable BlackBerry developers and testers to control via the Internet numerous remote BlackBerry devices, including the recently launched BlackBerry Pearl 8220 flip smartphone and the BlackBerry Bold 9000.

THE HAGUE, The Netherlands, October 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Launch of StartYourStation.com