Sunday, November 27, 2011

27 NOV 2011, SUN: Bus & Health

Business


4 phone-hack arrests tied to terror group

Newsday - 
World Newsday > News > World 4 phone-hack arrests tied to terror group Published: November 26, 2011 8:44 PM By DEE-ANN DURBIN.

SC orders BIR to explain

Tempo - 
Manila, Philippines - Can a court issue an order stopping the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) from collecting taxes? This question cropped up as BIR Commissioner Kim S. Jacinto-Henares received last Monday a letter from the Supreme Court (SC) asking ...

Stock Market

BusinessWorld Online Edition - 
STOCKS rebounded on Friday after slumping for seven straight sessions, defying the weakness in other markets amid more bad news from the euro zone.

Flower induction tech revolutionizes mango industry

Philippine Star - 
LOS BAÑOS, Laguna, Philippines - The flower induction technology developed by a noted Filipino plant scientist continues to revolutionize the Philippine and the world's ...

Ratings downgrade spurs Belgium to agree a budget after 18 months without a ...

The Guardian - 
Belgian politicians finally struck a budget deal yesterday, clearing the way for a new government to be formed, amid fears of a fresh wave of market panic after the country's credit rating was cut on Friday night.

PSALM sees P10-b losses

Manila Standard Today - 
Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. will incur losses of around P10 billion if National Power Corp. keeps its power rate discount to companies operating in economic zones, an official said Friday.

PhilHealth sets more benefits; Aims for universal health care

Visayan Daily Star - 
Dr. Eduardo Banzon, newly appointed president and chief executive officer of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp., yesterday said his marching orders from President Benigno Aquino III is to move toward universal health care where all ...

Ceneco power rates going up by 25 cents

Visayan Daily Star - 
Power rates of the Central Negros Electric Cooperative are going up because of external factors that are not within its control, its president, Arnel Lapore, said yesterday.

FDI in retail: What consumers can expect from the walmarts

Economic Times - 
With foreign direct investment (FDI) being allowed in multi-brand retail, the Indian retail scene is set for a dramatic makeover. In the past two decades, Indian consumers have experienced the best that sectors like telecom, IT have to offer - thanks ...

FAO warns of water shortage in developing countries

Philippine Star - 
MANILA, Philippines - One out of five developing countries, including the Philippines, will face serious water scarcity and consequently food shortages by 2030, if nothing is ...

Russian wanted by Lithuania arrested in London

BusinessWeek - 
A Russian businessman who owns Portsmouth Football Club and has tried to invest in cash-strapped car maker Saab has been arrested in London in connection with a money laundering probe of his banks, officials said Friday.

Philippines' Q3 growth to be higher but WB trims down full-year forecast

Philippine Star - 
MANILA (Xinhua) -- The gross domestic product (GDP) of the Philippines would grow slightly higher in the third quarter but the World Bank has further trimmed down its full-year growth forecast for the country.

Kohls Black Friday 2011 Deals Present 'Early Bird Specials'

News Veteran - 
With just few hours remaining before Black Friday 2011 officially begins in the US, Kohl's Black Friday Ad for 2011 has been posted which offers tons of deals and discounts throughout the year.

Bases conversion: Vision is there, but…

Inquirer.net - 
SUBIC BAY FREEPORT—The conversion of US military bases in Central Luzon began with cleaning these of Mt. Pinatubo's debris and with former President Fidel Ramos signing proclamations that provided the legal basis ...

Kmart and Sears Share In-Store Trends and Insights From Thanksgiving Day and ...

MarketWatch (press release) - 
Shoppers across the US looked to their local Sears and Kmart stores to find early morning doorbusters and Black Friday deals. Both stores will continue to offer savings on top brands throughout the weekend.


Health


Cops, firemen brace for flood of 'crackers

Manila Standard Today - 
Better safe than sorry. With this phrase as guiding principle, the Department of Interior and Local Government on Friday ordered the Bureau of Fire Protection and National Police to ensure the safety of firecracker stores and products in Bulacan, ...

PhilHealth sets more benefits; Aims for universal health care

Visayan Daily Star - 
Dr. Eduardo Banzon, newly appointed president and chief executive officer of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp., yesterday said his marching orders from President Benigno Aquino III is to move toward universal health care where all ...

The Philippines spends US$10 mil on weather facilities upgrade

FutureGov Magazine - 
The Philippines is pumping in US$9.87 million to upgrade its weather and flood forecast facilities, said Florencio Abad,Secretary, Department of Budget and Management (DBM).

Bone up for better health

Malaysia Star - 
Strong, healthy bones play a far greater role in our overall health than we realise. AS women, we are constantly inundated with messages about the importance of bone health.
For eyes and bones
Vitamin K prevents and fights cancer

New projection shows global food demand doubling by 2050

Jerusalem Post - 
By UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA Global food demand could double by 2050, according to a new projection by David Tilman, Regents Professor of Ecology in the University of Minnesota's College of Biological Sciences.

Doctors aborted healthy twin boy BY MISTAKE

ParentDish UK - 
A shocking mix-up in hospital led to a healthy 32 week-old baby being aborted by mistake. It happened after a mother who was expecting twin boys was told by doctors in Melbourne, Australia that one of her babies had a ...

Anti-HIV Trial in Africa Canceled Over Failure to Prevent Infection

New York Times - 
A new trial of a microbicide gel to protect women from infection with HIV was canceled Friday after researchers reported that it was not working.

Cuban Therapeutic Vaccine Against Cancer To Be Tested In Britain

Fox News - 
Britain will perform clinical trials in the coming weeks of a therapeutic vaccine for advanced lung cancer - Cimavax-EGF - created by scientists at Cuba's Center for Molecular Immunology, or CIM, a source in the island's pharmaceutical sector told Efe ...

Yawning may cool brain when needed

USA Today - 
Yawning helps keep the brain cool, and the sinuses play a role in that process by acting as bellows, a new report suggests. ORG XMIT: 129750046 KEENESBURG, CO - Yawning isn't triggered because you're bored, tired or need ...

African American Communities Face AIDS Crisis

Voice of America - 
November 26, 2011 African American Communities Face AIDS Crisis Carol Pearson | Washington More than a million people in the United States are living with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.

British women are the fattest in Europe as quarter are classed as obese

Daily Mail - 
British men are doing almost as badly, with more than one in five classed as obese, according to the authoritative figures. Experts are especially concerned by the young age at which so many women here are developing ...

WHO gears up as flu virus spreads

Toronto Star - 
The spread of an odd new flu virus that has been jumping from pigs to people in parts of the United States has the World Health Organization gearing up its response planning, a senior official of the agency says.

Pasta For Prostate Cancer

CHCH News - 
Commemorate the last Sunday of 'Movember' with 'Pasta for Prostate Cancer' at Casa d'Oro in Niagara Falls. Proceeds will support local prostate cancer research.

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