Monday, November 28, 2011

28 NOV 2011, MON: Bus & Health

Business


CPC reduces fuel prices

Taipei Times - 
State-run oil refiner CPC Corp, Taiwan (CPC, 台灣中油) yesterday said it would cut gasoline and diesel prices by NT$0.3 per liter as global crude oil prices fell in the expectation that the spreading eurozone debt crisis...

Philippines beats India in call centre agents

Times of India - 
MANILA: Americans calling the customer service lines of their airlines, phone companies and banks are now more likely to speak to Mark in Manila than Bharat in Bangalore.

Alsons Targets More Overseas Projects

Manila Bulletin - 
MAASIM, Sarangani - The publicly-listed Alsons Consolidated Resources Inc. of the Alcantara group is setting its sights on more overseas expansion with the North Pacific Islands - primarily in Saipan and Guam - as its new investment ...

Lawmakers urge Noy to speed up public spending

Philippine Star - 
MANILA, Philippines - An administration lawmaker urged yesterday the Aquino administration to speed up government spending and beef up the country's position as an investment ...

Euro Advances After Report of IMF Italy Loan Plan; Kiwi Gains

San Francisco Chronicle - 
Nov. 28 (Bloomberg) -- The euro rose after Italian daily La Stampa said the International Monetary Fund is preparing a 600- billion euro ($794 billion) loan for Italy in case the debt crisis worsens, without saying where it got the information.

Member of Kankanaey tribe takes helm at Philex Mining

Inquirer.net - 
Philex Mining directors, officers and employees officially welcomed recently as the company's new president and chief operating officer (COO) Eulalio Austin Jr.

Pass through of VAT to ecozone locators sought

BusinessWorld Online Edition - 
THE MAIN power supplier to the country's economic zones has asked locators and power distributors to shoulder the 12% value-added tax on power when the lower power rate scheme is extended.

Belgium close to forming new government

Financial Times - 
By Stanley Pignal in Brussels Belgium's record-breaking stint without a government looks set to come to an end this week, after rising fears over the country's debt prompted rival political parties to finalise a coalition agreement over the weekend.

Give Thanks for Methods to Cut Back on Wasted Food

Scientific American - 
The world wastes more food than all of sub-Saharan Africa produces. Can that be stopped? David Biello reports 'Tis the season… of food waste.

Customs likely missed goal as ports disappoint

Middle East North Africa Financial Network - 
Nov 28, 2011 (The Manila Times - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- THREE of the country's billionaire ports have again failed to meet their respective targets, and likely to bring down the Bureau of Customs' collection performance ...

Cebu remains on top of PAL's int'l tourism promotion efforts

Manila Bulletin - 
MANILA, Philippines - Philippine Airlines (PAL) said that Cebu remains on top of its list of local destinations that the flag carrier is prioritizing in its international roadshows to boost tourist arrivals in the country.

GlobeTel borrows P5B from RCBC

Manila Bulletin - 
MANILA, Philippines - Globe Telecom has signed a P5-billion loan agreement with the Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. (RCBC) to fund its capital expenditures for 2012.

Mining views spark

Inquirer.net - 
Now, the mining industry—at least the organized sector of the industry, otherwise known as “large scale” mining—is also turning to Congress for help.

Back to business

Inquirer.net - 
Of course the timing sucks. Why it chose to rule to distribute Hacienda Luisita to its farmworkers at the very time P-Noy (Benigno Aquino III) was trying his damnedest to put Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo behind bars only the Supreme Court can say.

AGI To Build $120-M Ballroom

Manila Bulletin - 
MANILA, Philippines - Alliance Global Group Inc. is investing $120 million to build the country's biggest ballroom which will have a capacity of around 3000 to 4000 in its Newport City project.

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.

Opening FDI in retail sector to create 10 million jobs: Minister

Microfinance Monitor - 
In an unusual defence of the decision of the Union Cabinet to permit FDI into multi-brand retail in the country, commerce minister said it will create 10 million new jobs including 6 million in the logistics sector alone, not touching the details of ...


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, ...

Fighting HIV and AIDS

WXXA - 
This is in part because worldwide health experts, making strides in the fight against the disease. A new report released by the United Nations suggests the number of people becoming infected with HIV is at its lowest level in more than a decade.

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.

FAAN Walk for Food Allergy in Tucson, Arizona Looking for a Youth and Parent ...

Your-Story.org (press release) - 
Tucson, Arizona, November 25, 2011 - In recognition that often the most powerful messengers are children, FAAN (the Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network) is delighted to announce we will be selecting one child from the food allergy community of Tucson to ...

WHO links child mortality to economic crisis

AFP - 
TASHKENT - The World Health Organisation warned on Saturday that only a stronger political commitment to child health could prevent a dangerous rise in mortality rates at a time of global economic turmoil.

Could Slow Eating Be Key to Staying Slim?

Tempo - 
With Thanksgiving feasting here, new research suggests a simple way to avoid packing on holiday pounds: Eat more slowly. Heavier people eat faster than slim ones, and men chow down faster than women, two new studies find.

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 keeps from getting hot-headed

International News Network - 
The findings might hold some hope for sufferers of insomnia, migraines, and even epilepsy. Though scientists have put forth various theories for yawning from fatigue to lack of oxygen none have held up to scrutiny.

Authorities remove boy, 8, from his mother after he grows to more than 200 pounds

Daily Mail - 
By Daily Mail Reporter A third grade student from Cleveland Heights, Ohio, has been removed from his home after he grew to 218 pounds, weighing nearly as much as four of his peers.

Prostate research lifted by Movember funding

Victoria Times Colonist - 
University of Victoria chemists Fraser Hof and Frank van Veggel are in the early stages of research that could vastly improve detection, treatment and even fight the "untreatable" forms of prostate cancer.

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