Business
 | Pakistan Observer - Tehran—Iran would find it “really easy” to close the world's most important oil transit channel, the Strait of Hormuz at the Gulf's entrance, but would not do so right now, Iran's Navy Chief said Wednesday. |
 | Inquirer.net - Philippine imports rose by 2.3 percent in October from the same month last year, the weakest growth rate since May, as imports of key electronic items, which made up about a fourth of the import bill in October, declined by 19.9 percent. |
 | BusinessWorld Online Edition - THE NUMBER-CODING system for vehicles in Metro Manila will be lifted this afternoon, according to an advisory from the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA). |
 | ABC Online - PETER CAVE: Not long ago, Italy looked like being the next flashpoint of the eurozone debt crisis, with its mountain of debt and skyrocketing borrowing costs. |
 | BusinessWorld Online Edition - THE TRANSPORTATION department yesterday said it has stepped up security and safety checks at land, air and sea transport terminals, especially against the transport of illegal firearms and prohibited firecrackers. |
 | Economic Times - At a time when the spectre of power disequilibrium looms large in Asia, the just-concluded visit of Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda of Japan to India cemented a fast-growing relationship between two natural allies. |
 | Inquirer.net - PARIS—France's top constitutional body on Wednesday approved a new tax on sugary drinks that aims to fight obesity while giving a boost to state coffers. |
Health
 | Inquirer.net - By Jocelyn R. Uy NOT A GIANT 'PLA-PLA' Health Secretary Enrique Ona (at right) and Health Undersecretary Eric Tayag show a compact disc containing sounds of firecrackers. |
 | The Independent - Time to polish off those crystal balls - and see what the property market holds for 2012... Physics was never my favourite subject. |
 | Salon - By Rob Waters Anyone who's ever tried to get reimbursed by a health insurance company after seeing a psychiatrist or psychotherapist, or taking a child or teenager to one, has no doubt noticed the incomprehensible numbers that appear on the clinician's ... |
 | Investor's Business Daily - A new electronic diaper is designed for men who are incontinent or unable to get out of a hospital bed. It's 10 times lighter than similar devices, maker Unicharm Humancare says, so it's more comfortable. |
 | Daily Mail - By Mark Duell Five recovering drug addicts died and dozens of others were left sick by soy sausage served for Christmas dinner, medical officials say. |
 | Buenos Aires Herald - Since yesterday, hospitals across the country have been reporting a high number of admissions of patients with fireworks related injuries. |
 | Nigerian Tribune - The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has said it has placed all Malaysia-bound flights on red alert. The agency stated this through its Chairman/ Chief Executive, Mallam Amhadu Giade on Tuesday, in a release made available to the Nigerian ... |
 | Globe and Mail - “Growing up, children learn to associate tallness with power, and among adults, we tend to assign power to those who are tall,” The Boston Globe says. |
 | Wall Street Journal - By MELINDA BECK The eyes may be the window to the soul, but the mouth provides an even better view of the body as a whole. Some of the earliest signs of diabetes, cancer, pregnancy, immune disorders, hormone imbalances and drug issues show up in the ... |
 | TribLocal - By American Lung Association in Greater Chicago Yesterday at 4:05 pm Millions of Americans will resolve to quit smoking in 2012 - Will you be one of them? |
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