Business
 | The Chosun Ilbo - Reports from Iran say the nation's currency has slumped to a record low against the US dollar, two days after US President Barack Obama signed into law new sanctions that could affect Iran's central bank and financial system. |
 | BusinessWorld Online Edition - By Charity P. Mandap As we look back at the significant events of the past year -- natural calamities, economic challenges, political conflicts, controversies in the lives of prominent people and the deaths of celebrities and leaders -- we should be ... |
 | Inquirer.net - Most local stocks reported gains on the first trading day of 2012, which also marked the start of extended hours at the Philippine Stock Exchange. |
 | The Australian - THERE are signs the weakness affecting airfreight may now be making its presence felt in passenger markets as a global softening during November led to warnings of further shortfalls this year. |
 | Financial Times - Q2: How many currencies will exist in the area now called the eurozone by the end of 2012? How effectively can the UK insulate itself from the eurozone? |
Health
 | New York Times - Recent reports that two teams of scientists had genetically altered a deadly flu virus to make it more contagious have provoked fear, even outrage, in some quarters. |
 | BBC News - Venezuela's government has offered to pay for the removal of breast implants feared to be at risk of rupture. The authorities would cover the cost of the surgery for Venezuelan women but would not pay for replacement implants, Health Minister Eugenia ... |
 | GMA News - The number of human trafficking cases recorded in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) declined by nearly 50 percent in 2011, a report of Emirates 24/7 said. |
 | Hive Health Media (blog) - Tuberculosis, very commonly known as TB, is highly contagious and often found to be associated with multiple drug resistance. Till now multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is thought due to discrepant drug intake by the patient or drug schedule ... |
 | Huffington Post - A New Year can be a time for new beginnings. New Year's resolutions are one way to make changes in your life .. go to for the extraordinary and live your dreams... but only if you make them stick. Here are 9 Keys to keeping your New Year's Resolutions ... |
 | Sydney Morning Herald - IF YOU woke up on the first day of 2012 and pledged to have a booze-free January to make it up to your battered liver, you're not alone - but you're probably wasting your time. |
 | Times of India - Almost a quarter of Britons are obese but a large number of them deny how badly their weight could be affecting their health, a new survey has found. |
 | Daily Mail - By Daily Mail Reporter A Swedish woman pulled up a carrot from her vegetable patch only to discover it was 'wearing' the wedding ring she had lost in 1995. |
 | Mirror.co.uk - by Lachlan Mackinnon, Daily Mirror 2/01/2012 MILLIONS of New Year resolutions to quit smoking last less than seven days, research suggests. |
 | Times of India - WASHINGTON: Eating a highfat diet even for a short period may change the brain in ways that makes it harder to lose weight, a new study has found. |
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