19-Feb-2013 16:45

Alcatel-Lucent's CEO to step down :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/vzXXlUxTnxA/

China bans television bling ads :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/EQ-ocIr57hs/index.html

OECD calls for action on taxes :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/dc5iohrgnHQ/

Games to keep you safe abroad :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/_caawFTaARQ/index.html

Economy class goes gourmet :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/XNsTd-sf7ls/index.html

Obama unveils US and EU trade talks :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/ikqAKpRpFOM/index.html

Investing in Kids Isn't Rocket Science :: The Millennium Development Goals challenged the world to cut extreme poverty in half, dramatically reduce child mortality, and make primary education universal, but Jody Heymann and Kristen McNeill say the world can do more.
In their report, “Changing Children’s Chances”, released by the World Policy Analysis Centre on Wednesday, Heymann and McNeill map the world’s commitment to essential development needs of children in terms of the official laws, policies, and programmes that exist at the national level.
Based on an extensive understanding of international agreements and norms, Heymann and McNeill identify eight critical areas of need – poverty reduction, quality education, protection from early labour, protection from early marriage, quality health care, po...
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Speech therapy could help save NHS cash :: INVESTMENT in speech and language therapy could help boost the Edinburgh economy by more than £10 million a year, a report has found. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health)
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Seoul mayor build's 'Citizen's Hall' :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/_5ZZOCujJTY/

With food safety bill, U.S. government will spend nearly $1 million per person to prevent food-borne illness deaths :: (NaturalNews) The recently-passed Food Safety Modernization Act, which was passed in order to prevent food-borne illness deaths in the USA, will cost $1.4 billion over the first five years. But nobody thinks about the economics of the issue. How many people are we going to save by spending this $1.4 billion, even assuming it works?To answer that question, let's look at the food illness fatality figures offered by the CDC:&bull; Out of the 5,000 food-borne illness deaths each year in the United States, only 1,809 are "attributable to foodborne transmission" according to the CDC (http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol5no5/mead.htm#Table%203).&bull; E.coli, which is often quoted in the big scare stories about food safety, only kills 78 people a year through food-borne transmission (52 plus 26, fro...<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
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Yen rises as Japan plays down foreign bond buying :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>(Reuters) - The yen rose on Tuesday after Japan's <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.reuters.com/finance" title="Full coverage of finance">finance</a> minister played down talk of foreign bond buying by the central bank, although the broad trend for a weaker currency was expected to remain intact.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/yen-rises-japan-plays-down-foreign-bond-buying-1093268

Watchdog warns of energy bill rises :: Consumers face higher energy bills as the UK becomes more reliant on imports, the chief of the energy watchdog warns.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21501878#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Amazon Adds OpsWorks Tools To Its Amazon Web Services :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) said it had bolstered its fastest-growing unit, Amazon Web Services, or AWS, by adding AWS OpsWorks, design software tools that allow developers to manage all tasks required to model and manage their applications.</p>
<p>The Seattle-based e-retailer and content provider said the new functions provide more sophisticated development and management tools.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/amazon-adds-opsworks-tools-its-amazon-web-services-1093214

Sterling At Risk Of "Large-Scale Devaluation" As Currency Wars Intensify :: url: http://www.ibtimes.com/sterling-risk-large-scale-devaluation-currency-wars-intensify-1093266

Whose words inspire you? :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/NrR9rc5tFbE/index.html

German Investor Sentiment Soars To Near 3-Year High In February: ZEW :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Economic expectations in Germany soared well past consensus forecasts in February, reaching the highest point in nearly three years, on optimism that the worst of the euro zone debt crisis is over. But economists warn that it is still too soon to bank on a strong and sustained recovery.</p>
<p>The German ZEW Economic Sentiment Index, a broad measure of investor's views on the future health of the German economy, rose to 48.2 in February from 31.5 in January and topping estimates of a reading of 35.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/german-investor-sentiment-soars-near-3-year-high-february-zew-1093124

Kate Middleton Shows Off Baby Bump In Max Mara In First Official 2013 Engagement [PHOTOS] :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Kate Middleton visited the Hope House in Clapham, south London Tuesday; her first public appearance of the year since announcing her pregnancy in late 2012.</p>
<p>The Duchess of Cambridge also showed off her baby bump for the first time publicly. Now four months pregnant, she wore a 2011 Max Mara wrap dress that showed, while she remains slim, her belly is definitely growing.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/kate-middleton-shows-baby-bump-max-mara-first-official-2013-engagement-photos-1093210

Gang rape victim fights for education :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/uutXA523b9A/index.html

The race is over: China to pass U.S. in iOS, Android devices for good :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/X31yE5EUPKk/story01.htm

Gold Prices Hover at $1,600 :: url: http://www.ibtimes.com/gold-prices-hover-1600-1093204