14-Jun-2013 20:01

French cheer EU anti-fair trade moves :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/Uq4OF_rmlWs/

Oil tycoon wife wins divorce ruling :: The Supreme Court rules in favour of a Nigerian oil tycoon's wife, in a case that lawyers say could have significant implications for some wealthy divorcing couples.
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UK unemployment falls by 5,000 :: UK unemployment falls by 5,000 in the three months to April, partly reversing a recent upward trend, the Office for National Statistics says.
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Myanmar works to turn lights on :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/rFrBJPv2B2k/index.html

E-cigarette sales on the rise :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/3WEy2TEcQzg/lake-rise-of-e-cigs.cnn.html

Tina Brown: 'Risks comes easily' :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/3rI1X6kHznE/leading-women-tina-brown-2.cnn.html

S. Africa's taste of Burger King :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/65xJbn5Yl2M/marketplace-africa-burger-king-whopper-arrives.cnn.html

Olympic lessons for euro crisis? :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/frLGw2f9-bI/index.html

Winnie the Pooh's new adventure :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/PXVp2Kt68m8/ctw-anderson-winnie-the-pooh-digital.cnn.html

Sky is the limit for elevator tech :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/oLWJOiIEJ-U/qmb-boulden-elevator-technology.cnn.html

Stopping the patent trolls :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/fMwjIKixnK4/stopping-patent-trolls.cnn.html

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)<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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Who's the best woman in fiction? :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/27GnGhffMMQ/index.html

Trends In Plastic Surgery Show The Growth Of Non-Surgical Procedures :: Non-surgical procedures have dramatically outpaced more traditional cosmetic surgery in the past ten years. Even with plastic surgery advances, the more subtle and less costly changes offered by non-surgical products have wide appeal. Has the downturn in the economy impacted the demand for cosmetic surgery in the US? According to Atlanta plastic surgeon Dr. Paul Feldman of Advanced Aesthetics, PC, the short answer is no. There has been steady demand for plastic surgery procedures. The industry has changed dramatically in the past ten years, however... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
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How airlines recycle :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/LOCH34D_QX8/index.html

Maternal Healthcare Evades Marginalised Mothers :: Laxmi Yarragantla, a 20-year-old mother of three, lives in the Warangal district, where over 50 percent of girls are married before they reach 18 years. Credit: Stella PaulIn the small village of Haldiyaganj in the northeastern Indian state of Meghalaya, 17-year old Injuara Begum is nursing her son who was born right here on the floor of her home three years ago.
She has never heard of Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY), a government health scheme that provides free medicine, midwife assistance and 30 dollars in cash to all pregnant women who deliver at a government hospital.
"In marginalised communities, early marriage is the only way to…ensure a girl's physical safety." -- Mamatha RaghuveerNor is she aware that marriage before 18 years of age is illegal and punishable by law. "My par...
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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...
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Flying fish: Drone delivers sushi :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/yaxfePuVOIo/qmb-intv-flying-fish-yo-sushi-ceo.cnn.html

New Insight Into Fighting Bird Flu Offered By The Duck Genome :: The duck genome consortium, consisting of scientists from China Agricultural University, BGI, University of Edinburgh and other institutes has completed the genome sequencing and analysis of the duck (Anas platyrhynchos), one principal natural host of influenza A viruses, which caused a new epidemic in China in February. This work reveals some noteworthy conclusions and provides an invaluable resource for unraveling the interactive mechanisms between the host and influenza viruses. The new H7N9 bird flu strain killed 36 people and caused $6.5 billion loss to China's economy... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
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OP-ED: The Nexus Between Women and Development :: Every three years since 2007, a global advocacy organisation called Women Deliver has convened an international conference to talk about issues relating to the health and well-being of girls and women.
UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, has been privileged to participate in these conferences, and looks forward to joining multilateral organisations, NGOs and global leaders for the third Women Deliver conference in Kuala Lumpur this weekend.
Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin. Credit: UNFPA
Our focus this year will be on two issues that affect not just women and girls, but development in general, because research shows that voluntary family planning and maternal health are two key vectors for lifting developing nations out of poverty.
We will unveil new initiatives for each and seek to galvani...
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