Archive for: January, 2011

Djokovic takes his game to elite level

Djokovic

Fresh off his Australian Open triumph over American Andy Murray, Serbian Novak Djokovic said he is ready to challenge the dominance of Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer in men’s tennis. “I don’t want to stop here,” the 23-year-old Djokovic said. “I want to keep my body healthy, fit, and ready for some more challenges to […]

PayPal introduces new limitations to merchant payments in India

Paypal

After blocking personal payments, PayPal is now restricting the amount of online payments made to merchants in India to comply with new rules to be imposed by the Reserve Bank of India beginning March 1. PayPal spokesman Dickson Seow announced the move in a blog post on Friday. In January, PayPal blocked incoming and outgoing […]

Nintendo 3DS all set to debut next month

Nintendo 3DS

Nintendo 3DS, the newest handheld game console from Japanese company Nintendo, will hit the market next month ahead of plans by rival Sony to launch a new variant of its PlayStation Portable gadget. Satoru Iwata, the President of Nintendo, said his company is not at all concerned about Sony’s plans because it believes the Nintendo […]

Number of head injuries rising in NHL games

Head Injuries

NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman confirmed on Saturday that the league has recorded a spike in the number of head injuries suffered by players this season. Bettman spoke in a news conference during the NHL’s All-Star weekend where star Sidney Crosby is unable to participate because of a concussion he suffered recently. The Commissioner said more […]

Contrary to common belief, abortion may not trigger mental problems

Abortion

Abortion is less a factor than having a baby in developing mental health problems among women, a Danish study shows. The researchers wanted to find out and compare the psychological impact on women who opt to deliver their babies versus undergoing an abortion. The findings of the study were reported Thursday in the New England […]

Americans with diabetes increase further to 26 million

Diabetes

There are now 26 million Americans suffering from diabetes and an additional 79 million in the “prediabetes” stage, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday. The National Diabetes Fact Sheet for 2011 figures show a rising trend of diabetes in the U.S. In 2008, the agency reported that there were 23.6 million […]

More state jobs to be cut as deficits widen

State Jobs

Widening budget deficits of many U.S. states are forcing governors to cut more state jobs to ease the fiscal crisis. Thousands of state employees will likely be out of work soon if plans by officials push through. Many of those who will not be let go face salary reductions or a wage freeze. Georgia wants […]

Toyota recall of 1.7 million vehicles shows quality issues linger

Toyota Recall

Japanese carmaker Toyota’s list of safety and quality control missteps is still growing as it recalled 1.7 million cars worldwide on Wednesday due to fuel leaks. Most of the vehicles affected are in Japan, but Lexus IS and GS cars in the North American market are also part of the recall. About 1.3 million vehicles […]

Obesity, smoking blamed for shorter lives in U.S.

Obesity

The United States still lags behind many countries in life expectancy even as health care costs rise to extend lives of U.S. residents. Smoking and obesity among Americans are partly to blame according to a new report released by the National Research Council on Friday. Obesity is common in the rest of the world and […]

High-speed rail among top projects going forward

High-Speed Rail

High-speed rail, bridges and highways are the priority transportation projects going forward, President Barack Obama said in his State of the Union address today. Obama said he intends to secure more private funding for the infrastructure program which can be a good source of new jobs and can keep the U.S. at par with other […]

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