Ireland expectedly sought a huge loan from the International Monetary Fund on Sunday, as the former European economic powerhouse tries to recover from a severe financial crisis, a downward spiral that has plagued its banking system. Similarly, Greece suffered from such a crisis and has since secured a rescue package from the worldwide financial institution. […]
Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber said that the league would expand the field of playoff teams next year to ten teams. Officials are also looking at the possibility of rescheduling games to match the timing of international football games. The announcement came during the 15th MLS cup match between FC Dallas and the Colorado […]
Health delegates from 170 nations around the world have signed a United Nations-sponsored tobacco control agreement in Uruguay that calls for the banning or limiting of additives such as artificial flavorings in cigarettes that seek to entice more consumers. They also urged tobacco companies to fully disclose the ingredients of their products. The signing of […]
More Japanese troops will be sent to disputed islands Yonaguni, Miyako and Ishigaki, potentially heating up the tense territorial argument between Japan and China, the Japanese daily newspaper Nikkei, which did not specify sources, said today. Roughly 100 members of the Ground Self-Defense Force will be stationed at Yanaguni Island by 2014. Yanaguni and the […]
The chief of the International Air Transport Association or IATA sharply criticized the poor condition of Brazil airports, saying that the situation could put the South American nation in a very bad light during the World Cup and the Olympic Games if the government does not improve capacity and renovate aging infrastructure. IATA chief executive […]
A promising new drug to minimize the risk of skeletal-related events among bone cancer patients was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Denomusab, also marketed as Xgeva and Prolia for osteoporosis cases, is the first RANKL inhibitor to receive approval for this kind of treatment. The FDA based its favorable decision on the […]
Members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization or NATO announced after a meeting in Lisbon that it will be slowly pulling out the majority of its 150,000-strong military force in four years even though the capability of Afghan troops may not be fully ready to secure the country by that time. The departure of NATO […]
Hollywood action star Wesley Snipes was ordered to surrender to authorities after a federal court junked his request for a re-trial of his tax evasion case. His bail was revoked and Snipes was told to report to prison under the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service and the Bureau of Prisons. Coincidentally, Snipes starred in […]
Working women who are often stressed are more likely to develop heart disease or experience a heart attack, a new study which was presented at the American Heart Association meeting last Monday in Chicago reveals. Researchers examined 17,415 middle-aged working women who were considered healthy. They were asked about the level of stress they encounter […]
Middle-class tax cuts will be tried to be extended by Democrats in Congress through a series of votes. The lawmakers, who met with President Barack Obama on Thursday at the White House, also plans to allow tax cuts for affluent Americans to expire. The move by Obama’s party mates is likely to be curtailed by […]
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