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 His bail was revoked and Snipes was told to report to prison under the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service and the Bureau of Prisons.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 […]
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said that even though the new full-body scanners installed at airports uses radiation powerful enough to see through passengers’ clothing, the radiation levels emitted by the controversial machines are minimal and will not cause cancer. The TSA has installed 385 scanners in 60 airports nationwide, and the agency said they […]
Greg Oden, the oft-injured former number one pick of the Portland Trailblazers, will be undergoing microfracture surgery to fix his left patella. The big man will miss this season and will try to rehabilitate his knee to play again. The news was another devastating blow the Blazers and Oden, who has played sparingly since he […]
Eva Longoria has filed papers to divorce NBA basketball player Tony Parker, her husband of nearly four years. Court documents revealed the reason as “irreconcilable differences.” It was not stated when the couple had separated. When asked by reporters after a game by his team the San Antonio Spurs, Parker did not specify the reason […]
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