World Survival Report, News and Events  

World Economic Survival

World wide events and news that affect the economic situation of large numbers of people. This section focuses on headlines and events that reflect the current world economic situation.

CBC.ca

Technology's Richest Billionaires Forbes Bill Gates loses top spot, but stock surge lifts fortunes of youngest and once-young technology moguls. Bill Gates is no longer the world's richest man. Though the software visionary's net worth rose $13 billion to a whopping $53 billion in the last ... Mexico's Carlos Slim overtakes Gates in world rich listBBC News Telecoms tycoon Carlos Slim Helu is world's richest manTimes Online Slim Overtakes Gates, Buffett to Become Forbes Richest PersonBusinessWeek The Guardian -MarketWatch -Reuters all 67 news articles »

Forbes (blog)

BofA Ends Some Overdraft Fees Wall Street Journal Bank of America Corp. plans to announce Wednesday that it is eliminating $35 overdraft fees on debit-card purchases as the bank tries to stay ahead of a sweeping round of regulations. The move means that any customer ... Don't count on your bank covering overdraftsMarketWatch * CEO Moynihan says overdraft change "gives up" revenueReuters BofA to scrap overdraft fees on debit purchasesCNNMoney.com New York Times -News Channel 8 -BusinessWeek all 607 news articles »

Data Center Knowledge

CA To Buy Privately Held Nimsoft For $350M Wall Street Journal CA Inc. (CA) said on Wednesday it would pay $350 million in cash to acquire privately-held Nimsoft Inc., a move underscoring the business software maker's efforts to expand its sales with smaller and mid-sized companies and buttress its cloud-computing ... CA to Buy Nimsoft Inc. for $350 Million in CashABC News CA Agrees to Buy Nimsoft for $350 Million in CashBusinessWeek Nimsoft Acquisition Continues CA's Cloud Computing ExpansionChannelWeb Benzinga -Reuters -MarketWatch all 94 news articles »

MiamiHerald.com

Stocks rise after inventories fall and sales gain The Associated Press NEW YORK - Scant buying lifted stocks for a second day Wednesday after the government reported a drop in companies' inventories. The Dow Jones industrials rose only 3 points as the market remained in a lull that began on Monday. ... Wholesale Inventories in US Fell 0.2% in JanuaryBusinessWeek Gains Build On Rally In Financials, TechForbes Wholesale Inventories Fall, Restocking ExpectedABC News Wall Street Journal -Financial Advisory all 715 news articles »

Credit.com News

Bump in unemployment rates seen as sign that jobseekers are back on market Washington Post Unemployment rates rose in the District, Maryland and Virginia in January, a shift that economists called a positive sign for the economy because it suggests that discouraged jobseekers are feeling more optimistic about their ... Jobs ticking up in many states; jobless rates, tooMiamiHerald.com Colorado unemployment rate edges up to 7.4 percentThe Associated Press Unemployment Climbed in 30 US States, Fell in NineBusinessWeek Northern Colorado Business Report -Reliable Plant Magazine -CNNMoney.com all 924 news articles »

PC World

Search Data Reflect Yahoo Concern, Microsoft Gains >YHOO MSFT Wall Street Journal A pair of reports published Wednesday pointed to Yahoo Inc.'s (YHOO) weakening grasp on its share of the US Internet search market and significant gains by deep-pocketed Microsoft Corp. (MSFT). According to data from comScore Inc., ... Bing Gains Again -- Should Google Worry?PC World Google Once Again Leads Feb. U.S. Core Web Search RankingsRTT News Microsoft\'s Slow-But-Steady Bing March ContinuesMicrosoft Watch Computerworld -Sydney Morning Herald -MarketWatch all 171 news articles »

Pasta Padre (blog)

Fox holds 'Wall Street' sequel Variety Hoping for a trip to the Cannes Film Festival in May, 20th Century Fox is pushing back the release of Oliver Stone's "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps" from April 23 to Sept. 24. Insiders say the film has a strong shot at being ... 'Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps' gets a later bedtimeLos Angeles Times (blog) Wall Street 2 Bumped to SeptemberScreenCrave.com 'Greed Is Good.' So Are Cannes Film Awards.New York Times (blog) Moviefone -Hollywood Reporter -TheWrap all 21 news articles »

WCBD

Okla.'s jobless rate continues to improve in Jan. The Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY - Oklahoma's jobless rate declined to 6.7 percent in January. The Oklahoma Employment Security Commission reported Wednesday that Oklahoma's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell from 6.8 percent in December. ... Marion County residents hope new businesses will lower unemployment rateSouth Carolina Now Inland Empire unemployment grew in JanuarySan Bernardino Sun Inland Empire Unemployment Over 15 PercentNBC Los Angeles San Diego Business Journal -Bizjournals.com -San Diego Union Tribune all 463 news articles »

The Guardian (blog)

Cooking up Google Apps at campfire event (photos) CNET At the annual Campfire One Tuesday night, a camp-themed developer meet-up at Google's Mountain View, Calif.-based headquarters, the company announced the Google Apps Marketplace. The business app store will allow users to buy third-party applications ... Google Makes Biz Apps Marketplace OfficialMobile Enterprise How Google's New App Store Impacts Microsoft, Amazon, and StartupsXconomy Google Apps Store Supports Small BusinessesTheStreet.com Top Tech News -SearchCloudComputing.com -BNET all 1,027 news articles »

KARE

Top postal service official addresses shortfall, rivals Atlanta Journal Constitution Every time you hit "submit" to pay a bill online, you're making a decision that makes Patrick Donahoe cringe. "I wish you wouldn't do that," said Donahoe, the deputy postmaster general of the United States Postal Service who ... Olivehurst mail facility to be closedAppeal-Democrat USPS should engage public more when closing offices, PRC saysFederal Times Marysville Mail Plant To CloseKCRA Sacramento The Epoch Times -BusinessWeek -Suburban Life Publications all 120 news articles »

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War, Terror, Violence and Insurgencies News

Why We Need the Guantanamo Lawyers Huffington Post (blog) But we can't fight like the terrorists. We can't do it because, to repeat the cliché: if we do, the terrorists win. Nothing left worth fighting for. ... and more »

India's budegetary priorities: A recepe for self-destruction Rupee News (blog) Purohit confessed that in 2007, he was involved in bombing of Samjhota express, which brunt alive 69 Pakistanis. Leaders of the Indian extremist parties, ... and more »

Demonstrators Square Off at the Waldorf Astoria Intellectual Conservative Chanting "Free, Free Palestine," "Israel is a Terrorist State" and "End the Occupation Now," the demonstrators called for the end of US aid to Israel and ... and more »

Editorial Roundup: Excerpts From Recent Editorials The Associated Press On the Web: http://www.uticaod.com ___ March 10 The Boston Globe, on conservative attacks on lawyers defending terrorist suspects: A recent attack ad put ... and more »

Students reflect on fighting back home Times Daily Approximately 800000 Albanians fled their homes during the subsequent bombing. "I remember we used to switch off the lights all the time during the evening ...

Wired News

The Real-Life Baghdad Bomb Squad, Revisited Wired News Bruce Paterson, director of the IED working group at the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory, reminded people working on technological solutions that there ... and more »

Police, US troops battle gunmen in E. Afghanistan The Associated Press The fierce fighting, which left at least 50 dead from both sides, was a turf war between the Taliban and insurgent allies Hezb-e-Islami - loyal to regional ... and more »

AOL News

AT WAR: Soldier Throws Back Taliban Hand Grenade Huffington Post (blog) 12:30 PM ET -- Punjabi Taliban behind Lahore suicide bombing. Yesterday, a suicide bomber targeted a building housing counter-terrorism operatives in Lahore ... In Afghanistan An Indo-Pakistan proxy warMonday Morning all 271 news articles »

Washington Post

Afghan president to host April peace conference The Associated Press The warlord, who has worked closely with al-Qaida and is on a UN terrorist blacklist, has switched sides several times during Afghanistan's decades of war. ... AT WAR: Gates Warns Of 'Dark Days' AheadHuffington Post (blog) all 2,871 news articles »

Christian Science Monitor

Liz Cheney's McCarthyism: A Family Tradition? BuzzFlash (blog) In an ad sponsored by Liz Cheney's Keep America Safe maintained that US Attorney General Eric Holder has hired a host of terrorist sympathizers to work in ... Liz Cheney's 'Al Qaeda Seven'New York Times (blog) all 129 news articles »

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World Governance & Current Events

This section focuses on stories that could have a major impact on the lives of people in various countries around the world.

Globe and Mail

US-Israel row highlights quandary over settlements The Associated Press "I call on the Israeli government not to lose a chance to make peace. I call on them to halt settlement building and to stop imposing facts on the ground" ... Glossary of the conflictFrance24 CRS - Israeli-Arab Negotiations: Background, Conflicts, and US PolicyDocuticker (blog) Israel Defies US on Settlement ExpansionCBS News all 3,954 news articles »

CBC.ca

Disengaging From Somalia Council on Foreign Relations The general rule of thumb for the number of peacekeeping troops that would be required of a country of Somalia's population [estimated by the United Nations ... Somalia is not a failed stateThe Guardian all 596 news articles »

Reuters South Africa

Sudan sanctions: "UN Security Council has failed" Afrik.com Rice called on the council to find a consensus to better enforce the sanctions to promote peace and stability in Sudan. "We know that weapons continue to ... Sudan belittles US decision to allow web tech exportsSudan Tribune Recent Two-Week Trip to Chad, Sudan, Qatar and RwandaPR-USA.net (press release) all 177 news articles »

Telegraph.co.uk

Burma Junta's New Election Law Denies Opposition Leader a Political Role CNSNews.com The regulations put in place by the ruling State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) and published in official media say the junta will itself appoint a ... Aung San Suu Kyi to be barred from polls and partyAFP Burma publishes first of five new election lawsOpen Democracy Dalai Lama and Aung San Suu KyiKorea Times The Associated Press -Bangkok Post -MorungExpress all 841 news articles »

The Hindu

Explainer: What's behind slaughter in Nigeria? CNN International During the country's military rule which ended in 1999, Muslims were appointed as the city's local representative, which bred resentment among the local ... Plateau Governor Indicts Army Over Jos MassacreTimes of Nigeria Land disputes, politics at root of Nigeria violence: expertsAfricasia Herdsmen raid Jos village, kill hundredsNEXT CRIENGLISH.com all 2,302 news articles »

Los Angeles Times

Myanmar leaders agree to election rules, keep them largely secret Los Angeles Times The government reportedly holds more than 2000 political prisoners. Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, who would have become prime minister after ... and more »

Reuters

Palestinians agree to indirect peace talks with Israel AFP The Islamist movement Hamas, which opposes any talks with Israel and rules Gaza, is not a member of the PLO, an umbrella group that includes president ... Palestinians agree to indirect peace talks with IsraelSaudi Gazette all 1,428 news articles »

Globe and Mail

Key UN Security Council nations hedging on calls to sanction Iran Washington Post Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has sought to position his government as a key power broker in the Middle East, mediating disputes between ... Should Israel preemptively strike Iran to keep them from getting a nuclear bomb?Helium all 922 news articles »

Afghan Women Fear Violence in National 'Peace' Women's eNews UN Security Council Resolution 1325 calls for women to be involved in peace talks. But Afghan women--after a series of setbacks--place ... and more »

The Liberian Journal

UNMIL Celebrates Intl Women Day with Gender Ministry The Liberian Journal In December 1977, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution proclaiming a United Nations Day for Women's Rights and International Peace to be observed by ... and more »

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World Disasters, Accidents & Events

This section focuses on natural and man made disasters as well as large accidents affecting the lives of many people.

Volcanic Eruption Events & News

Study sheds new light on Mammoth Mountain's age San Francisco Chronicle The caldera is a huge crater 20 miles long and 11 miles wide, the sunken remains of a monstrous volcano that erupted 760000 years ago in one of the most ... and more »

Climate Myths and Questions, Part II Discovery News Most of the time, of course, active volcanoes gurgle away happily, emitting some CO2 and various sulfates, but on occasion they erupt spectacularly. ... and more »

St. Helens 'spiders' headed for Chilean volcano Seattle Post Intelligencer Erosion deposits that weren't visible before the eruption, along with radio carbon dating of soils, may reveal more recent volcanic activity, however. ... and more »

New York Daily News

Settled: Dinosaurs done in by asteroid San Francisco Chronicle But there are disbelievers among respected scientists who insist that violent volcanic eruptions, not asteroids, caused what was one of the worst mass ... Scientists reaffirm theory that giant asteroid killed dinosaursCNN Asteroid, Not Volcanoes, Doomed Dinosaurs: ScienceNBC Bay Area Scientists confirm link to dinosaur extinction and asteroid strikeXinhua The Press Association -Planet Earth all 502 news articles »

AFP

Montserrat battles cloud of volcanic ash AFP Life has continued as normal since the Soufriere Hills volcano erupted Thursday, throwing up a plume of smoke and volcanic ash 10 kilometers (six miles) ... Flights disrupted across the Caribbean by eruption on MontserratTimes Online Soufriere Hills explosion disrupts flight in Eastern CaribbeanJamaica Observer MONTSERRAT: VOLCANIC ASHES PARALYZE REGIONAL AIR TRAFFICBrunei News, Brunei Headlines from Brunei fm CARIBWORLDNEWS.COM -RedOrbit -The Press Association all 179 news articles »

NMSU Professor Gets Federal Grant KRWG 90.7 Ramos has already taken two trips to sample deposits from the northern New Mexico volcano, one from each eruption. He and his students hope to determine if ...

Increased Seismic Activity Near South Iceland Volcano IcelandReview On Friday a volcanic eruption watch group assembled to prepare for a potential eruption in Eyjafjallajökull. Since then the tremors subsided but now they ...

iPhone News Tracker (blog)

TRANSFORMERS G1: AWAKENING FREE iPhone News Tracker (blog) After 4 million years, a volcanic eruption awakens the TRANSFORMERS. Use the strengths of each AUTOBOT to defeat the DECEPTICONS in turn-based strategic ... and more »

More Tremors Below South Iceland Volcano IcelandReview It is not known how volcanic eruptions begin in Eyjafjallajökull-it last erupted in 1821-and magma movements might continue for a few weeks. ...

Public health nurses gather in Anchorage KTUU Conference sessions will focus on Alaska topics such as preventing obesity, health risks faced by youth and preparing for volcanic eruptions. and more »

Flooding and Storm Events & News

The Express Times - LehighValleyLive.com

Flooding Looms From Midwest to Northeast AOL News (March 10) -- The combination of melting snow and rain from a complex, slow-moving storm has set the stage for flooding along many rivers and streams from ... Flooding Anxiety Grows in the MidwestAccuWeather.com (blog) High Temperatures, Rain Cause Flooding ConcernsState Journal Flooding likely by week's end as rising mercury collides with rainPittsburgh Tribune-Review DesMoinesRegister.com -IowaPolitics.com (press release) all 107 news articles »

KTTS

Storm headed to Southeastern Connecticut Norwich Bulletin A storm system is expected to bring moderate to heavy rain, with the possibility of flooding at the storm's peak on Saturday. In addition to the rain, ... Sunny today, then rain on the wayPress & Sun-Bulletin Bay area's blue skies to turn cloudy Thursday and FridayTampa Tribune Severe weather loomsSarasota Herald-Tribune The Reporter -Madison.com -Hattiesburg American all 62 news articles »

Examiner.com

Amazing video of the Hammon, Oklahoma tornado; severe weather possible ... Examiner.com Minor flooding of lowlands near creeks and streams... and low lying spots in rural areas will be most impacted. Some rural roads could be flooded for a time ... and more »

WTRF

Flooding anticipation is historic for Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Post Gazette "It's the calm before the potential storm," said Bob Full, county emergency services chief, who added that authorities are using the 1996 flood as their ... Winter Blizzards Elevate Region's Flood RiskWall Street Journal Army Corps of Engineers Lower ReservoirsWTRF Communities prepare for flooding with coming rainstormPittsburgh Tribune-Review phillyBurbs.com all 51 news articles »

FEMA Officials Assess York County Storm Damage MyFOXMaine.com ... of York County hardest hit by last month's violent storm. Heavy rain, flooding, and hurricane force winds caused significant damage along the coast. ... FEMA Tours York County FloodingWMTW Portland State officials assess Salem storm damageEagle Tribune FEMA officials in Maine to survey storm damageWCSH-TV NECN -89.3 KPCC -WBZ all 28 news articles »

Times Online

'Beast of a storm', record floods hit Australia AFP In the city centre the National Gallery of Victoria suffered flooding, while the Docklands Stadium was among those buildings damaged during the storm, ... Melbourne Braces for Rain After Most Severe Storm in 38 YearsBloomberg Once-in-a-century storm hits MelbourneTimes Online City flood chaos, hail like snow after freak stormHerald Sun The Associated Press -Moonee Valley Leader -3News all 487 news articles »

Fast-Forward Minnesota Meltdown Minneapolis Star Tribune (blog) If you live in a flood-prone neighborhood you'll want to stay alert for updates - and stay tuned. Plan B for Saturday? This is no ordinary storm we're ... and more »

KSFY

President Obama issues funds to Riverside County for storm cleanup The Desert Sun Eight Mecca homes had to be evacuated because they were inundated by flood waters. Numerous road closures due to flooding from the Whitewater wash. ... Gov. Schwarzenegger Announces California Receives Major Disaster Declaration ...Digital News Report President Declares Major Disaster For CaliforniaEthiopian Review Delegation Urges Obama to Approve ND Disaster DeclarationBigNews.biz (press release) San Jose Mercury News -Inland Empire News -Press-Enterprise all 89 news articles »

Northeast Flooding to Begin this Weekend AccuWeather.com (blog) Dangers of flooding will remain well after this storm departs next week. Rivers left running high, combined with saturated ground will be like a loaded gun ...

The Age

A tutu fierce storm has arts companies totting up costs The Age Hail blocked drain pipes, sending contaminated water flooding through the sawtooth ceiling windows of the 108-year-old building. Hundreds of tutus got wet. ...

Tropical Cyclone Events & News

NASA	Hurricane Season 2010: Tropical Cyclone 90S (Southern Indian Ocean NASA Forecasters at the Joint Typhoon Warning Center noted that "Formation of a significant tropical cyclone is possible within the next 12 to 24 hours. ... and more »

American Samoa braces for Tropical Cyclone Rene The Associated Press PAGO PAGO, American Samoa - Residents are stocking up on bottled water, flashlights and candles as Tropical Cyclone Rene nears the US Pacific island ... Severe Tropical Cyclone Rene Heading Towards TongaKHON2 Tropical Cyclone Rene heads to TongaUPI.com USDA Offers Food Safety Tips In Preparation For Tropical Cyclone ReneUSDA.gov (press release) Matangi Tonga -New Zealand Herald -Radio New Zealand International all 1,091 news articles »

RP initial recipient of storm wind early warning system BusinessWorld Online "We started working on the software that will assess the wind speed of a tropical cyclone in 2006," he added. The Philippines experiences about 20 tropical ...

Boston Globe

Hurricane study unites formerly divided experts Washington Post (blog) NASA satellite image of Tropical cyclone Gelane in the Indian Ocean on Feb. 19. A new study from some of the top researchers on the question of how climate ... Study: No Human Effect on Hurricane Frequency [Daniel Foster]National Review Online (blog) all 371 news articles »

Cyclone Rene batters Tonga, cutting phone links The Associated Press The strong winds were expected to continue for another 12 to 18 hours, forecaster Robin Natuneli from the Nadi Tropical Cyclone Center in Fiji told New ... Storm worries TongansHonolulu Advertiser Downgraded cyclone Rene due in NZTVNZ Cyclone prolongs hot, humid nightsNew Zealand Herald People's Daily Online -CRIENGLISH.com -ReliefWeb (press release) all 334 news articles »

Cyclone climate link rejected The Australian It does, however, suggest that when tropical storms occur they could become stronger, with average wind speeds rising by 2100. A tropical cyclone is a ... and more »

90Q: A curious short-lived 'tropical' cyclone in the southern Atlantic R & D Magazine By EurekAlert Tropical cyclones typically don't form in the Southern Atlantic because the waters are usually too cool. However, forecasters at the Naval ... and more »

Science Now

Tropical Cyclones Turn Up the Heat Science Now The researchers suspected that tropical cyclones--the generic name for hurricanes and typhoons--could have helped prolong the warming period by stirring up ... Could Hurricanes Spawn a Permanent El Niño?Discovery News More tropical cyclones in ancient past could play role in Earth's warmer futureOneindia Study: Can Hurricanes Cause Climate Change?TIME all 29 news articles »

3News

Trans-Tasman rower facing tropical cyclone Stuff.co.nz Trans-Tasman rower Shaun Quincey is bracing himself for a tropical cyclone heading his way. It could push him off-course and scupper his plans to land near ... Tasman Sea rower faceing tropical cycloneRadio New Zealand Ocean rower fears imminent storm could push him backwardEarthtimes (press release) Spidertracks help airdrop to solo rowerManawatu Standard Taranaki Daily News all 15 news articles »

American Enterprise Institute

ARTICLES & COMMENTARY American Enterprise Institute "There is no conclusive evidence that any observed changes in tropical cyclone genesis, tracks, duration and surge flooding exceed the variability expected ... and more »

Earthquake News

Times Online

Obama renews backing of earthquake-stricken Haiti Washington Post 12 earthquake will take years and cost as much as $1 billion. By Mary Beth Sheridan, William Booth and William Branigin President Obama pledged enduring US ... Obama renews backing of earthquake-stricken HaitiThe Associated Press Obama Pledges US Aid to HaitiNew York Times Haiti earthquake: As Obama meets Préval, US quietly pulls out of HaitiChristian Science Monitor Times Online -ABC News (blog) -AFP all 563 news articles »

Telegraph.co.uk

Recovery from earthquake moves forward in rural Chilean communities U.S. Catholic magazine In the rural area of Rancagua, near the epicenter of the magnitude 8.8 earthquake, "There is considerable damage. Families are terribly affected. ... Sebastian Pinera sees Chile plans jolted by earthquakeBBC News Chileans unite as earthquake survivors struggle to rebuild their livesCatholic News Service Chile earthquake moved South American cities - literallyNew York Daily News 89.3 KPCC -Los Angeles Times -Wall Street Journal all 2,399 news articles »

Everest Re Group Provides Preliminary Loss Estimates for the Chile Earthquake ... MarketWatch (press release) Current industry loss estimates for the magnitude 8.8 earthquake in Chile range between $4 billion and $10 billion while the range of industry losses for ... Everest Re Puts Chile Quake, Windstorm Losses At $250 Mln >REWall Street Journal Everest Re sees $225 mln loss from Chile claimsReuters all 39 news articles »

BBC News

Insurers Brace For Disaster Hit To 2010 Earnings Wall Street Journal The cost of claims from the Chilean earthquake and European storm Xynthia will have a heavy impact on insurance ... Chile's earthquake 'may cost insurers up to $7bn'BBC News Swiss Re, Munich Re face $500 mln losses in ChileMarketWatch Chile Quake to Cost Up to $7 Billion, Biggest Reinsurers SayBusinessWeek Business Insurance -The Associated Press -Insurance News Net (press release) all 204 news articles »

CTV.ca

Signs of life and love emerge in devastated Haiti Kansas.com A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck Haiti last Jan. 12, destroying great part of the capital's infrastructure. A man cleans the shoes of a girl before ... A colossal and costly cleanup in Haiti beginsWashington Post Helping HaitiBurns Times Herald Tiger Review: Helping Haitians in their current crisismy.hsj.org France24 -Montreal Gazette -Los Angeles Times all 1,030 news articles »

WebCPA

House Passes Chile Earthquake Donations Bill WebCPA The House unanimously approved bipartisan legislation on Wednesday to allow individuals who make charitable contributions to victims of the earthquake in ... Ecumenical response to earthquake in ChileAnglican Journal House votes for faster tax breaks for Chile giftsThe Associated Press UAlbany aids disaster-ridden nationsStudent Press Focus News -Grand Forks Herald -Raw Story all 150 news articles »

Malaysia Star

The big shift Malaysia Star TRAGICALLY, over 230000 lives (the actual number is still unknown) have been lost in Haiti due to a magnitude-7.0 earthquake that hit on Jan ... Earthquake primer: What happened in Chile and Haiti? Could it happen here?Wicked Local (blog) Hawaii Earthquake Another Bizarre Quake Shakes LandCNM News Network The Falcon Flyer: Earthquake in Chile Makes Waves in Hawaiimy.hsj.org Jewish Community Voice -Washington Post -Caledonia Courier all 81 news articles »

Experts Say Earthquakes Shouldn't Hinder Chile Nuclear Power Wall Street Journal SANTIAGO (Dow Jones)--Despite a devastating 8.8-magnitude earthquake that rocked Chile's central-southern regions, experts believe a ... Chilean Office of Emergency director steps down over earthquake-response criticismThaindian.com all 23 news articles »

CBC.ca

UN Honors the 101 Who Served and Died in Haiti New York Times Photographs of the United Nations employees killed in the Haiti earthquake were shown at a memorial service on Tuesday. In a somber, secular memorial ... UN chief commemorates "single greatest loss of the UN" from Haitian earthquakeXinhua UN Chief Pays Tribute To Staff Killed In Haiti EarthquakeRTT News Rebuilding HaitiAS/COA Online eNews Park Forest all 244 news articles »

Globe and Mail

Death Toll On The Rise In Turkey Following 6.0 Earthquake MyStateline.com (Tunceli, Turkey) -- The death toll has risen to at least 57 in the wake of an early morning earthquake in eastern Turkey. The magnitude 6.0 quake struck ... Turkey earthquake prompts homes rethinkBBC News Dozens killed in Turkey earthquakeWashington Post Earthquake Survivors In Turkey Spend Night In TentsWFMY News 2 World Correspondents -Bernama -Jewish Telegraphic Agency all 2,286 news articles »

Pandemic News

New York Times

H1N1 Flu Spreads Slower Than Seasonal Flu: Study BusinessWeek The researchers were able to identify 97 cases of pandemic H1N1 flu in 77 households. In about 30 percent of the homes, additional family members became ... ECDC sees another pandemic wave as unlikelyCIDRAP Prevention post-mortemVancouver Sun Pandemic has not yet peaked: Flu expertsCanada.com Europolitics.info -EurActiv -The North Bay Nugget all 221 news articles »

H1N1 pandemic flu symptoms are generally mild, brief Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants Bottom line Symptoms of the 2009 H1N1 pandemic influenza were generally mild and lasted only a few days in most patients. Viral shedding occurs for a mean ... European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control assesses 2010 pandemic riskContinuity Central (press release) all 2 news articles »

Flu pandemic was bit overstated BlueRidgeNow.com People freaked out about the possibility of the H1N1 influenza pandemic killing millions around the world. It's hardly any wonder. ... and more »

Swine flu wanes, but experts say pandemic strain could reemerge Washington Post Influenza transmission waxes and wanes, and outbreaks of novel pandemic strains occur in particularly unpredictable waves that depend on such variables as ... Swine flu pandemic has not peaked, the WHO saysLos Angeles Times (blog) Is flu pandemic waning? World health leaders debateReuters H1N1: Pandemic was emotional as well as physicalCNN Medscape -Forbes -CTV.ca all 738 news articles »

Gamasutra

Ex-Pandemics leading new studio Computerandvideogames.com Online game developer, Globex has hired a number of ex-Pandemic staff to lead a new US-based studio. Globex Studios LA is at work on multiple original ... Key Pandemic Studios personnel heads new development studioVGChartz Veteran Game Makers Launch Globex StudiosComputer Graphics World Globex Opens LA Office With Pandemic VeteransGamasutra all 8 news articles »

TopNews United States

H1N1 vaccine next flu season also? StandardNet By 75th Medical Group The Food and Drug Administration's advisory committee is recommending including pandemic H1N1 into next flu season's vaccine. ... Pandemic flu virus may become resistant to TamifluDaily News & Analysis H1N1 pandemic in remissionCyprus Mail Flu takes a vacation this seasonHamilton Spectator Scientific American -Wall Street Journal -AHN | All Headline News all 388 news articles »

What H1N1 taught us Los Angeles Times We have learned a lot from the 2009 H1N1 swine flu pandemic. We have learned, for example, that one basic assumption about pandemics was ... H1N1 pandemic may not have peaked yet: WHOTimes of India H1N1 pandemic still in peak phase: WHOCBC.ca WHO Says "Too Early To Say Swine Flu Pandemic is Over"IndyPosted (blog) Voxy -CCTV -Trinidad & Tobago Express all 337 news articles »

ING Group Selects RingCube vDesk for Mobility and Business Continuity Business Wire (press release) In the event of a disaster or pandemic situation, vDesk will enable ING employees that use a corporate PC in the office to access their desktop computing ... and more »

Edmond Life and Leisure

How does humanity react to disasters Edmond Life and Leisure One took a look at how we might react to a pandemic, which would kill millions. The second was the Al Gore scenario of alleged global warming slowly ... and more »

2009 Cruising Controversies CruiseMates Cruise Guide Throughout 2009 there were reports saying H1N1 was not shaping up to be the pandemic first predicted, but the WHO elevated it to stage 6 pandemic and ... and more »

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Other World News and Events

World events that could or do effect the lives of large numbers of people.

Religion

Newsweek

White House Religion Panel Gets It Right Newsweek The White House panel on faith-based initiatives, a middling and contradictory group, kinda sorta got it right on religion and government. ... Obama's 'spiritual Cabinet' includes top foreign policy adviserUSA Today Book by Vatican Radio editor looks at Obama and religionCatholic News Service Secularists 'deeply disappointed' with Obama over Faith-Based InitiativeExaminer.com Jewish Telegraphic Agency -Huffington Post (blog) all 30 news articles »

MiamiHerald.com

Video: Parents on Religion in the Classroom FOXNews (blog) Wednesday the Texas State Board of Education (SBOE) meets to discuss curriculum standards that could have an impact on what students across the country see ... State ed board to vote on social studies standardsDallas Morning News all 228 news articles »

The Guardian

Boyfriend: Terror suspect never practiced religion The Associated Press QUAKERTOWN, Pa. - A boyfriend of the American woman charged in a foreign terrorism plot says she never showed any Muslim or other religious leanings. ... JihadJane's impulseGetReligion (blog) JihadJane -- PA woman tied to plot against Swedish cartoonistGather.com Boyfriend: Terror suspect never practiced religionAustin American-Statesman Christian Broadcasting Network all 1,627 news articles »

Colo. judge rejects THC religion Honolulu Advertiser He argued he shouldn't be convicted on drug charges because marijuana serves the same role in his religion as communion wine in Christianity. ... Pot user loses his religion defenseDenver Post "Botanical Messiah" defense failsKansas City Star (blog) Bizarre News -- Marijuana ReligionABC12.com UPI.com -The Associated Press -KMGH Denver all 181 news articles »

The Hindu

Attacks Might Not Be About Religion in Nigeria Atlantic Online (blog) It has been repeatedly noted that those murdered were Christian and that the perpetrators were Muslim when in fact religion may have little to do with the ... Religion: Muslims slaughter Christians in central NigeriaExaminer.com Nigeria: Genocide On the Plateau - the Way OutAllAfrica.com Local archbishop says religion not at source of conflict in NigeriaCatholic News Agency eTaiwan News -Beliefnet.com (blog) -DAWN.com all 2,302 news articles »

Los Angeles Times

Freedom of religion, speech... and hate? Beliefnet.com (blog) As Religion News Service reports, the justices will decide whether extreme speech that inflicts emotional pain -- especially at sensitive venues such as ... Supreme Court accepts case testing limits of free speechAssociated Baptist Press all 17 news articles »

India Talkies

Most Believe God Gets Involved New York Times (blog) The research relied on data from two national surveys: the Baylor Religion Survey, a nationally representative sample of 1721 Americans; and the Work, ... How Much Does God Make Our Decisions For Us?Big Think 8 In 10 People Think God Is Directly Involved In their LifeTopNews all 27 news articles »

ABC News

Mohamed Sayed Tantawi, Top Cleric, Dies at 81 New York Times For more than a quarter century Mr. Tantawi was at the nexus of government and religion in Egypt, the Arab world's largest country, working with President ... Egypt's chilling conservatismThe Guardian all 310 news articles »

CNN

A True Catholic Education (I'm Looking at You, Denver) Huffington Post (blog) We had a Jewish student who was very popular, and I often heard students jokingly ask for her help in our religion class considering she was an "expert on ... Catholic church defends decision to boot students with lesbian parentsHartford Courant (blog) all 226 news articles »

CBC.ca

Quebec to ban religion in public daycares CBC.ca Once that's done, he said he will meet with the daycare administrators, and work with them to eliminate religion from their program. ... Public daycares must drop religious instructionMontreal Gazette Quebec makes about-turn, moves to ban religion in daycaresGlobe and Mail all 34 news articles »

 

Health

"Personal" study shows gene maps can spot disease Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two studies published on Wednesday show it is possible to sequence the entire gene maps of families with inherited diseases and pinpoint the offending bit of DNA. The studies, which would not have been possible a year or two ago, ... Decoded Genomes Pinpoint Genetic Roots of DiseasesNew York Times Gene Mutations Identified for Charcot-Marie-Tooth SyndromeU.S. News & World Report Family Genome Sequence Fewer Mutations InheritedBusinessWeek Bio-IT World -Science Now -UPI.com all 67 news articles »

Oneindia

Researchers: Men want sex until they almost die Atlanta Journal Constitution The British have quite a history at getting to the bottom of things. Sherlock Holmes is the genesis of the detective novel and Scotland Yard, though it sounds like a cricket field, is actually an organization of highly trained ... Healthier men want more sex for more yearsCNN Men Outlive Women SexuallyFOXNews Good Health Boosts Sexual Life ExpectancyWebMD BusinessWeek -U.S. News & World Report (blog) -eFitnessNow all 338 news articles »

ABC News

FDA to Investigate Possible Osteoporosis Drug-Femur Fracture Link After ABC ... ABC News The US Food and Drug Administration announced today that it will look into whether a link exists between the long-term use of certain osteoporosis drugs and a particular type of leg fracture after ABC News ... FDA Will Review Fosamax, Boniva for SafetyWall Street Journal FDA rules out bisphosphonate, thigh fracture linkReuters Long-term use of osteoporosis drugs linked to hip breaksUSA Today Wall Street Journal (blog) -MedPage Today -ABC7Chicago.com all 53 news articles »

World News

CDC says genital herpes is still a 'serious health threat' CNN The herpes simplex 2 virus is one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases in the United States, according to the CDC. (CNN) -- As much as 16 percent of the US population between the ages of 14 and ... Health Buzz: 1 in 6 Americans Has Genital HerpesU.S. News & World Report CDC: Genital Herpes Rates Still HighWebMD Genital Herpes Infection Rate Remains HighCNM News Network eFitnessNow -Chicago Sun-Times -RedOrbit all 111 news articles »

Few Calif. consumers helped by insurer settlement BusinessWeek Very few consumers benefited from California regulators' highly publicized settlements with health insurers accused of dropping sick patients from their policies, according to a state assembly report. The Department of Managed ... Settlements over dropped insurance lanquishSan Francisco Chronicle ABC, CBS, NBC Join Obama's Attack on Insurance CompaniesBusiness Media Institute Regulators Defend Actions Against Health InsurersCBS 2 CanadianBusiness.com -California Healthline -Los Angeles Times all 82 news articles »

KVAL

Vaginal birth after cesarean underused: panel Reuters NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - If you're pregnant and have had a cesarean section before, chances are you'll have one again. In at least one-third of US hospitals, a repeat cesarean is the only option, and nine in 10 women end up getting one -- a fact ... Panel Finds Many Women Can Avoid Repeat C-SectionsU.S. News & World Report Panel: Women need chance to avoid repeat C-sectionThe Associated Press How to get a VBAC in CaliforniaLos Angeles Times (blog) Detroit Free Press -CANOE -MedPage Today all 164 news articles »

Reuters

A Wine Diet? Study Shows Alcohol Helps Women Lose Weight U.S. News & World Report (blog) Ladies, great news today! According to the New York Times, "new research suggests that women who regularly consume moderate amounts of alcohol are less likely to gain weight than nondrinkers and are at ... Cheers, Ladies! A Drink A Day May Keep the Pounds AwayABC News Middle-Aged Women Who Drink Moderately Gain Less WeightJoinTogether.org Wine may help women keep weight in checkReuters BBC News -Los Angeles Times -CNN all 399 news articles »

New York Daily News

FDA says food company shipped products despite Salmonella findings CIDRAP Mar 10, 2010 (CIDRAP News) – Federal inspectors concluded that a food company that produced hydrolyzed vegetable protein (HVP) at the center of a series of food recalls continued to ship its products after it learned of Salmonella contamination in its ... FDA says Basic Food Flavors knew plant was contaminated with salmonellaWashington Post More on the HVP recall: Company knew of salmonella contaminationLos Angeles Times (blog) HVP recall has consumers asking questions about safetyMontreal Gazette Chicago Tribune (blog) -Wall Street Journal -Christian Science Monitor all 967 news articles »

eFitnessNow

Long-Term Health Risks Low for Kidney Donors WebMD March 9, 2010 -- Kidney donors fare just as well as non-donors over the long term, according to a new study. Researchers compared survival rates of kidney donors to healthy adults who were not kidney donors and found kidney donation ... Live kidney donors do not die sooner: studyReuters Donating kidney no handicap to healthy, long life: StudyTimes of India Donating a kidney doesn't shorten donor's lifemsnbc.com Los Angeles Times -eFitnessNow -Renal and Urology News all 113 news articles »

Boston Globe

A Better Female Condom Newsweek The underutilized contraceptive is making a big comeback thanks to a major grant. But is it enough to stop the spread of HIV? By Kate Dailey | Newsweek Web Exclusive Please fill in the following information and we'll email this link. ... AIDS rise may force India to spend more: World BankReuters Britain gives one million pounds to S.Africa for condomsAFP Philippine health chief, church fight over condomsThe Associated Press BBC News -GulfNews -Voice of America all 778 news articles »

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