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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 »



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. ...

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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, ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 »




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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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. ...

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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. ...

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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 ...

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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.

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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. ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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


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. ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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


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
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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
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