Gay activist Filipino lawmaker urges LGBT colleagues to come out publicly and fight discrimination
Posted by: GerryAlbert
Manila :: Philippines | updated 2012-05-16 02:33:49 -0700 | political-news
By Gerry Albert Corpuz, anchor, all voices. com MANILA, Philippines- (2nd Update) Philippine lawmaker Rep. Teddy Casino of party list group Bayan Muna (People First), a staunch supporter of LGBT concerns in this predominantly Catholic nation of over 100 million...
Seoul resists nuclear shutdown pressure
Source: Asia Times Online
Seoul :: South Korea | updated 2012-05-16 02:16:43 -0700 | green-news
On May 5, Japan shut down the last of its 55 nuclear reactors to go nuclear free. Fallout from the March 2011 Fukushima disaster turned Japanese public opinion so strongly against nuclear power that the Tokyo was forced to abandon...
Obama to urge lawmakers on 'to do' list
Source: United Press International
Upi :: Philippines | updated 2012-05-16 04:49:46 -0700 | political-news
A five-point economic "to do" list will aid a U.S. upturn, the White House said as President Barack Obama was to meet with lawmakers Wednesday to tout the list. Congressional action on the tax-cutting, job-creation and mortgage-relief action plan --...
Facebook Adverts Don't Work - General Motors Leaves Site Due to Poor Sales
Source: International Business Times
Auckland :: New Zealand | updated 2012-05-16 03:21:41 -0700 | technology-news
General Motors , the world's largest car manufacturer, plans to stop advertising with Facebook , after revealing that paid adverts on the social network have little impact on sales. GM will still have a free page, but will no longer...
Business › Tokyo stocks close 1.12% lower
Source: Japan Today
Tōkyō :: Japan | updated 2012-05-16 04:48:21 -0700 | business-news
Tokyo stocks lost 1.12% on Wednesday, closing at their lowest level since late January amid worries that political turmoil in debt-hit Greece will further fuel the eurozone's fiscal woes. The Nikkei 225 index at the Tokyo Stock Exchange lost 99.57...
Breakthrough surgery restores hand function
Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Sydney :: Australia | updated 2012-05-16 02:54:11 -0700 | health-news
The paralysed patient suffered an injury to the lowest bone in his neck. Instead of operating on his spine, doctors at Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis used the upper arm nerves to rewire a fresh connection to...
First drive: Peugeot 4008
Source: Sydney Morning Herald
Sydney :: Australia | updated 2012-05-16 01:47:25 -0700 | business-news
Story continues below Unlike the fairly minimal changes to the 4007 compared to the Outlander , the 4008 features far more radical differences. The exterior design is almost completely new, with only the roof and doors carried over from the...
Letter from China: A Chinese Composer Sounds Off About Music and Politics
Source: International Herald Tribune
Beijing :: China | updated 2012-05-16 03:09:52 -0700 | entertainment-news
Ye Xiaogang, artistic director of the Beijing Modern Music Festival and one of China 's leading contemporary composers, is a quicksilver personality who laughs wryly, exudes determination and likes to dress in black. Just back in Beijing from receiving a...
Japan's Yamagata Prefecture showcases its attractions to boost tourism
Source: Channel NewsAsia
Yamagata :: Japan | updated 2012-05-16 02:24:12 -0700 | political-news
The tourism industry in Yamagata Prefecture was one of the worst hit in Japan following the twin disasters last March. It is now trying to draw back visitors with its diversified attractions...The Rikuto Line also known as yukemuri line which...
E Timor unveils disputed gas field pipeline
Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Dili :: East Timor | updated 2012-05-16 03:20:11 -0700 | political-news
East Timor and Australian company Woodside have been in a long-running dispute about how to process gas from the field, which is estimated to be worth tens of billions of dollars. Prime minister Xinanhua Gusmao unveiled the short section of...
Scots artist George Wyllie dies
Source: BBC
Hiroshima :: Japan | updated 2012-05-16 03:07:37 -0700 | entertainment-news
George Wyllie was one of Scotland's most celebrated artists Glasgow-born sculptor George Wyllie has died at the age of 90 following a short illness. He was best known for his giant public works including The Paper Boat and The Straw...
Copyright tribunal to be revived in June
Source: The Star
Kuantan :: Malaysia | updated 2012-05-16 03:03:48 -0700 | sports-news
A copyright tribunal to help local artistes and musicians lodge complaints on issues related to copyright and royalties will be set up next month. Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia (MyIPO) chairman Datuk Abdul Manan Ismail said the tribunal, which was...
14. Pixie Lott tickets up for grabs
Source: The Star
Kuala Lumpur :: Malaysia | updated 2012-05-16 02:34:15 -0700 | entertainment-news
00 PM Updated: Wednesday May 16, 2012 MYT 4:02:05 PM Pixie Lott tickets up for grabs Pixie Lott, the English singer-songwriter, whose debut single Boys And Girls shot to the top of the UK Singles Chart in 2009 and whose...
Two Suspects Charged in UK Terror Plot
Source: Arab News
Brisbane :: Australia | updated 2012-05-16 02:19:26 -0700 | disasters-news
July 2007 Two more people a man in the UK and his cousin in Australia have been charged in connection with the failed car bomb attacks in central London and Glasgow Airport on June 30. Dr. Sabeel Ahmed, 26, of...
Mobile sales dip as China buyers hold off: Gartner
Source: International Business Times
Shanghai :: China | updated 2012-05-16 05:16:29 -0700 | technology-news
Global sales of mobile phones fell 2 percent in January-March after ten straight quarters of growth, as Chinese buyers held back in anticipation of new models and economic uncertainties weighed on developed markets, research firm Gartner said. The data, published...
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