Jobless total falls by 45,000
Source: The Independent
Brussels :: Belgium | updated 2012-05-16 02:19:04 -0700 | business-news
Mum, Dad, friend who popped round for coffee randomly but I invited in anyway...this is Terry...Drought in the Sahel region of West Africa is fast becoming a humanitarian crisis; Henry Makiwa trav... Suggested Topics The Government was given some welcome...
A developing world of debt
Source: The Guardian
Brussels :: Belgium | updated 2012-05-16 04:09:45 -0700 | business-news
Data in the World Bank's global development finance 2012 report (pdf) shows total external debt stocks owed by developing countries increased by $437bn over 12 months to stand at $4tn at the end of 2010, the latest period for which...
Jon Cruddas can start interesting arguments – but will they get Labour elected? | Gaby Hinsliff
Source: The Guardian
Brussels :: Belgium | updated 2012-05-16 02:52:25 -0700 | political-news
Jon Cruddas described Labour's treatement of the poor when in office as an 'electoral liability'. Richard Saker/Rex Features He once described his current political agenda as seeking to "kick up a bit of dust, tip over a few tables", and...
AUDIO: 'Sheer chaos' if Greece leaves euro
Source: BBC
Brussels :: Belgium | updated 2012-05-16 02:23:53 -0700 | business-news
What are the economic implications of Greece's decision to leave or stay in the eurozone? Andrew Balls, of global investment firm Pimco, says the markets are "starting to price-in a disorderly outcome". "It is more likely than not that Greece...
Sexy women's bodies in ads seen as objects
Source: United Press International
Brussels :: Belgium | updated 2012-05-16 01:20:19 -0700 | technology-news
Both men and women see images of sexy women's bodies in advertisements as objects, but they see sexy-looking men as people, Belgian researchers found. "What's unclear is, we don't actually know whether people at a basic level recognize sexualized females...
Election epic offers test for European incumbents
Source: Daily Mail & Guardian
Brussels :: Belgium | updated 2012-05-16 03:53:00 -0700 | business-news
The presidential run-off in France may very well leave Nicolas Sarkozy in the dust. (Joel Sagel, AFP) Europe is braced for an election bonanza this weekend that will determine the politics of the increasingly contested campaign to save the single...
Airlines should compensate passengers on delayed flights up to i¿½480, EU judge claims
Source: Mail Online UK
Brussels :: Belgium | updated 2012-05-16 01:20:09 -0700 | political-news
16 May 2012 Airlines should pay out compensation to passengers whose flights are delayed for more than three hours, a top EU judge claimed yesterday. Advocate General Yves Bot argued airlines should compensate delayed passengers with the same amount of...
Gamers angry as highly anticipated launch of Diablo III is plagued by server issues
Source: Mail Online UK
Brussels :: Belgium | updated 2012-05-16 00:14:31 -0700 | technology-news
Anticipation for the fantasy demon-killing game has bubbled over because the previous entry in the series was released 12 years ago, a lifetime in the gaming world when compared with franchises like World of Warcraft and Call of Duty, which...
EU envoy hopeful of FTA with India by this year
Source: India Abroad
Brussels :: Belgium | updated 2012-05-16 02:56:09 -0700 | business-news
T he proposed India [ Images ]-European Union free trade agreement (FTA), which seeks to liberalise trade in goods and services, could be materialised by this year, EU Ambassador to India Joao Cravinho has said. "We are looking forward for...
The Sky Continues To Rise: EU Gross Box Office Returns And EU Film Production Both Hit Record Highs ...
Source: Tech Dirt
Brussels :: Belgium | updated 2012-05-16 00:52:14 -0700 | entertainment-news
So it's good to come across some official figures that suggest the contrary, particularly because in this case they come from the European Audiovisual Observatorynot a market research company, but a public service body. Here are the latest numbers for...
Homey aromas to make a sale
Source: Sacramento Bee
Brussels :: Belgium | updated 2012-05-16 00:26:52 -0700 | allnews
Those are some of things we were warned not to cook or eat in our house if we ever hoped to sell it. My husband and I are one of the zillions of boomer couples hoping to downsize. With one...
Youth unemployment across the OECD: how does the UK compare?
Source: The Guardian
Brussels :: Belgium | updated 2012-05-16 00:22:04 -0700 | political-news
March 2012, more than double the unemployment rate affecting the general population. Greece and Spain have fared worst with both reporting youth unemployment rates of over 50% of the total youth labour force...Increasing youth unemployment has meant that now more...
BG Medicine files for expanded indication of BGM Galectin-3 test
Source: Pharmaceutical Industry News
Brussels :: Belgium | updated 2012-05-16 02:53:08 -0700 | health-news
The blood test is at present indicated for use in patients with chronic heart failure who are at increased risk for hospitalizations or death based on elevated levels of galectin-3. Upon the FDA clearance, the new application would expand the...
Howlin hopeful of securing new EU stimulus package
Source: Independent
Brussels :: Belgium | updated 2012-05-16 03:52:56 -0700 | business-news
Ireland in Brussels yesterday amid expectations that European leaders will agree within weeks to release funds for some sort of stimulus package. Public Expenditure Minister Brendan Howlin pushed for Ireland to get more money from the European Investment Bank (EIB)...
Switzerland latest country to end sanctions
Source: Myanmar News
Brussels :: Belgium | updated 2012-05-16 02:32:34 -0700 | political-news
Wednesday.The decision comes into force on Thursday, but will be rescinded if the political situation in Burma deteriorates sharply, the government said.Last month the European Union responded to what it said were historic changes in Burma... ... Read the full...
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