Schools Shut as Virus Rages in Vietnam

Schools Shut as Virus Rages in Vietnam

Schools Shut as Virus Rages in Vietnam

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 10:14 PM PDT

More than a dozen kindergartens in Vietnam have closed to deal with an outbreak of hand, foot and mouth disease that has killed 111 children and sickened more than 57,000 this year, an official and the government said.


VIDEO: Man who devotes life to defusing mines

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 11:08 PM PDT

Hushyar Ali has devoted his life to defusing thousands of explosives in his home region of Halabja in Iraq.


VIDEO: Lower caste student suicides in India

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 10:42 PM PDT

In the past four years there have been 18 cases of suicide by lower caste students in India.


VIDEO: Hopes of eurozone debt deal

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 11:26 PM PDT

European bank shares rose on Monday as investors reacted to the latest attempts to stabilise the eurozone debt crisis.


Syria forces storm town, fight defectors: residents (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 10:58 PM PDT

Demonstrators pose during a march through the streets after Friday prayers in Idlib September 23, 2011. Message on the T-shirts read: Reuters - Syrian forces backed by tanks and helicopters stormed a strategic town on Tuesday after fighting with army defectors, in a major operation to subdue pro-democracy protests in the center of the country, residents said.

Insight: Blunt talk from China ex-premier stirs reform pot (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 11:03 PM PDT

Reuters - Crumbling flood dykes in China decried as "tofu dregs" built by "parasites." Erring bankers lashed as "half-wits" and crime "accomplices." Special hotels for Communist Party elite dismissed as wasteful piles of "golden splendor."


Oil rises above $81 on Europe debt progress hope (AP)

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 10:30 PM PDT

FILE - In this June 29, 2011, file photo, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky. speaks to reporters about balancing the budget on Capitol Hill in Washington. Paul who opposes federal regulation on philosophical grounds is single-handedly blocking legislation that would strengthen safety rules for oil and gas pipelines, legislation that even the pipeline industry and companies in his own state support. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)AP - Oil rose above $81 a barrel Tuesday in Asia, following stock markets higher amid hopes that Europe was finally girding for a major program to prevent debt-strapped Greece from going bankrupt.

South Africa may block Dalai Lama visit to Tutu (AP)

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 10:38 PM PDT

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama prays during a prayer session in Dharmsala, India, Monday, Sept. 26, 2011. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)AP - South African officials may block the Dalai Lama from celebrating the 80th birthday of his friend and fellow Nobel Peace Laureate, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, amid fears that Chinese pressure is trumping the country's much-vaunted policies on freedom of speech and human rights.

Toughest US accusation in years angers Pakistanis (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 02:00 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - In a roadside cafe a few hundred yards from the US consulate in Karachi, a dozen men are huddled around a TV screaming the latest headlines on the deteriorating ties between Pakistan and the US following the unexpected accusation by Adm. Mike Mullen Sunday.


Russia faces another six – or 12 – years of Putin at the helm (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 10:40 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Russia's presidential election is still months away, but Russians are already avidly discussing what's in store for them given the prospect of six, and quite probably 12 more years of Vladimir Putin at the helm of the country.


Euro Euphoria Sends Stocks Into Bounce Encore

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 11:12 PM PDT

We have seen a familiar pattern develop over the last month: harsh sell-off, light volume oversold bounce, suck in macro dip buyers, rinse them out with another steep sell-off, incite the doomsday trumpeters, and then trigger another round of short-covering again when the world's still spinning the next morning.


Four Greater China Companies Make New Boston Consulting Group List

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 10:59 PM PDT

Four companies whose operations are based in China landed in the top 10 of a new Boston Consulting??Group survey??of the world's "top value creators." Medical instruments maker Shandong Weigao, Internet giants Tencent and Baidu,??and auto glass maker Xinyi Glass were in upper ranks of the list, which was led by Shandong Weigao.????Shares in Baidu trade??on ...


Guess Has $46 Stock Price In Its Jeans

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 10:48 PM PDT

The European operations, although a relatively newer operational region for the company, are the most valuable for them according to our breakdown. We recently launched coverage on our analysis of Guess with a near $47 price estimate for its stock.


Dozens of children die in Pakistan bus crash

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 11:17 PM PDT

At least 37 people, including 30 children, have been killed after an overloaded bus overturned in Punjab province.


Syria forces storm town, fight defectors: residents

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 10:58 PM PDT

AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian forces backed by tanks and helicopters stormed a strategic town on Tuesday after fighting with army defectors, in a major operation to subdue pro-democracy protests in the center of the country, residents said.

Insight: Blunt talk from China ex-premier stirs reform pot

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 11:03 PM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - Crumbling flood dykes in China decried as "tofu dregs" built by "parasites." Erring bankers lashed as "half-wits" and crime "accomplices." Special hotels for Communist Party elite dismissed as wasteful piles of "golden splendor."

Can The Online Travel Sector Avoid A Slowdown?

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 10:42 PM PDT

Written by Yen Lee Yen Lee is president and co-founder of UpTake.com, a travel information research site. For all the uncertainty that swirls around the economy, markets and jobs, the tech sector has been largely immune to the country's economic malaise. Helping to lead this charge has been the largest e-commerce category ? online travel. ...


Why Does It Feel Like I'm Always Working?

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 09:52 PM PDT

Beep! Beep! Beeeep! The shrill sound of your alarm splits through the crisp morning air. With a sigh, you bury your face in your pillow and do a quick mental calculation of how many more times you can swat the snooze button before you really must get up. It?s not that life is awful: you?ve ...


Can Salon.com Become the NPR of the Internet?

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 09:52 PM PDT

When Salon.com launched in 1995, relatively few Americans could tell you what the internet was, much less an internet magazine. Sixteen years later, Salon, though well regarded for its journalism, is still struggling to attain profitability and traffic growth. So much for the first-mover advantage. Now, to secure its future, Salon is reaching into its past, with a CEO and a strategy that are both new and familiar.


VIDEO: India flooding 'affects millions'

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 10:18 PM PDT

More than two million people have been affected by floods in India as torrential rains lash Orissa, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar states.


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