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Swiss Discard What Could Have Been World’s Highest Minimum Wage at $25/Hr
Swiss voters have overwhelmingly voted against a proposed hourly $US25 ($A27) minimum wage which could have been the highest minimum wage the world over.
May 19, 2014
Parents Face Charges for Starving Baby to Death
A young couple from Chicago is facing charges for allegedly starving to death one of their baby daughters.
May 19, 2014
Air Canada Defers Bombardier CSeries Purchase
Air Canada has suspended a planned purchase of Bombardier's CSeries and announced it will keep its 25 Embraer SA planes instead of replacing them with the new narrow-body aircraft.
May 16, 2014
El Niño-pocalypse: NASA Photo Shows 2014 Weather Event to be the Worst in Decades, Severe Than 1997?
NASA's Earth Observatory has just released a new photo map pitting the ocean heights in the tropical Pacific in early May compared to May 1997. The 1997-1998 El Niño is recognized as one of the strongest ever.
May 16, 2014
Fueled by Improved Treatments: Canadian Life Expectancy Rises, 80 For Men, 84 For Women
With improved treatments, life expectancy among Canadians has surged with males expected to reach 80 and females 84, based on a report released by the World Health Organization.
May 16, 2014
Philippines’ Central Visayas Stricken Anew with Earthquake, Measures Magnitude 6.3
Eight months after a magnitude 7.2 temblor, the Philippines' Central Visayas has been stricken anew with a major earthquake on Thursday early evening that measured magnitude 6.3.
May 16, 2014
Global Warming Pushing Pacific Tropical Cyclones Away from Equator Going Toward the Poles; Hong Kong, Taiwan, Shanghai, Japan and South Korea at Risk
A new NOAA-led study released by US researchers has presented a glimpse of potentially more droughts to countries near the Equator. It found global warming is pushing Pacific tropical cyclones away from the equator going toward the poles, potentially risking Japan and Korea peninsula and other regions with generally larger populations during cyclone season.
May 15, 2014
Study Says California Kelp Bears No Signs of Ocean-Borne Radiation from Japan’s Fukushima; Worst of Fears Could Be Over
Kelp samples collected along the U.S. West Coast continue to test negative to possible ocean-borne radiation from Japan's Fukushima nuclear power plant that was crippled by a tsunami triggered by a 9.0 magnitude earthquake in March 2011.
May 15, 2014
Google Swamped with Take Down Requests Following Hallmark EU Court Ruling; Disappointed
Google, the world's No. 1 Internet search company, has got its hands busy attending to take down requests following a hallmark EU court ruling on Wednesday that said the firm must heed to users' requests to delete information that are "inadequate, irrelevant or no longer relevant."
May 15, 2014
Mom Who Brought 11-wk-old Baby to Watch 15-rated Film Movie in Cinema Gets Kicked Out
A mother who wanted to watch the 15-rated film movie 'Bad Neighbours' in Vue cinema in Cambridge was barred and kicked out by cinema officials. The reason? She brought along her 11-week-old baby with her.
May 15, 2014
MERS-CoV in Canada: Doctor Who Had Contact with Afflicted Florida Patient Tests Negative for Virus; U.S. Posts Warning Signs at 22 Airports; Netherlands Reports 1st Case
The Public Health Agency of Canada on Wednesday said the doctor who had contact with a MERS-CoV (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus) afflicted patient in Florida and then travelled to Canada has tested negative for the virus.
May 15, 2014
Police Arrest 6 Brothers Accused of Sexually Abusing Own Sister for 10 Years, Parents Also Charged
Police have arrested and charged six brothers from North Carolina for allegedly sexually abusing their own sister for 10 years. Their parents were likewise charged with felony child abuse.
May 14, 2014
Adam Goodes - Australian Constitution Still Discriminatory Against Aborigines; Pushes Amendments
Australia may be exerting efforts to ban racism among its residents but these are not enough, at least for Australian of the Year and AFL legend Adam Goodes. For one, the country's very own prevailing constitution remains discriminatory against the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
May 14, 2014
Panama Hit By Strong 6.8 Magnitude Earthquake; Residents Warned to Expect Aftershocks; No Tsunami Threat
An earthquake with a 6.8 magnitude strength struck Panama on Tuesday.
May 14, 2014
Incensed Over Baby’s Non-stop Crying, Filipina Nurse Tapes Newborn Mouth’s Shut (PHOTOS)
A nurse in the Philippines' province of Cebu has become the center of outrage of netizens after she taped a newborn's mouth shut because the baby cried loudly and was too noisy.
May 13, 2014
Health Benefits of Compounds in Red Wine, Chocolate Not True at All – Study
Drinking red wine and eating chocolates, however frequent, may not make a person have improved health, a study released on Monday by U.S. researchers said.
May 13, 2014
Iran Does Mission Possible, Reveals Replica of Captured U.S. Drone, But Does It Really Work?
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei on Sunday announced the country has managed to crack the technology of the US bat-wing craft it captured in 2011 as it unveiled a replica of the captured drone.
May 13, 2014
MERS-CoV: 2nd Case Reported in U.S.; ‘Diseases Spreading All Over the World’
The U.S. has reported its second case of the deadly Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in a male patient currently confined in an Orlando hospital.
May 13, 2014
Iron Ore Exports at Port Hedland at Risk; Tug Workers Strike Approved to Push Through; At Least $100M/Day Could Be Lost
Australia, in the midst of a fading mining boom, stands to suffer more losses of at least $100 million a day if tugboat workers at Port Hedland make good their threat to stage a labour strike within the next 30 days. The impending industrial work stoppage could cripple Australia's most lucrative iron ore exports.
May 13, 2014
Washington Monument Rises Again 3 Years After Devastating 5.8 Magnitude Earthquake
After magnitude 5.8 earthquake has cracked some of its granite and marble stones in August 2011, the Washington Monument will reopen anew to the public.
May 12, 2014
MERS-CoV in Saudi Arabia: Infected Cases Continue to Rise, Experimental Vaccine Developed
Saudi Arabia has recently registered three new cases and three new deaths from the potentially fatal Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection.
May 12, 2014
$8M Unmanned Research Submarine Goes 'Missing' in New Zealand Coast
A remote-controlled research submarine that costs a whopping $8 million has gone missing off the coast of New Zealand.
May 12, 2014
Australia Allots $77B for Roads Construction to Aid Fizzling Economy as Mining Boom Dies Out
Australia will be allotting A$82 billion ($77 billion) into a road infrastructure plan in a bid to encourage investment into its fizzling economy spurred by a fading mining boom.
May 12, 2014
Fukushima Milestone: Plant Worker Files Lawsuit Versus TEPCO Over Radiation Exposure
In what could be a historical milestone related to the Fukushima nuclear power plant meltdown in March 2011, plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO) has been slapped with a lawsuit by no other than a worker who used to work in the crippled facility.
May 09, 2014
Study: Climate Change Affects Nutrition in Basic Foods, Strips Off Zinc, Iron And Protein
Not only will climate change affect the temperaments of weather patterns, it elevates sea levels and hampers crop production, the rising levels of carbon dioxide are also bound to affect the nutritional value and content of basic foods.
May 09, 2014
Global Warming: 10-13 Feet of Increased Sea Levels Once East Antarctica Melts
East Antarctica, largely receiving small attention before, has now become the focus of a study where if it succumbs to global warming and melts could push sea levels to rise by 10-13 feet high, enough to drown coastal cities from Tokyo to Mumbai to New York.
May 09, 2014
2014 El Niño: World Prepares for Major Impacts
Nations around the world have started conducting respective preparations in anticipation of a strong El Niño weather occurrence this 2014.
May 09, 2014
Overreaction and Stress, Not Cancer and Radiation, Will Kill More People than Fukushima Scare – UN Report
The radiation from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant that has erupted into the atmosphere and fell into the ocean waters will not trigger any increase in cancer or health problems, a report released by the UN Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation said. What will definitely most kill the people are their overreactions and stress over possible radiation afflictions.
May 08, 2014
Canada’s First Ever Cannabis Marijuana Vending Machine Opens in Vancouver
Canada has opened its first ever cannabis marijuana vending machine in Vancouver.
May 08, 2014
Qantas Airlines: Australia’s Favourite Lays Off Jobs by June, Deploys Double-decker Airbus A380 to Service Sydney-DFW Route
Recently voted as Australia's favourite airline, Qantas is set to squash off 2,200 jobs by June as part of a restructure plan as it announced it will deploy the double-decker Airbus A380 to service the Sydney-Dallas/Fort Worth route.
May 08, 2014
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