Monthly Archives: February 2011

Drop in Breast Cancer Among White Women May Have Stalled (HealthDay)

Written on February 28, 2011 by Editor - Health News

MONDAY, Feb. 28 (HealthDay News) — Many American women abandoned hormone replacement therapy after a 2002 study found the treatment was tied to higher breast cancer risk. A sharp drop in breast cancer incidence among whites was observed soon after. … Continue reading →

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Republican Budget-Cut Plan Would Cost 700,000 Jobs, Zandi Says

Written on February 28, 2011 by Editor - Job News

House Republicans’ $61 billion budget-cutting plan would cost 700,000 jobs, according to a report likely to inflame the debate over the U.S. government deficit. The measure would reduce real economic growth this year by 0.5 percentage points and by 0.2 … Continue reading →

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With Russia’s $650 billion rearmament plan, a bear sharpens the teeth (The Christian Science Monitor)

Written on February 28, 2011 by Editor - World News

Moscow – The graying bear is removing a make-over. Russia’s troops is rising a biggest rearmament bid given Soviet times, including a $650 billion module to gain 1,000 new helicopters, 600 fight planes, 100 warships, and 8 nuclear-powered ballistic barb … Continue reading →

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Voice from story unprotected by New Zealand upheaval (AP)

Written on February 28, 2011 by Editor - World News

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand – The New Zealand trembler has unprotected potentially ancestral papers dark inside a 19th century statue that defeated in a disaster. Christchurch Major Bob Parker pronounced Tuesday that a handwritten vellum in a bottle and a hermetic … Continue reading →

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China’s Feb production eases on tighter credit (AP)

Written on February 28, 2011 by Editor - World News

SHANGHAI – China’s production bang slowed to a six-month low in Feb as authorities tightened controls on credit to cold acceleration and factories eased output, generally of food and textiles. The state-affiliated China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing pronounced Tuesday … Continue reading →

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Chavez says he won’t reject Libya’s Gadhafi (AP)

Written on February 28, 2011 by Editor - World News

CARACAS, Venezuela – Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez pronounced Monday that he won’t reject Libyan personality Moammar Gadhafi and he warned that a United States is scheming an advance of a North African nation to seize control of a oil reserves. … Continue reading →

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Rooney plans to banish the Blues (AFP)

Written on February 28, 2011 by Editor - World News

LONDON (AFP) – Wayne Rooney plans to make amends for the worst season of his life by firing Manchester United to a crucial victory against fading champions Chelsea on Tuesday. By his own admission Rooney has been well below his … Continue reading →

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New Zealand falls silent in quake memorial as toll rises (Reuters)

Written on February 28, 2011 by Editor - World News

CHRISTCHURCH (Reuters) – New Zealand came to a standstill on Tuesday as people marked the moment a deadly earthquake shattered the country’s second-biggest city Christchurch a week ago, and the number of confirmed dead rose by one to 155. Muffled … Continue reading →

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Castro says Cuba’s mass layoffs delayed (Reuters)

Written on February 28, 2011 by Editor - World News

HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuban President Raul Castro has admitted that plans to lay off 500,000 state workers by March are behind schedule and that the process will be delayed to help soften the impact of the cuts, state-run television said … Continue reading →

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South Korea urges North Korea to hold talks (Reuters)

Written on February 28, 2011 by Editor - World News

SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s president on Tuesday urged North Korea to return to talks but the chances looked slim as he stopped short of dropping his demand for the North to take responsibility for attacks last year. The call … Continue reading →

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