FOI Bill included in House order of business Tuesday
Representatives Teddy Casio, Lorenzo Taada III, Walden Bello, and Teddy Baguilat face reporters at a press conference on the Freedom of Information bill Tuesday. KAREN BONCOCAN/INQUIRER.net FILE ...
View ArticleILO expects global unemployment in excess of 200m in 2013
(MENAFN) The International Labour Organization (ILO) forecasted the global unemployment to surpass 200 million people this year, Reuters reported.ILO said in its report that the global jobless rate ...
View ArticleFord to leave Leicester
George Ford appears set to leave Leicester at the end of the season, with the former IRB Junior Player of the Year expected to join Bath. Ford signed a one-year contract extension at the end of ...
View ArticleWorld stocks mixed after BOJ delays easing plan
BANGKOK -; World stock markets were mixed Tuesday after Japan's central bank promised open-ended monetary easing like the U.S. Federal Reserve but said it won't start for a ...
View ArticleNamibia Mining to Subdue Growth in 2013
NAMIBIA'S economy is set to grow 4% in 2013, the slowest pace yet since the economy recovered from the global financial crisis of 2008-09, IJG Securities has said. IJG's forecast is the ...
View ArticlePC Jeweller Titan Industries Gitanjali slip on gold import duty hike
gold by 2 percentage points to 6 per cent. The move comes in effect immediately to cut down the ballooning current account deficit. A day after increasing tax on processed yellow metal to 6 per cent, ...
View ArticleVIDEO Meet the supermarket ombudsman
Christine Tacon, who ran the Co-operative's farming unit for 11 years, has been named by the government as the first supermarket ombudsman. Speaking on BBC Breakfast, she said that her role is ...
View ArticleCathay offers early retirement
Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific has offered voluntary retirement to its cabin crew, as the airline looks to trim costs. The carrier has been looking to turn around its fortunes after making a ...
View ArticleUK borrowing rises in December
The government borrowed slightly more than expected in December, fuelling fears that the UK could lose its coveted AAA credit rating. UK public sector net borrowing, excluding financial ...
View ArticleFitch Solutions Implementation Key for Global Legal Entity Identifiers
Ageing Costs Will Impede Long-Term Fiscal Recovery Whilst a successful resolution of the current fiscal crisis remains the most important driver for many advanced-economy ratings, without further ...
View ArticleSpanish government accused of covering-up sports one-man Wal-Mart of doping
London, Jan 22(ANI): The Spanish government has been accused of curbing proof linking footballers and tennis stars to a disreputable doctor who will go on trial in Madrid next week and has been ...
View ArticleWorlds highest restaurant unveils new menu
The restaurant, located on the 122nd floor of the Burj Khalifa in Downtown Dubai, will offer a tasting menu for two featuring an amuse bouche, a micro garden salad of ceviche yellow fin tuna, slow ...
View ArticleWe did it Disabled war hero finishes the world’s toughest race
Two years ago Phillip Gillespie undertook the biggest challenge of his life - battling back to fitness after horrific injuries when he was blown up by the Taliban. But despite the enormous task ...
View ArticleBoeings 787 Crisis No End in Sight
Yasushi Yamamoto (C), spokesman for GS Yuasa, maker of the batteries at the heart of the 787 investigations. (Image credit: AFP/Getty Images via @daylife) The news overnight seems to have become ...
View ArticleWorld shares hit 20-month high
World shares hit a new 20-month high on Tuesday after Japan's central bank promised to pump unlimited stimulus into the country's economy to fight the threat of deflation and generate ...
View ArticleNorthbound Alcoa Highway lane closed
n In Carter County, Gap Creek Road (State Route 362) is closed to through traffic and detoured for approximately one year as crews widen the ...
View ArticleParking meters food trucks Ogden business plans up for Las Vegas council review
Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013 | 2 a.m. The Las Vegas City Council's meeting Wednesday will be highlighted by several downtown-related items, including changes to parking and new restaurant openings. ...
View ArticleIndochine Mining Limited Completion of Capital Raising and Appendix 3B
Indochine Mining Limited (ASX:IDC) is pleased to announce the successful completion of capital raising of 7,044,358.64 million via private placement of 64,039,624 new IDC shares at 0.11 per share ...
View ArticleSAM joins the list of the best think tanks of the world
University of Pennsylvania within program International Relations has published annual report "The global transition to think tanks" for the year 2012 on the activities of the research ...
View ArticleDMP Thousands of Jobs will Open Up as WAs LNG Industry Develops
Western Australia's need for workers in the liquefied natural gas (LNG) sector is set to increase by the thousands, as several world-scale liquefied natural gas projects in the state move from ...
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