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7,000 workers strike at Brazil’s Amazon dam project
BRASILIA, Brazil — Some 7,000 workers at a contested dam in Brazil’s Amazon region went on strike Monday demanding better working conditions, the consortium in charge of the project said. The Belo Monte consortium said many workers joined the strike because labor unions erected barricades on the road leading to…
Lawmakers probe Wal-Mart over Mexico bribery
WASHINGTON — Two senior US congressmen launched an investigation into giant retailer Wal-Mart Monday over allegations it paid millions of dollars in bribes to build up its operations in Mexico. Democratic Representatives Henry Waxman and Elijah Cummings said they had requested a meeting with company officials in person this week…
Romney gushes over life in ‘magnificent’ Paris
WASHINGTON — White House hopeful Mitt Romney got a bit wistful Monday while on the campaign trail as he recalled time spent with his wife in “magnificent” Paris, where he hopes to enjoy more vacation time. Romney, the all-but-certain Republican nominee to face President Barack Obama in November’s election, spent…
Facebook profit slips ahead of stock market debut
SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook reported Monday that its quarterly profit slipped to $205 million despite a surge in revenue as it bumped up research and promotion expenses ahead of its stock market debut. Facebook said its net income in the quarter ended March 31 dipped from the $233 million logged…
South African police go on trial for killing protestor
JOHANNESBURG — The trial of seven South African police officers charged for a deadly attack on a protestor started Monday with the court shown video footage of his brutal beating. The officers were arrested for attacking unarmed 33-year-old Andreas Tatane with batons during a service delivery protest in Ficksburg on…
Tennessee House panel advances welfare drug testing bill
A Tennessee House committee on Monday approved legislation that would require welfare applicants to undergo a drug screening before receiving benefits, according to the Associated Press. The bill’s sponsor, Republican Rep. Julia Hurley, rejected an amendment that would require lawmakers in the state to undergo a similar analysis. The legislation…
‘Mystery’ skin disease kills 19 in Vietnam: WHO
The World Health Organisation said Monday it was “concerned” about an outbreak of a mysterious skin disease in central Vietnam which has killed 19 people, mostly children. More than 170 people have fallen ill with the unidentified illness, which causes stiffness in the limbs and ulcers on victims’ hands and…
Hungary to pull treatments from diabetics who don’t stick to diets
Hungarian diabetics who fail to stick to their diet will be deprived of more modern treatments from July, under a government decree published Monday aimed at cutting health spending. Diabetics undergo a blood test on average every three months and those who score high levels of glycemia more than twice…
Attractive friends make profiles more popular on Facebook: Study
Having attractive friends will make you more popular on Facebook, especially if you are a woman, according to a new study that takes Charles Darwin into the domain of cyber networking. The findings show that signs of reproductive fitness sway our decisions about friendship, Dutch researcher Piet Kommers told AFP.…
World Bank helps corporations with land grabs in Africa: Environmental groups
The World Bank is helping corporations and international investors snap up cheap land in Africa and developing countries worldwide at the expense of local communities, environment and farm groups said in a statement released on Monday to coincide with the bank’s annual land and poverty conference in Washington DC. According…
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