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Brazil’s Rousseff tells Obama of ‘currency war’ worries
Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff has voiced concern to US President Barack Obama that the easy money policies of developed countries threaten the growth of emerging economies like Brazil. The comments from the leader of Brazil, the world’s sixth largest economy, came Monday on her first visit to the White House…
Dental X-rays linked to brain tumors
People who get regular dental X-rays are more likely to suffer a common type of brain tumor, US researchers said on Tuesday, suggesting that yearly exams may not be best for most patients. The study in the US journal Cancer showed people diagnosed with meningioma who reported having a yearly…
100 years after Titanic, dangers remain for cruise ships
PARIS — The Titanic was the pride of the industry when it went down off the coast of Canada on its maiden voyage a hundred years ago with the loss of 1,514 lives, a giant of a ship. These days, the trend is for even bigger and grander vessels, especially…
U.K. feminists hail explosion in new grassroots groups
Dozens of new organisations are springing up around the UK, campaigning on issues from lads’ mags to benefit cuts It was the lads’ mags – with semi-naked women in suggestive poses on their covers – being sold at eye level at her corner shop that did it. “I just don’t…
U.S. wants ‘concrete steps’ from Iran over nuclear program
WASHINGTON — The White House on Monday said Iran needed to take “concrete steps” to assure the United States and the international community that it was not pursuing nuclear weapons. “We’re looking forward to these talks creating a conducive environment for concrete progress,” Jay Carney, spokesman for President Barack Obama,…
Maryland’s Mega Millions winner comes forward
WASHINGTON — Lottery officials in the eastern US state of Maryland said Monday that a winner had come forward to claim his or her share of the record $656 million Mega Millions jackpot. Maryland lottery director Stephen Martino was to hold a press conference in Baltimore on Tuesday “to provide…
Bat-killer fungus likely came from Europe: study
WASHINGTON — A deadly fungal disease that has killed millions of bats in North America is likely caused by a pathogen that came from Europe, international researchers said on Monday. White-nose syndrome (WNS), caused by a pathogen Geomyces destructans, was first observed to be killing bats in a cave in…
$9.2 million bail for suspects in Oklahoma shooting spree
WASHINGTON — Bail was set at some $9.2 million Monday for two men charged in Tulsa, Oklahoma over the weekend for a shooting spree that some in the community said bore the hallmarks of a hate crime. The two suspects, Jake England, 19, and Alvin Watts, 32, who were taken…
New York pay phones to get touchy feely makeover
NEW YORK — A handful of grimy New York pay phones will be reincarnated as touch-screen pads with online access to neighborhood information, the mayor’s office said Monday. A pilot program starts next month that will see 250 phone booths converted to house 32-inch (81 cm) screens, instead of phones,…
U.S. hails constitutional transfer of power in Malawi
WASHINGTON — The United States on Monday congratulated Joyce Banda on becoming Malawi’s new president following what it hailed as a peaceful and constitutional transfer of power. In Lilongwe, Banda on Saturday told supporters there was no room for revenge as she was sworn in as Africa’s second female head…
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