Tag: benefits
Today is Love a Tree Day!
Today is Love a Tree Day! Trees are very important for the environment. Planting a tree can be one of the most efficient ways to remove excess levels of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, therefore...
Vitamin D may help curb breast cancer, study finds
Inevitably, on hearing that vitamin D has "anti-cancer benefits", our first inclination would be to stock up on the readily available tablet supplements of the vitamin. But that may not be the best thing to do, as...
Canadian Labour Unions: Have given up the fight?
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public Contributor More aptly put should be "The Death Knell of North American Labour Unions" are due partly by past greed for higher wages and benefits for it's workers. Greed against...
Is vitamin D more than a feeling?
The Canadian government is pledging to look into the health effects of vitamin D due to widespread and often dramatic claims about its benefits.I'm curious because my mom keeps slipping big bottles of the stuff into...
New London Mayor to Ban Drinking on the Tube
I was amazed, when I first visited the UK back in 1994, that drinking was allowed on public transportation. Since then, smoking has been banned on planes and just about everywhere else, but folks can still booze it...
Colombia extradites paramilitary warlord to US
" Colombia extradited one of the country's most feared paramilitary warlords to the United States early Wednesday to face drug trafficking charges, the government said. Carlos Mario Jimenez was flown to...
Indian cabinet approves UK India Film Co producti...
"The government of India has given its final clearance to sign the Indo-UK Film Co production Treaty. The treaty took three years of tough negotiations and more than 15 overseas visits by the film and govt officials...
Day 6 for French train strike
Protesters on both sides are upset. Meanwhile, commuters remain in a jam. The stalemate is turning into an inconvenient truth for everyone involved."PARIS: Exasperated French commuters braced for a sixth day of...
Nude Portrait Expected To Fetch $35M At Auction
Lucian Freud is considered "one of the most important artists working today" which, perhaps, could explain why one of his portraits is expected to fetch a record-breaking $35 million dollars at an upcoming Christie's...
Microsoft sets a 3 week ultimatum for a Yahoo dec...
""If we have not concluded an agreement within the next three weeks, we will be compelled to take our case directly to your shareholders, including the initiation of a proxy contest to elect an alternative slate of...
Women Face Bias Worldwide, UN Report Says
Women's struggle for gender equality and justice continues on a global scale. Today's UN report shockingly indicates that the disparity between women and men's rights is all too common and prevalent.In 2008, it is...
Teachers in Lebanon Strike for Better Pay
Lebanese teachers participated on a one day strike today calling for improved wages and benefits. " Beirut - About 100,000 Lebanese school and university teachers observed a one-day strike Thursday in a move aimed at improving their salaries and...
EU Court Rules on Gay Marriage Rights
Although the EU has not mandated that European nations recognize gay marriage, today it has determined that will enable same-sex partners to receive the same benefits and pension rights granted to heterosexual couples."European Union nations that recognize...
Open Skies agreement begins
"Cheaper air tickets and more airline choice could be on the horizon as the Open Skies pact between the EU and the US comes into effect today.After more than four years of often tense negotiations, hopes are high that the new open skies agreement will usher in a new...
Spa strikes gold with the anti-ageing 24-carat fa...
"For Goldfinger's Jill Masterson, being slathered in gold didn't end too well. But a beauty company has promised that the precious metal - which it is using in a facial - has many benefits, leaving customers looking...
