(Reuters) – American employers hired at the slowest pace in nine months in March, a sign that Washington’s austerity drive could be stealing momentum from the economy. The economy added just 88,000 nonfarm jobs last month, the Labor Department said on Friday, well below market expectations for a 200,000 increase. The jobless rate ticked a […]
Thousands of Medicare patients are being turned away at cancer clinics.
5 April 2013 by
Cancer clinics across the country have begun turning away thousands of Medicare patients, blaming the sequester budget cuts. Oncologists say the reduced funding, which took effect for Medicare on April 1, makes it impossible to administer expensive chemotherapy drugs while staying afloat financially. (Click the above link for the full story)
Self hatred world wide
4 April 2013 by
More than 70 percent of Nigerian women admit use of whitening products, more than any other nation. In Nigeria, a growing number of men and women are using skin whitening creams because they believe a fairer complexion will help them succeed in life. According to the World Health Organisation, more than 70 percent of Nigerian […]
A tale of two economies
4 April 2013 by
Experts complain about a devalued currency and inflation, but government supporters say their lot has improved. Caracas, Venezuela – Despite a currency facing further devaluation, soaring inflation, and intense capital flight, Mildred Castellano thinks Venezuela’s economy is doing better than ever. Like millions of working-class voters who have supported the socialist government during the past […]
Nicolas Maduro campaigns in Hugo Chavez’s hometown
4 April 2013 by
Interim leader vows to “fulfil the will and legacy” of the late president as he calls for support in the April 14 vote Nicolas Maduro, the acting president of Venezuela, has officially opened his campaign to succeed Hugo Chavez, vowing to carry on his mentor’s socialist legacy in the late leader’s hometown ahead of the […]
Sudan frees seven political prisoners under amnesty
4 April 2013 by
First seven political detainees walk to freedom day after President Omar al-Bashir announced amnesty. Sudanese authorities have freed the first seven political prisoners under a presidential amnesty, party officials have said.The prisoners were freed on Tuesday a day after President Omar al-Bashir said all political prisoners would be released.The six men and a woman are […]