Authorities have shot dozens of exhausted whales that beached on a shore near South Africa's storm-lashed southern tip amid scenes of grief and despair from volunteers who had tried to save them. (May 31)
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Friday, May 29, 2009
Deadly Cyclone Lashes Eastern India, Bangladesh
A cyclone has pounded eastern India and Bangladesh, killing nearly 200 people. Meantime, heavy rains have caused mudslides that are slowing rescue efforts. (May 27))
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
New cases of the H1N1 virus in Singapore government
The Erie County Health Department notified News 4 Tuesday that it will no longer contact the local media to update new cases of the H1N1 virus.
Monday, May 25, 2009
U.S. soldiers affected with A/H1N1 flu leave Kuwait
BEIJING, May 25 (Xinhuanet) -- Eighteen U.S. soldiers infected with A/H1N1 virus left a military base in Kuwait Sunday after necessary treatment.
"All the 18 soldiers have left Kuwait," the deputy chief of Kuwait's public health department, Yussef Mendkar said, adding "they had normal symptoms of the disease and were given the necessary medication."
Kuwaiti authorities confirmed that the soldiers came from the United States, adding that the troops had no contact with the local population and were treated at U.S. military facilities.
The cases are the first to be reported from the Gulf region since the A/H1N1 influenza outbreak began last month in Mexico.
source: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-05/25/content_11432335.htm
"All the 18 soldiers have left Kuwait," the deputy chief of Kuwait's public health department, Yussef Mendkar said, adding "they had normal symptoms of the disease and were given the necessary medication."
Kuwaiti authorities confirmed that the soldiers came from the United States, adding that the troops had no contact with the local population and were treated at U.S. military facilities.
The cases are the first to be reported from the Gulf region since the A/H1N1 influenza outbreak began last month in Mexico.
source: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-05/25/content_11432335.htm
Friday, May 22, 2009
Search Upload * Upload Video File * Record from Webcam Swine Flu Alert Lowered in Mexico City
Mexico City lowered its swine flu alert level from yellow to green on Thursday, and the mayor said "we can relax" now that there have been no new infections for a week. (May 22)
Nations second 'Face Transplant' Recipient Speaks In Boston, MA
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Thursday, May 21, 2009
Sony Corp to halve suppliers
TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp will halve the number of its suppliers in the next two years and aims to slash procurement costs by 20 percent this year, it said on Thursday, stepping up restructuring efforts amid mounting losses.
Analysts saw the move as positive. It comes on top of a plan to cut fixed costs by more than 300 billion yen ($3.16 billion).
But Sony shares fell more than 1 percent along with those of other exporters, hurt by a firmer yen.
Sony, which competes with Samsung Electronics in flat TVs and Canon Inc in digital cameras, has been overhauling operations as it expects a second straight year of losses due to weak global demand for consumer electronics goods.
The yen's strength is dealing an additional blow to Japanese companies because it cuts into profits earned overseas.
"I'm not sure how effective this is because it's just operational streamlining and wouldn't simply push up earnings or bear fruit immediately," Mizuho Investors Securities analyst Nobuo Kurahashi said.
"But it is very good that we are seeing more and more concrete restructuring measures at a quick pace."
Sony spokeswoman Mami Imada said the company plans to cut its suppliers to about 1,200 from the current 2,500 by March 2011. It will cut costs by increasing the volume of parts and materials purchased from each supplier.
Its procurement costs currently total about 2.5 trillion yen.
The consolidation of suppliers will include video game subsidiary Sony Computer Entertainment Inc, which has enjoyed considerable freedom in purchasing supplies.
Sony, the maker of Bravia LCD TVs and PlayStation game consoles, has forecast an operating loss of 110 billion yen in the year to next March, after logging a 227.8 billion yen loss last business year.
It has said it will axe 16,000 jobs and close 14 percent of its 57 manufacturing sites.
Shares in Sony, which vies with Panasonic Corp for the title of the world's largest consumer electronics maker, lost 1.4 percent to 2,470 yen, in line with a fall in the benchmark Nikkei average.
(Reporting by Sachi Izumi; Editing by Michael Watson)
Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSTRE54K1VI20090521
Analysts saw the move as positive. It comes on top of a plan to cut fixed costs by more than 300 billion yen ($3.16 billion).
But Sony shares fell more than 1 percent along with those of other exporters, hurt by a firmer yen.
Sony, which competes with Samsung Electronics in flat TVs and Canon Inc in digital cameras, has been overhauling operations as it expects a second straight year of losses due to weak global demand for consumer electronics goods.
The yen's strength is dealing an additional blow to Japanese companies because it cuts into profits earned overseas.
"I'm not sure how effective this is because it's just operational streamlining and wouldn't simply push up earnings or bear fruit immediately," Mizuho Investors Securities analyst Nobuo Kurahashi said.
"But it is very good that we are seeing more and more concrete restructuring measures at a quick pace."
Sony spokeswoman Mami Imada said the company plans to cut its suppliers to about 1,200 from the current 2,500 by March 2011. It will cut costs by increasing the volume of parts and materials purchased from each supplier.
Its procurement costs currently total about 2.5 trillion yen.
The consolidation of suppliers will include video game subsidiary Sony Computer Entertainment Inc, which has enjoyed considerable freedom in purchasing supplies.
Sony, the maker of Bravia LCD TVs and PlayStation game consoles, has forecast an operating loss of 110 billion yen in the year to next March, after logging a 227.8 billion yen loss last business year.
It has said it will axe 16,000 jobs and close 14 percent of its 57 manufacturing sites.
Shares in Sony, which vies with Panasonic Corp for the title of the world's largest consumer electronics maker, lost 1.4 percent to 2,470 yen, in line with a fall in the benchmark Nikkei average.
(Reporting by Sachi Izumi; Editing by Michael Watson)
Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSTRE54K1VI20090521
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