Syria: Cholera epidemic fears rise
Kurdish Media
Officials accused of suppressing news as disease spreads in drought-hit northeast. Reports of hundreds of cases of cholera spreading in northeastern Syria have sparked fears of an epidemic in this poor and drought-stricken area, Syrian anal...
CANCER-STRICKEN WEBBER IN HOSPITAL
Daily Star
Theatre impresario SIR ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER has sparked fresh fears for his health after he was re-admitted to hospital on Tuesday night (17Nov09) just weeks after a major operation in his ongoing cancer battle. The 61-year-old composer reve...
Pumas' pack holds no fears for Gatland
Bangkok Post
Wales coach Warren Gatland said suggestions his side have something to fear from Argentina's pack this weekend are well wide of the mark. Wales coach Warren Gatland said suggestions his side have something to fear from Argentina's pack this...
British soldier killed in Afghanistan spoke of mine-clearing fears in ...
Daily Telegraph
Corporal Loren Christopher Marlton-Thomas, 28, from 33 Engineer Regiment, who was killed by an explosion in Afghanistan on Sunday Photo: PA Cpl Marlton-Thomas, 28, from 33 Engineer Regiment, died while clearing a route in Gereshk in Helmand...
PRECIOUS-Gold hits record above $1,150 on inflation fears
Forex Pros
NEW YORK/LONDON, Nov 18 (Reuters) - Gold rose to a record high above $1,150 an ounce on Wednesday as stronger-than-expected U.S. consumer prices and a steadily weakening dollar stirred inflation fears. Market sentiment also improved after n...
Fears of serial cat killer in Waikato
New Zealand Herald
Investigations are under way into the deaths of up to 12 cats in Cambridge, possible victims of a serial cat killer. At least one of the cats was deliberately poisoned with anti-freeze, and up to 11 others have died in Elizabeth Street rece...
(AFX UK Focus) 2009-08-23 07:25 Australia sprays oil slick amid wildlife fears
Interactive Investor
SYDNEY, Aug 23 (Reuters) - Aircraft sprayed chemicals to break up a large oil slick off Australia's northwestern coast on Sunday as environmentalists expressed fears for rare wildlife from oil gushing into the sea from an uncapped well. The...
Swine flu fears shrink Ramadan pilgrimage
Daily Telegraph
Deaths from the disease across the Middle East have cast a cloud over the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan with a fall in the number of people making a pilgrimage to Mecca.
Northwest fears that invasive mussels are headed its way
McClatchy Newspapers via Yahoo! News
WASHINGTON — Highly invasive mussels are lurking on the Northwest's doorstep, threatening to gum up the dams that produce the region's cheap electricity, clog drinking water and irrigation systems, jeopardize aquatic ecosystems and upset ef...
Australia sprays oil slick amid wildlife fears
Times of Malta
Aircraft sprayed chemicals to break up a large oil slick off Australia's northwestern coast today as environmentalists expressed fears for rare wildlife from oil gushing into the sea from an uncapped well.
Wall Street Fears Dodd Bill
CNBC
Wall Street shivers over the Dodd bill . Senator Chris Dodd (D., CT) has unveiled his long-awaited regulatory reform bill. It's 1,100 pages. While there are many provisions, the one getting the most immediate attention consolidates the supe...
Chile Codelco Chuqui workers ask 7.5 pct wage hike
Reuters
A strike at the nearly century-old Chuquicamata mine, which produced 315,000 tonnes of copper in 2008, could stoke global supply fears that have helped push copper prices higher this year. Three unions that represent about 6,000 workers, or...
Exide falls on equity dilution fears
Hindu Business Line
Kolkata, Nov. 18 Exide Industries is planning to raise funds through private placement of fresh issue of equity shares or other equity derivatives to tap future investment opportunities in the areas of technology infusion, acquisition and o...
Rand Paul Fears One-World Government, Just Like Dad
The Huffington Post
The diehard supporters of GOP maverick Ron Paul are back in campaign mode. But they're not backing another presidential run by America's favorite libertarian. Paul's son, Dr. Rand Paul, is running for a 2010 U.S. Senate seat in Kentucky.