Britain’s civil servants must be weaned off their gold-plated final salary pensions to avert a “fiscal calamity”, a new report into the looming pension crisis has warned. View full post on All Stories
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Bristol-Myers, Celgene Report Lower Q4 Profits, Higher Revenues
Drug makers Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. and Celgene Corp. both reported decline in profit for the fourth quarter on one-time charges, while recording strong revenue growth. In addition, Bristol-Myers recorded a hefty gain in the year-ago period on the split-off of Mead Johnson Nutrition Co. Bristol-Myers forecast earnings per share for fiscal year 2011 below analysts’ [...]
Dubai Inc.’s debt Is bigger than most estimates, Credit Suisse says
The Media Line Staff Dubai, United Arab Emirates (TML) – Just as there were signs that Dubai might be climbing out of its debt hole, Credit Suisse has released a report that puts the size of the emirate’s borrowings above conventional estimates. Entities 50% or more owned by Dubai’s government and ruler Sheikh Mohammed Bin [...]
Four in ten say marriage is becoming obsolete in US
WASHINGTON: Is marriage becoming obsolete in America? Nearly one in three American children is living with a parent who is divorced, separated or never-married. More people are accepting the view that wedding bells aren’t needed to have a family. A study by the Pew Research Center highlights rapidly changing notions of the American family. And [...]
Report: 5 percent of U.S. adult population victims of identity theft
Ayinde O. Chase – AHN News Editor Washington, D.C, United States (AHN) – Approximately 11.7 million people, representing 5 percent of all people 16 or older in the United States, were victims of identity theft, according to a recently-published survey. The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) announced the findings on Thursday in a report on [...]
Human rights report paints gloomy picture of Nepal in many fronts
Anil Giri – AHN News Correspondent Kathmandu, Nepal (AHN) – Hong Kong based Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC), has issued a report this week on the occasion of Human Rights Day 2010, highlighting the defects that are evident in the area of the judiciary as extraordinary delays often affect the possibility of fair trail. “The [...]
International Outrage Follows Arrest of Wikileaks Founder
Tom Ramstack – AHN News Correspondent London, United Kingdom (AHN) – International protest is building about the arrest of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange this week. Assange is being held in a British jail awaiting extradition to Sweden on rape charges. Meanwhile, the U.S. Justice Department is seeking to extradite him to the United States to [...]
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