Tuesday, February 21, 2012
BAMAKO, Mali, Feb. 21 (UPI) -- Fighting in northern Mali has caused at least 60,000 people to become internally displaced, the International Committee of the Red Cross said. Aid group Doctors Without Borders in early February stopped working in Mali after fighting erupted between Taureg rebels and... Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, February 20, 2012
It takes almost an hour to work off soda
BALTIMORE, Feb. 18 (UPI) -- Most U.S. teens don't know how long it takes to work off calories in a soda, but once they know, they drink more water instead, researchers said. Researcher Sara Bleach of The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore and colleagues had posters put in... Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, February 19, 2012
Swedish man stranded in car for 2 months
UMEA, Sweden, Feb. 19 (UPI) -- A Swedish man survived being buried in snow in his car for two months, with only snow and ice to keep him alive, authorities said. The middle-aged man, whose name was not reported, was found by a pair snowmobiling Friday in Umea, Vasterbottens-Kuriren reported. They... Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, February 18, 2012
Japan emperor recovers from cardiac bypass
TOKYO, Feb. 18 (UPI) -- Japan's Emperor Akihito was recovering Saturday from successful cardiac bypass surgery, doctors said. Akihito has been dogged by poor health the last several months and has had to be hospitalized several times, CNN reported. The near five-hour surgery, which took place at... Sign in to see full entry.
Friday, February 17, 2012
ECB plans for debt swap with Greece
FRANKFURT, Germany, Feb. 17 (UPI) -- The European Central Bank plans to sidestep losses on its Greek bonds with a debt swap, The New York Times reported Friday. The Times said "a person with direct knowledge of the matter" told of the swap. It would be carried out over the objections of Deutsche... Sign in to see full entry.