Feds charge shipping company in SF Bay oil spill The Examiner SAN FRANCISCO (Map, News) - A Hong Kong-based company that operated the container ship that struck a bridge support in the San Francisco Bay last year has been indicted for allegedly doctoring paperwork in an attempt to thwart investigators looking i...
Tilting at China's red windmills Asia Times | By Wu Zhong, China Editor | HONG KONG - The Analects of Confucius quote the ancient sage Zeng Zi as saying "When a bird is about to die, its notes are mournful; when a man is about to die, his words are true." | Today, one may extend this popular q...
DHB sorry for blunder that led to abortion NZ Herald | The Auckland District Health Board has apologised to a woman who had an abortion after a lab-test blunder wrongly diagnosed her as having drug-resistant tuberculosis. | The mistake meant the woman, a recent immigrant to New Zealand, had to undergo ...
Save and Be Safe Inquirer | MANILA, Philippines - Liquefied petroleum gas, or LPG, once confined in obscurity in millions of dirty kitchens, has nowadays become the buzzword in automotive circles, thanks to the skyrocketing prices of conventional gasoline and diesel fuels. | Not many are aware, however, that LPG as a fuel for automobiles has been used as far back as World W...
Fighting the flu (and its extremely high cost) The Daily Tribune | 07/27/2008 | Don’t ever pooh-pooh sniffles, joint pains, and fevers. When you realize the staggering cost of healthcare associated with flu, you will appreciate the truth that prevention is better than cure. Losses in terms of productivity, pain on the part of the patient, and worries on the part of the loved ones add up to a very high cost of fl...
