ADEN, Yemen (IRIN) – Aid workers say Yemen is on the verge of a humanitarian disaster; but as needs in the country increase, the delivery of aid is becoming ever more complicated. One of the poorest countries in the world with a rebel movement in the north, a secessionist movement in the south and al-Qaeda [...]
Vittorio Hernandez – AHN News Washington, D.C., United States (AHN) – Surveys made by Gallup and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that more young Americans acquired health insurance in the past 12 months. Gallup found that the number of uninsured Americans ages 18 to 26 went down to 24.2 percent from 28 [...]
Diane Alter – AHN News Reporter Boston, MA, United States (AHN) – The dangers of second-hand smoke have been debated for years. A new study backs proponents of smoke free environments, especially those with children. According to a new study from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, children who live in homes where at least one [...]
Kris Alingod – AHN News Contributor Washington, D.C., United States (AHN) – The unemployment rate grew 9 percent in April despite the economy adding more jobs than was expected. The Labor Department said on Friday nonfarm payroll increased 244,000 during the period, boosted by gains in the service, manufacturing and mining industries. In the private [...]
Vittorio Hernandez – AHN News Toronto, Ontario, Canada (AHN) – Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty sought Wednesday for more powers for the province in selecting migrant workers. By seeking more autonomy, Ontario wants to have more oversight in picking newcomers and designing programs to help them integrate into Canadian society. McGuinty complained that the top-down approach [...]
After Japan, plans for more nuclear power plants are all but over nrc.gov In Minnesota, radioactive waste is stored on a floodplain at Prairie Island. Analysis by Ron Way | Wednesday, March 23, 2011 Despite the Legislature’s attempt to lift Minnesota’s 17-year moratorium on new nuclear power plants and President Obama’s plan that taxpayers assume [...]
MADRID (MarketWatch) — Bank of Spain Governor Miguel Angel Fernandez Ordonez on Monday said the government’s recently approved laws on bank capital requirements are vital to restoring confidence in the country’s financial institutions and markets. Speaking at a press conference, he said the setting up of the savings bank restructuring fund (FROB) and the transparency [...]
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A lot of people with bad credit have to apply for Personal unsecured Loans at high interest sub prime rates when they require financing. This is because the majority of the lenders consider them as borrowers of high risk. Apart from high interest rates, high fees and stringent loan terms are also imposed on such [...]
People with a poor credit history often find their pleas for loans being rejected out rightly by banks and financial institutions, or being burdened with insurmountable interest rates to compensate for the fact that the transaction will be a high risk one. Almost all loans which are sanctioned for borrows with a less than perfect [...]
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