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Less than 1% of American teens require cholesterol drug
The last year report on obesity released by the American Academy of Pediatrics pointed out that a growing number of American kids had high levels of bad cholesterol called LDL and even kids of age 8 years were advised to take cholesterol regulating drugs.
Germany to adopt law to nationalize troubled banks
The German government planned to start a temporarily nationalization program for its troubled banks. The draft has been made by the German government and it will be finalized in a meeting of cabinet minister on Wednesday.
Wal Mart posted a competitive quarterly result
As the markets across globe are going down for the economic recession the biggest retailer of America Wal-Mart posted a better quarterly report as compared to other retailers of the market and the company also made some new year resolutions based on environmental issues and other global issues.
All mobile phones will have a standardized charger
The major mobile companies that include Nokia, Samsung, LG, Sony Ericsson and Motorola have joined together at the stage of Universal Charging Solution (UCS) consortium and the companies decided that they will support a standardized charger for all the mobile phones.
Facebook will return to its previous terms
Facebook has been facing opposition against the implantation of new rules as the social networking site has been disclosing the personal information of the users of the site. The company officials informed that from last few days the site has been receiving many comments and feedbacks on the changes.
Civilians trapped in war zone in Sri Lanka
About 70,000 civilians are trapped in war zone in Sri Lanka and India has urged the Tamil Tiger rebel leaders to allow the civilian to vacate the war zone. The rebel leaders have been fighting for an independent state since 1983 and Indian government offered help to protect [...]
Additional 17, 000 troops deployed in Afghan
U.S. president Barack Obama announced the deployments of additional troops in Afghanistan and he informed about authorization of 17,000 more troops to join combat forces in Afghanistan. The deployment will start from May and the U.S. forces in Afghanistan will increase by 50%.
General Motors talks with five governments to get aid
General Motors authorities are contacting government officials in Germany, U.K., Sweden, Canada and Thailand to get a financial support of $6 billion in addition to the stimulus package it received from U.S. federal agencies.
Timberlake tops the list of “10 most Stylish Men in America”
Justin Timberlake topped the list of “10 most Stylish Men in America,” and he gave the credits for his dress sense to his banker stepfather. Timberlake, 28 has been praised for his hats, three piece suits and ties.
Slumdog continues collecting awards
Three more awards have been bagged by the film “Slumdog Millionaire” from the American Society of Cinematographers and from the American Cinema Editors. Anthony Dod Mantle got awarded for the director of photography and Chris Dickens got the best editors award.
