As malaria-causing protozoan parasites seem to toughen up against even the best medication, scientists have found a new weapon to combat them. Originally intended to fight cancer, laboratory tests have shown that the compound also disrupts the "genetic programme" of the parasite. This "genetic programme" helps the parasite to survive within the Anopheles mosquitoes that […]
Book Talk: All Workers Want Respect, Freedom to Do Their Jobs
by James Parks, Jul 31, 2008 There was a time when workers who did good work on the job and were loyal to their employers were rewarded with a lifetime job, decent wage, health care and a secure retirement. Not anymore. Today, the social contract between employers and workers is so broken, Gen Y no […]
Volkswagen to Open Production Plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee
Volkswagen has announced plans to open a production plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee that should be operational by early 2011. This is the first plant the European automaker will open in the U.S. since it shut down its last American plant in 1988. The Volkswagen plant is expected to bring 2,000 jobs to the Chattanooga area. […]
Job Cuts in the United States
Bank of America said it will cut about 7,500 jobs after it closes its acquisition of Countrywide Financial Corporation, a mortage lender. The job cuts amount to about 12.5 per cent of the combined companies’ mortgage, home equity and insurace business, after the purchase is completed this week. The Charlotte-based bank said the cuts will […]
Government Wants Syrians to Holiday at Home
The Syrian government is hoping the domestic tourist industry will grow substantially in future years and help reinvigorate the sagging economy. But many people say domestic travel is too expensive and tourism needs to be better promoted. Syrian officials said recently that domestic tourism had significant potential for growth. They argued that it was a […]
Anil Ambani’s Group firm has acquired a 100-per cent stake in three Indonesian coal mines
Reliance Power Ltd,Anil Ambani’s Group firm has acquired a 100-per cent stake in three Indonesian coal mines, with total reserves of two billion metric tonnes, for which it will pay on the volume of production the mines yield. Over the next eight to ten years it expects to invest around $1 billion on developing the […]