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Scathing U.N. report demands Vatican act against child sex abuse

An unprecedented and scathing United Nations report said on Wednesday (February 5) that the Vatican has consistently placed the reputation of the Church above the interests of child sex abuse victims. The U.N. watchdog for children’s rights demanded that the Vatican “immediately remove” all clergy who are known or suspected child abusers and turn them over to civil authorities, as well as hand over its archives on sexual abuse of tens of thousands of children. The watchdog’s exceptionally blunt paper — […]

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Rosa Parks turns 101

                Rosa Parks, the Mother of the Civil Rights Movement after refusing to give up her seat to a white man on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama in 1955. Parks once said  “When people made up their minds that they wanted to be free and took action, then there was change. But they couldn’t rest on just that change. It has to continue.” Born on February 4, 1913, Rosa Parks […]

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TODA officer gunned down in Luzon Ave , QC

The widow of a gunned down officer of a tricycle operators and drivers association in Luzon Ave., Old Balara, Quezon City is crying for justice for her dead husband. Her husband was gunned down in the TODA terminal. Conflict within the TODA is the suspected cause of the killing.

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Fair weather today, according to PAGASA

Expect fair weather today while the effect of the Northeast monsoon will continue to affect Northern Luzon. Gale warning is also raised in northern Luzon. More details of our weather today from this update from the PAGASA Weather Forecasting Center.

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Staying Safe in Summer Heat

Summer is not even starting yet, and the windy air is still torturing us every morning.  Yes, the sweater weather is still in. But all these will change when summer comes in. Here are some tips from the Centers for Disease Control on keeping cool when it’s dangerously hot. 1. Drink more fluids such as iced tea, juice, and most importantly water, regardless of your activity level. Don’t just drink when you are thirsty. Warning: If your […]

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Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman to be buried in private funeral

LOS ANGELES Tue Feb 4, 2014 8:14pm EST (Reuters) – Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman, who was found dead in his New York apartment on Sunday in an apparent heroin overdose, will be buried in a private funeral service, the late Oscar-winner’s representative said on Tuesday. The statement issued by Hoffman’s publicist, Karen Samfilippo, did not say when the funeral service for family and friends would happen. It said it would take place in New York […]

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Parents often underestimate children’s weight: study

By Genevra Pittman NEW YORK Tue Feb 4, 2014 12:06pm EST (Reuters Health) – Half of parents with an overweight or obese child think their kids are slimmer than they actually are, according to a new review of past studies. In 69 studies of more than 15,000 children, researchers found many parents with an overweight child thought their son or daughter was at a healthy weight or below. Others with an obese kid thought the […]

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Russia says Syria to ship chemical arms as civilians flee bombs

By Gabriela Baczynska and Erika Solomon MOSCOW/BEIRUT Tue Feb 4, 2014 4:43pm EST (Reuters) – Russia said its ally Syria would soon ship more chemical weapons abroad for destruction after being accused of dragging its feet, while activists said civilians in Aleppo were fleeing deadly barrel bomb raids by President Bashar al-Assad’s air force. Moscow also said on Tuesday that the Syrian government would show up at a new round of peace talks next week, […]

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Italy PM Letta wins confidence vote on prison overcrowding bill

ROME Tue Feb 4, 2014 4:15pm EST (Reuters) – Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta won a confidence vote on Tuesday which he had called to hurry a law through parliament aimed at reducing prison overcrowding. The lower house voted 347 to 200 to back the government’s decree, which must now be passed by the Senate to become law. The confidence vote, on which the survival of the government was staked, was used to eliminate time-consuming […]

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Late-stage drug research powers Covance profit beat

(Reuters) – Research services provider Covance Inc reported a better-than-expected 19 percent jump in quarterly adjusted profit as it gained from higher investments in later stages of drug development by pharma companies. The company forecast 2014 adjusted earnings of $3.65 to $4.00 per share, compared to analysts’ expectation of $3.81. Covance, considered a bellwether for the contract research business, said fourth-quarter revenue jumped 14.5 percent in the later-stage research business. Revenue in its earlier-stage research […]

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Nice Systems to appoint Americas chief Barak Eilam as CEO?

(Reuters) – Israeli-based software provider Nice Systems said its board will meet on Tuesday to discuss a proposal to appoint Barak Eilam as its new chief executive officer. Eilam, currently president of Nice’s Americas region the past year and a half, would replace Zeevi Bregman, who has been CEO since September 2009. Eilam previously was the head of sales and the general manager of Nice’s Enterprise Group in the Americas. Under his leadership he guided […]

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Medigus launches device to treat acid reflux without surgery

(Reuters) – Israeli medical device maker Medigus expects revenue of a few million dollars in 2014 as it begins to sell its flexible endoscope for the treatment of acid reflux. Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is caused by abnormal regurgitation of fluids from the stomach into the esophagus. Patients who do not respond to treatment with drugs often undergo laparoscopic surgery. Medigus’ system enables treatment in an outpatient setting with no incisions. Its endoscope – a […]

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