Winners and Losers among Global Banks
Sunlight reflects off the twin-tower skyscraper headquarters of Deutsche Bank in Frankfurt, Germany, on June 6, 2015.
Photographer: Martin Leissl/Bloomberg
The financial crisis occurred more than...
TODAY – 11 JUNE 2015
Word of the Day:
Blithe - Carefree and lighthearted.
Synonym: lighthearted, lightsome.
Usage: The blithe young couple was a pleasant sight to see.
This Day in History: 11-June.
1770...
South Korea’s efforts on “the most important period”
South Korea is bracing this virus for the third week now and essentially "the most important period" for the curbing the spread.
Hard News...
Race for the Position – Secretary-General of IMO:
There are six candidates for the position of Secretary-General of IMO. They are:
Andreas Chrysostomou (Cyprus),
Vitaly Klyuev (Russian Federation),
Ki-tack Lim (South Korea),
Maximo Q.Mejia, Jr. (Philippines),
Andreas...
TODAY – 10 JUNE 2015
Word of the Day:
CRASS - So crude and unrefined as to be lacking in discrimination and sensibility.
Synonym: unrefined.
Usage: Jenny’s mother was horrified by the crass behavior...
Sexual Abuse and Exploitation by UN Peacekeepers are Mostly Underreported
Report says more than 225 Haitian women had to engage in "transactional sex" with Members of a U.N. peacekeeping mission for their food and...
Aluminum Contamination Causes Decline in Bee Population
Credits: Reuters / Heinz-Peter Bader
The bee population declines when flowers are reduced by parasites or when an epidemic wipes out bees. Sometimes human interference...
Sensation Added to Austrian Prosthetic Leg
Reuters/Jason Lee
Lower limb amputees have a ‘phantom limb’ phenomenon which means they suddenly feel an itch in their leg and unconsciously attempt to scratch....
9 MERS related Deaths puts South Korea and the World on Alert
Credits : Getty images
Highlights
South Korea reported 9 Deaths and 2800 quarantined
13 had contracted the virus, bringing the number of confirmed cases to 108.
Hong Kong...