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Japanese consumer electronics company Sharp is again planning to lay off employees both at home and abroad divisions as the firm witnessed more losses in the fiscal year ending March 31.

According to Japan's Nikkei newspaper, the electronics giant would cut around 6,000 jobs, half of which would be in Japan through early retirement while the rest would be overseas, especially in the US.

The report about layoffs came as Sharp was expected to post a net loss of 200 billion yen ($1.65 billion) for the current financial year that will end this month. This would be the third annual loss in four years on the back of price competition with Chinese and South Korea rivals.

Technology gaint Apple will join Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) stocks after the close of trading March 18. The maker of iPhone and iPad will replace AT&T, which is a Dow member for nearly 100 years.

DJIA, which is also called Dow 30, is a stock market index and one of several indices created by Wall Street Journal editor and Dow Jones & Company co-founder Charles Dow.

The index was created in 1896 and is based on the share prices of the 30 companies in the average. Since DJIA comprises only 30 firms, the change of just one or two components in the index can make a major difference in the metrics for the entire index.

On Thursday, Finnish developer and publisher Rovio Entertainment Limited said that a new 3D movie project could help the video game developer to return to growth. Earlier, a more than 70% profit drop had given signs that the company’s Angry Birds brand is losing its appeal.

Rovio, video games and entertainment company headquartered in Espoo, has yet to repeat the success of its famous game which became the top paid mobile application of all the time after the game’s launch about six years ago.

A humble request to ask someone not to park in a spot reserved for Ohio woman with a prosthetic leg drew a surprising reply.

Ashley Brady, 26, of Miamisburg, lost her right leg in an accident last year, reported CBS Columbus affiliate WBNS-TV.

They further told that Ashley has now learned to walk again with the prosthetic limb, but she was facing some trouble negotiating her apartment complex's parking lot in winter conditions.

Therefore, she asked the complex to get her a spot near her unit. Few days later, Brady found someone else parking in the spot allotted to her.

National Poison Prevention Week will be observed till Saturday. During this week, the Kentucky Regional Poison Control Center of Kosair Children's Hospital has unveiled about seven poisons of which people should be aware of.

Seven surprising poisons found by the center are-

1. Magnets and batteries.
2. Medications
3. Cleaning products
4. Malfunctioning furnaces and fireplaces
5. Caffeine
6. Tobacco and nicotine
7. Natural or homemade products

Webb affirmed that if a person has been exposed to a poison then immediately call the poison control center at (800) 222-1222. She has advised to save the number into mobile phone.

As per a data, parents call about 1,500 times a day in Poison Control centers in the country.

A study has found that breastfed babies could have higher intelligence score in adulthood. The study published on Monday in The Lancet medical journal examined the development of about 3,500 newborns over three decades.

As per the study, the socioeconomic status of mothers also has impact on the results of breastfeeding. Bernardo Lessa Horta, a researcher from the Federal University of Pelotas in Brazil and lead author of the study, said in a statement that the breastfeeding effect on the development of brain and child intelligence is well established.