Washington, November 14 : A new study has revealed that common kitchen appliances release extremely small nanoscale particles much higher in amounts than the larger-size particles previously found to be emitted by these equipment, thereby raising concerns that they may have a huge impact on respiratory and cardiovascular health.
Manila - Philippine share prices rose 3.078 per cent on Friday as investors snapped up bargain stocks on positive economic prospects despite the global financial crisis.
The 30-share composite index of the Philippine Stock Exchange added 59.08 points to close at 1,978.05 from Thursday's finish of 1,918.97.
A total of 1.004 billion shares worth 1.373 billion pesos (28.02 million dollars) were traded.
Gainers led losers 49 to 26, while 47 issues were unchanged.
Melbourne, Nov 14: One cannot expect Andrew Symonds back to be a saint overnight as his push for a Test recall gathered momentum, said the sports psychologist who guided the troubled all rounder to overcome his problem.
Dr Phil Jauncey said the allrounder would continue to face major challenges as Symonds was named in a 13-man Australian squad for next week’s first Test against New Zealand at the Gabba, the Daily Telegraph reported.
London, Nov 14: New York Senator Hillary Clinton is being considered to serve as Secretary of State in the President elect Barack Obama’s Administration, according to reports.
Two unnamed advisers to Obama told NBC News that the former first lady was in the running for the job, Telegraph reported.
Clinton fought a bitter battle with Obama for the Democrat nomination, however the pair later put their differences aside to campaign together against the Republican candidate John McCain.
The technology seems to be advancing day by day and it brings happy news for all those who are Gizmo freaks.
To add more to their wardrobe, technology giant LG recently has launched its latest LCD Monitor called ‘LG W1941S’ in the Indian market.
Targeted at office and home users, the plug-and-play LCD from LG comes equipped with a 18.5-inch screen, 1366 x 768 pixels of resolution, 16:9 aspect ratio, 8000:1 DFC, 5 ms response time and viewing angle of 160/160.
London, Nov 14: Thomas Beatie, the US “pregnant man” who gave birth to a daughter in June, is expecting his second child, it has been revealed.
Thomas was born a woman but underwent hormone therapy before he was legally declared a man
US TV host Barbara Walters has announced that moustached Beatie revealed that he had not started taking testosterone again after the birth of daughter Susan so he could have another baby, reports the Sun.
She said on her daytime show The View: "I asked him if he was pregnant again, he said yes."