Month: April 2015

By Gopal Sharma and Rupam Jain Nair KATHMANDU (Reuters) – The death toll from the devastating earthquake in Nepal four days ago rose past 5,000 on Wednesday as officials conceded they had made mistakes in their initial response, leaving survivors stranded in remote villages waiting for aid and relief. There have been some weaknesses in managing the relief operation," Nepal's Communication Minister Minendra Rijal said late on Tuesday. "We will improve this from Wednesday." Prime Minister Sushil Koirala has told Reuters the death toll could reach 10,000, with information on casualties and damage from far-flung villages and towns yet to come in.

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By Sonya Dowsett MADRID (Reuters) – Raul Robledo’s 82-year-old mother died on a stretcher in a corridor of the emergency unit of La Paz hospital in Madrid in February, after waiting nearly 48 hours for a room. The emergency wards of Spain’s hospitals have borne much of the brunt of deep cuts that Spain has inflicted to its healthcare system over the past five years while the country was swept up in the region’s debt crisis. Now, even as Spain’s economy is recovering, the state of the nation’s leaner healthcare system is shaping up as a key issue in regional and national elections later this year. Such is the concern that some hospital workers are also filing formal complaints in Spanish courts, asking judges to force hospitals to increase resources.
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Yemen's Houthi rulers have launched an investigation against dozens of public figures, including Nobel Peace Prize laureate Tawakul Karman, state news agency Saba said late on Tuesday, following a complaint that could amount to treason. Saba said a non-governmental organization had filed a complaint with the public prosecutor claiming that 39 prominent figures, including many living in exile, had compromised the country's independence, unity and territorial integrity. "The first attorney in the office of the public prosecutor has ordered an investigation into an urgent complaint of crimes that impact the independence of the Republic of Yemen, its unity and the safety of its territory," Saba said. The organization, identified as the Legal Centre for Rights and Development, suggested on its Facebook page that the complaint was linked to Saudi-led air strikes on Yemen, citing attacks on private and public transportation, storage houses and public facilities.

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By James Oliphant WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Despite his recognition that the violence in Baltimore is rooted in economic desperation, Barack Obama has been unable to enact substantial policies to tackle inner city problems, facing limits imposed by Congress and his own identity as the first black president. As images of looting, rioting and fires from the east coast city transfixed the nation, Obama acknowledged on Tuesday he would be unable to win support for the kind of broad economic and criminal-justice reforms needed to transform urban neighborhoods. He has focused on more modest efforts, last year launching My Brother's Keeper, a mentoring and support program aimed at helping at-risk African-American children and young men in urban areas. Obama has touted the initiative as a means to combat the kind of inner-city turmoil seen in Baltimore, but it remains in its infancy.

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By Howard Schneider and Michael Flaherty WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The number of Americans on disability has declined for six months in a row in a sharp turnaround after years of increases, more evidence of the labor market recovery the Federal Reserve wants to see before nudging interest rates higher. Social Security disability rolls have climbed since the 1980s as the U.S. population has grown older and soared during and after the global financial crisis. The surge also raised the prospect that the program could run out of money and triggered calls for tougher eligibility rules as part of a broader political stand-off over the scope and costs of Social Security. It returned to pre-crisis levels last year, hitting 811,000, according to Social Security figures.
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UC Cal Fresh program teaches children to identify healthy foods, increase their … She appreciated getting information about diet and weight loss.
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Enter macro-based eating, the technique celebrity trainer Holly Perkins swears by when it comes to giving your diet a healthy weight–loss-powered …
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