Men are diagnosed with breast cancer at less than one percent the rate of women, but when they are the disease is often more advanced on average, and they are more likely to die from it, according to an international study. Researchers led by Mikael Hartman at the National University of Singapore combined cancer registries
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“Death by a thousand tweets” * Death by a thousand tweets * By Fiona Mullen The most disconcerting aspect of the arrest of former finance minister Michalis Sarris last Thursday is not the fact that it was done on the basis of antiquated Turkish Cypriot laws on homosexuality, nor the uncanny timing chosen by the
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. Over the years, the Human Resources Development Agency was often wrongly regarded as a public service where elderly and unemployed plumbers were taught basket-weaving and housewives learned how to use Windows. However, this week the HRDA will come of age as its innovative programme to incentivise employers to hire unemployed graduates will be presented
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. By Shavasb Bohdjalian The forthcoming Summit on October 23 of the 27 EU leaders that is supposed to come up with a "comprehensive strategy" to tackle the sovereign debt crisis including a plan to recapitalize EU banks will probably also decide on the fate of Greece and whether or not the country is allowed
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Greece sold 1.625 bln euros of three-month debt on Tuesday to refinance T-bills that mature this month, paying lenders more than at a similar auction in September. The sale drew comparable demand to the previous sale with the market's focus on Sunday's summit of European Union leaders, where measures are expected to be announced to
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* Results hurt by decline in asset value, confidence * Goldman Sachs Group lost $428 mln in the third quarter, only its second quarterly loss as a public company, as its investment portfolio tanked and trading revenue fell. The results underscore how investment banks can face headaches from their assets even as regulators clamp down
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Greek unions began a 48-hour general strike on Wednesday, the biggest protest in years, as parliament prepares to vote on sweeping new austerity measures designed to stave off a default that could trigger a crisis in the wider euro zone. The strike shut government departments, businesses, public services and even providers of everyday staples like
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Brent crude dropped below $111 on Wednesday as concerns over demand growth weighed after Moody's Investors Service cut Spain's sovereign ratings by two notches, adding to uncertainty over the euro zone's debt crisis and economic growth. Moody's said the downgrade was partly due to the challenge Spain faced in meeting its fiscal target because of
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* Greece braces for strike; Merkel wants permanent troika in Athens * Doubt cast on France's triple-A credit rating by Moody's raised uncertainty over Europe's hopes of drawing a line under its sovereign debt crisis, five days before a crucial EU summit. The U.S. ratings agency said late on Monday it may slap a negative
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The US trade deficit with China was one of the causes of the financial crisis, but Europe also runs a trade deficit with China. MEPs on the International Trade Committee organised a public hearing to assess the situation before drafting a report on how to avoid such global trade imbalances. With developed markets
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