Australia will provide over $30 million through the World Bank over the next four years to improve rural electricity supplies,  Foods  reduce power losses in transmission and promote renewable energy in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia.
Australia will contribute $3.5 million to help Vietnam improve the reliability and efficiency of electricity supplies to rural communities and will [...]

Members of the California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee (CNA/NNOC) are fighting back against insurance companies that care more about profits than people.
CNA/NNOC members, nurses, doctors, patients and Americans of every stripe will join in a national day of protest against insurance companies June 19. In more than 15 cities from Baltimore to Pittsburgh to [...]

Prague - A Chinese food company opened its first European plant Monday in a Czech village, seeking to turn the sleepy spot into a launching pad for its European and North American expansion.
State-owned Shanghai Maling Food Co Ltd plans to bring its Chinese-style fare - luncheon meat, canned pork, ham and ready-to-eat meals - to [...]

If you didn’t get a Presidential Physical Fitness Award in school, the government is giving you another chance to prove you’re in shape.
An adult fitness test is being introduced Wednesday by the President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports. It will incorporate several of the exercises that millions of students undertake each year as they [...]

The California Supreme Court ruling legalizing gay marriage will not be the last word.
California voters will almost certainly hold a referendum on a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage in November, and for the first time anywhere in the U.S., the vote will have a direct and immediate effect on gay couples waiting to tie the [...]

At a recent local event, however, the former Arkansas Razorbacks and professional basketball player focused on something else that is dear to his heart: Junior Achievement.
Kleine, now an assistant men’s basketball coach at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, was the keynote speaker for a celebration of Junior Achievement’s success in Saline County.
The program, [...]

IFIL SpA said it is investing 42.5 million euros in Paris-based Mangas Capital Entertainment with the aim to launch MCE as a new player in the European television production sector.
MCE was founded by businessman Stephane Courbit, who has solid experience in developing TV programme formats and producing content, IFIL said.
The investment is in the framework [...]

Yangon, Myanmar — The directors of several relief organizations in Myanmar said Wednesday that some of the international aid arriving into the country for the victims of Cyclone Nargis was being stolen, diverted or warehoused by the country’s army.
The United States military’s Joint Typhoon Warning Center said there was a possibility that “a significant tropical [...]

Women who stop smoking can enjoy major health benefits within five years, but it can take decades to correct respiratory damage and lower their risk of lung cancer, researchers reported on Tuesday.
Those who kicked the habit had a 13 per cent reduction in the risk of death from all causes including heart and vascular problems [...]

Israel staged its 60th birthday bash with fireworks, air force flyovers and a great sense of pride Thursday, but also with uncertainty about its future and doubts about prospects for peace with the Palestinians.
Across the country, Israelis held barbecues in backyards and public parks, and were entertained by parachute jumps and a Bible quiz.
Israel at [...]