4 September 2010, 8:41 pm
A recent case of a woman accused of collecting the pension of her dead father, who would have been 111, has sparked an effort to account for all the thousands of centenarians on Japan's rolls. As society changes, many are living, and dying, alone. It all started with the case of Sogen Kato.... Read More »
4 September 2010, 7:42 pm
UN climate chief Christiana Figueres has warned that a string of weather calamities showed the deepening urgency to forge a breakthrough deal on global warming this year.... Read More »
4 September 2010, 8:56 am
La Demajagua Newspapers. (Stenographic versions - Council of State) My dear comrades: I asked that we meet early, before the heat of our sun becomes too intense.... Read More »
3 September 2010, 9:51 am
Naiyuan Chi's steel fabricator has a bilateral past ... and a multinational future.... Read More »
3 September 2010, 8:43 am
The U.S. failure to pass cap-and- trade legislation won’t change its target for 2020 to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions by roughly 17 percent, climate negotiator Todd Stern said today.... Read More »
3 September 2010, 6:59 am
(AP:GENEVA) Mexico's Foreign Minister has dampened hopes for a breakthrough deal at the Cancun climate change talks in November. Patricia Espinosa says the success of the talks doesn't depend on countries reaching agreement for a new legally binding text on reducing carbon emissions.... Read More »
3 September 2010, 2:41 am
09/03/10: Manna from heaven: West Virginia senate seat 08/31/10: How GOPers will win the senate 08/26/10: Party trend has yet to kick in 08/24/10: Advice to GOP candidates: Avoid adjectives, nouns are good enough 08/19/10: Ground Zero mosque: The real issue 08/18/10: House Dems Face Tough Triage Cho... Read More »
2 September 2010, 10:08 am
KYOTO, Japan -- Nidec Corporation announced today that it had determined the terms of the issuance with regard to the issuance of the Euro Yen Convertible-Bonds-Type Bonds with Stock Acquisition Rights due 2015 .... Read More »
2 September 2010, 12:00 am
KYOTO, Japan -- Nidec Corporation today announced that at the meeting of its Board of Directors held on September 2, 2010 it adopted a resolution to issue Euro Yen Convertible-Bonds-Type Bonds with Stock Acquisition Rights Due 2015 not exceeding the aggregate principal amount of 100,000,000,000 yen ... Read More »