An organ is sold every hour, WHO warns: Brutal black market on the rise again thanks to diseases of affluence - Daily Mail
28 May 2012, 2:46 am
An organ is sold once an hour, the World Health Organisation has warned, amid fears that the illegal trade is again on the rise. The U.N. public health body estimates that 10,000 organs are now traded every year, with figures soaring off the back of a huge ...

Holy hour for Our Country - Patch
28 May 2012, 12:09 am
The community is invited to come together to pray for the safety and leadership of our country and for the November elections, specifically that God's will be done. Our Lady of Guadeloupe Chapel at Pinecrest Academy will be open every Sunday from 4:00-5 ...

Al Qala’a School wins Earth hour energy saving contest - omantribune.com
27 May 2012, 9:31 pm
MUSCAT The Environment Society of Oman (ESO) announced the winners of Earth hour competition held earlier this year, in which students from all over Oman participated to help increase awareness on saving energy and conservation of environment. Al Qala’a ...

Groups target minimum wage of $33 an hour - Hong Kong Standard
27 May 2012, 2:22 pm
An alliance of 35 organizations has called for a minimum wage of at least HK$33 an hour, as the public consultation on the statutory rate draws to a close today. The call from the People's Alliance for Minimum Wage adds to the growing clamor for a HK$5-an ...

What a 12-hour Twitter Ban Says About Pakistan's Fractured Society - Huffington Post
23 May 2012, 2:55 pm
Last Sunday, after Pakistan's government briefly blocked access to Twitter, the outcry in the country was instantaneous. Ironically, most of this outrage was expressed on Twitter itself. Users in Pakistan promptly discovered alternate means of accessing ...

U.S. Stocks Reverse Gain in Final hour on Greece Woes - Bloomberg
22 May 2012, 5:55 pm
U.S. stocks erased gains in the final hour of trading as concern that Greece would exit the euro and a tumble in Facebook (FB) Inc. shares overshadowed economic optimism. About three stocks fell for each rising on U.S. exchanges at 4 p.m. New ...

Spider phobia cured with 2-hour therapy - FOX News
22 May 2012, 10:53 am
Getting up close and personal with a furry tarantula is probably the very last thing someone with a spider phobia would opt for, but the encounter may be the ticket to busting the brain's resistance to arachnids. A tried-and-true exposure ...

War-Gaming Greek Euro Exit Shows Hazards in 46-hour Weekend - Bloomberg
21 May 2012, 6:54 pm
You need to enable Javascript to play media on Bloomberg.com Greece may have only a 46-hour window of opportunity should it need to plot a route out of the euro. That’s how much time the country’s leaders would probably have to enact any ...

'House' two-hour finale raises cane till the end - USA Today
21 May 2012, 8:31 am
WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. – Bedside manner is overrated. Despite a tactless, cantankerous demeanor, Gregory House has been a welcome TV guest since 2004. House has enjoyed a healthy eight-season run that included audiences of 20 million and more ...

Edina ends its reign as happy-hour holdout - Minneapolis Star Tribune
19 May 2012, 4:54 pm
Edina made history last week: It axed its decades-old ban on happy hour, becoming the last city in the metro area to do so. With drink specials outlawed since time immemorial in this well-to-do suburb, the newfound liberty felt a bit like the ...