One might think that after years of seeing people at their worst, mental health workers would harbor negative attitudes about mental illness, perhaps associating people with mental health issues as less competent or dangerous. But a new ...
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The mood of German consumers was notably buoyant at the start of 2014. Both economic and income expectations as well as willingness to buy improved, in part quite considerably. Following a revised value of 7.7 points in January, the overall ...
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Raising the alarm against deepening income disparities in countries around the world, the head of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) called today for a shift to more inclusive growth patterns – supported by redistributive ...
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The start of the school year is here again, but for some young people, it can mean serious worry about what may lay ahead. Social anxiety can be crippling for some children and adolescents, affecting their friendships, schoolwork and ...
The purchasing managers' index (PMI) for China's manufacturing sector was at 50.5 percent in January this year, down 0.5 percentage points compared to December last year but remaining above 50 percent for the 16th consecutive month, ...
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India is currently the fifth largest economy of the world and is developing at a fast pace. The maximum growth is reported from the construction sector and minimum growth is observed from the agriculture sector. The primary industrial ...
Vying for a stake in Prime Minister’s (PM) Youth Business Loan Scheme, the Pakistan Carpet Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PCMEA) has urged the Government to collaborate together for the disbursement of the loans under the ...
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UK-based Plastics scrap trading firm GFSL will unveil a new mixed rigid plastic recycling plant at the Wilton International estate in Redcar. The company's new plant will process about 20,000 tonnes of mixed rigid plastics annually with a ...
US-based WS Packaging Group is set expand its current business operations in Knoxville by opening a new location in the PBR Building, located at 10215 Caneel Dr. The company, which will also consolidate its Knoxville facilities to the new ...
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US-based National Beef Packing is set to shut its beef processing plant in Brawley, California, due to a drop in supply of fed cattle. The company expects the last day of production at the plant to be 4 April 2013. The closure will ...
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According to the monthly sectoral confidence survey released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), the confidence index* for the construction sector in Turkey, which stood at 73.3 points in December last year, increased by 18.6 ...
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In 2014, the American Board of Integrative Holistic Medicine (ABIHM) will expand to become an international academy, the Academy of Integrative Health & Medicine (AIHM). The mission of the expanded global academy will be to implement the ...
Oil prices rose sharply Friday on speculation that frigid weather in U.S. would boost the demand for heating oil. The impact of cold weather on demand is the focus of market. It was reported that last month was the coldest January since ...
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Global supplier of fresh produce Univeg has completed the acquisition of Stichting Behoud Bananen Sector(SBBS). The company will have 90%holding,while the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Suriname will own the remaining ...
After crossing 3,400 miles of the Pacific Ocean last year to inspect a tuna canneryon American Samoa,a U.S.Food and Drug Administration(FDA)inspector asked for copies of some records from the StarKist Co. "Charlie the Tuna,"the company's ...
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