A general strike against tough austerity measures is under way in Greece, with trade unions calling for “mass mobilisation” of protesters.
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CALGARY, ALBERTA–(Marketwired – April 26, 2013) - CanAm Coal Corp. (TSX VENTURE:COE)(OTCQX:COECF) (“CanAm” or the “Company”) has filed its audited consolidated financial statements and related management discussion and analysis for the year ended December 31, 2012. These audited 2012 financial statements include a restatement of the 2011 financials and of Q1 and Q2 for 2012 which is discussed at the end of this press release. Definitions of commonly used non-IFRS financial measures (EBITDA and Free Cash Flow) are also included at the end of this press release.
See more here: CanAm Announces Fourth Quarter and Full 2012 Financial Results and Delivers $3.2 Million EBITDA in Q4
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Spain is set to unveil new measures aimed at reviving the economy, a day after unemployment hit another record and with violent protests erupting in Madrid.
Originally posted here: Spain in fresh bid to revive economy
Shadow chancellor says new measures, coupled with benefit cuts, will leave most ordinary people worse off.
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Britain’s biggest trade union, Unite, is calling for a 24-hour general strike against austerity measures.
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Japan’s stock market jumps to its highest in almost five years after the central bank unveiled its boldest stimulus measures yet.
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Cyprus has agreed to a set of “challenging” measures, the IMF says, that will release a 10bn-euro international bailout.
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KNOXVILLE, TN–(Marketwired – Apr 4, 2013) – According to the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS), less than one percent, or approximately 200,000, of the clinically eligible population chooses to undergo weight loss surgery each year in America. Despite statistics from the ASMBS that show life expectancy can improve by as much as 89 percent following a bariatric procedure, Dr. Stephen Boyce and Dr. Robert Williams of the New Life Center for Bariatric Surgery in Knoxville say one of the most common concerns patients express about having weight loss surgery is that it will not work for them. Drs. Boyce and Williams say their practice has recently taken great measures to put their patients at ease and reassure them of the safety of bariatric procedures in order to ensure they have the proper resources to make a decision that can lead them to a healthier life.
Continue reading here: Knoxville Bariatric Surgeons on How to Alleviate Anxiety About Weight Loss Surgery
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Changes to the UK’s welfare system are fair, Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith insists, as some of the new measures come into effect.
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All Cypriot banks will remain shut until Thursday, the central bank now says, and temporary measures will be placed on transactions when they reopen.
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