Report: 10M children die from lack of health care every year

Date: Tue, 06 May 2008
Updated 06:18 AM ET

NEWS

Report: 10M children die from lack of health care every year
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More than 200 million children worldwide under age 5 do not get basic
health care, leading to nearly 10 million deaths annually from treatable
ailments like diarrhea and pneumonia, a U.S.-based charity said
Wednesday.

Junta slows cyclone aid to Burma
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World scrambles to aid victims of cyclone that devastated Burma where
more than 10,000 people could have been killed.

Experimental meningitis vaccine shows promise
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An experimental meningitis vaccine appears to generate more potent
immunity than the version now available in young people who suffer most
from the disease, researchers reported Monday.

MONEY
Bernanke: Let's fight foreclosures
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke warned late Monday that the
federal government should do more to stave off home foreclosures that
threaten credit markets and the economy, even as a Fed survey showed the
percentage of banks tightening credit for consumers and businesses
reached historic highs.

Tropicana files for Chapter 11 protection amid Jersey joust
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The owner of Tropicana casinos in Atlantic City and Las Vegas filed for
Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Monday, nearly five months after New
Jersey regulators stripped the Tropicana Casino and Resort of its
license.

UBS reports $11.5 billion loss, will slice 5,500 jobs
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Swiss bank UBS AG announced Tuesday it would cut 5,500 jobs and reported
a net loss of 11.5 billion Swiss francs ($10.97 billion) for the first
quarter of this year.