Joseph Alan Alonso

Medical experts urge expectant women to take a sufficient dosage of Folic acid during the initial stages of their pregnancy.

The lingering disagreement between the Australian and International Pilots Association (AIPS) and the management of the leading airline in the country has already ruined travel plans of more than 60,000 passengers in Australia.

Prime Minister Julia Gillard had wanted to intervene in the country's biggest labor row involving Qantas and its three labor unions. However, the Prime Minister said those involved in the dispute are still willing to resolve the matter without the government. Qantas management claims it remains duty-bound to continue talks with the pilots’ union.

Growing debt problems and threats of possible recession have prompted European finance managers to come up with a scheme that could finally resolve the problems of Greece and enhance the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF).

Spain can be joining Greece as one of the unhealthy Euro zone nations if it misses its budget goal this year as a result of sluggish economic growth, excessive spending and increasing unemployment.

Small and medium-sized business firms are expected to allocate more resources and increase spending for digital channels instead of traditional advertising.

Archaeologists have made a surprising discovery in a South African cave that seems to double the time humans have been artists.

The Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC), the national association which represents the country’s $108 billion food, drink and grocery manufacturing sectors is demanding for additional compensation from government.

There has been an outpouring of help from volunteers who showed their eagerness to help authorities in cleaning operations around the beaches of New Zealand’s Bay of Plenty.

Members of the Slovak Parliament voted overwhelmingly (114 – 30 with 3 abstentions) to support the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) reversing an earlier move to oppose the expansion of the bloc’s rescue package.

The Dawn mission launched by NASA in 2007 and arrived at the Proto-planet Vesta in July has just finished its second mapping sequence.

Only one of 17 member-nations of the European Union decided to deny the expansion of the bailout package for Greece which put at risk attempts to bring to an end the sovereign debt crisis.

The $1.5 billion National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System Preparatory Project will be launched by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) by the end of the month.

The country’s unemployment rate declined to 5.2 percent in September as employers from the private sector employed more people and the dollar went up from $US1.015 before figures were made public to $US1.0236.

The Australian Maritime and Safety Authority will join hands with Maritime New Zealand in clean-up efforts near Tauranga Harbor in what could be the most terrible maritime pollution debacle in the country’s history.

Dialogues between representatives of the Community and Public Sector Union and the Customs and Border Protection officials over wage issues resumed on Thursday as work stoppages are scheduled to take place in different airports across the country.

The cargo ship that ran aground in the Bay of Plenty close to Tauranga in Auckland, New Zealand may be the cause of an extensive oil leakage as it was found with fissures in its hull and is now leaning in the high seas.

The 99 Cents Only stores in the U.S., which became a phenomenon in the retail industry, have been acquired reportedly for approximately $1.6 billion by a private equity company from Los Angeles.

The move of eBay Australia to strike a partnership with premier clothing brands and launch a dedicated fashion gallery has opened up more options for consumers across the country.

Aspirants for the Republican presidential nomination tangled in a live presidential debate hosted by Bloomberg and the Washington Post on one of the most controversial subjects-- the state of the U.S. economy. Who said the most and what on the relevant issues?

The Australian Parliament’s lower house passed the momentous but contentious bill, which is believed to be the most wide-ranging carbon pricing system in the world.

The Australian government remains vigilant in the midst of possible threats from Fascist extremists and other revolutionary groups.

You Tube is setting its sight on outer space with the launching of its You Tube Space Lab Channel and is currently inviting students to present unique concepts for experiments that can be conducted in the vast cosmos.

The British Chamber of Commerce (BBC) described that the economy of the UK started weakening during the third quarter of 2011 and is now displaying signs of declining further.

A gigantic sea monster, similar to the legendary Kraken with many limbs that could reach the top of a ship's main mast, was said to have lived off the coast of Iceland and Norway centuries ago.

A lake, covered by almost three miles of the West Antarctic ice sheet, has been cut off from the rest of the world for almost a million years.

The 14-year-old Australian boy who was arrested in Bali for possessing a small quantity of marijuana will most likely be released from custody soon after Indonesian police authorities said they were considering him more of someone who needed rehabilitation.

The Australian government has supported reforms in the industry for the benefit of Australian retirees, resulting in the decision of AustralianSuper to implement a freeze on membership fees effective July of 2011 until 2014 provides a major advantage for members who are nearing retirement.

The Nobel Prize winner for Economics will be known on Monday completing this year’s search in different categories for the most prestigious honors in the world.