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Putting You on Hold. Mobile Phone and WiFi Radiation Scare Ramped up in Europe

The argument that mobile phones are bad for health was maybe due a reprise, so expect at least a round of calls for more research on their impact in the coming days, and possibly for outright bans in some circumstances (like schools). The renewed concern though is not just about mobile phones. WiFi is now in the frame. The panic button was pressed by an influential European committee that has compared the current situation of mobiles and WiFi to previous experiences of tobacco and asbestos.

 

EU forecasts, Nowotny say Greece failing on debt terms

Bleak EU economic forecasts on Friday showed Greece will miss its debt targets this year without further reforms and a senior policymaker said Athens was not meeting the terms of its rescue package.

 

VIDEO: Why Greece may need second bail-out

Speculation is growing that Greece may need a second financial bail-out from the international community

 

U.S. on track for most measles cases in a decade

U.S. on track for most measles cases in a decade

The United States seems to be on track to have more measles cases than any year in more than a decade, with virtually all cases linked to other countries, including Europe where there's a big outbreak.

 

John Paul Takes Step Toward Sainthood

John Paul Takes Step Toward Sainthood

John Paul II was beatified on Sunday in a celebratory Mass that drew more than a million people to Rome.

 

Poles travel to Rome for John Paul beatification

Eight hundred Poles boarded a special train Friday night for a 26-hour trip across Europe, bound for Rome and the beatification of the late Pope ...

 

Ireland gets thumbs-up from EU/IMF

A Moody's downgrade and growing speculation Greece may eventually restructure its debt took the shine off Ireland's thumbs-up from the EU and the IMF on Friday for its efforts to claw its way back from crisis.

 

France bans face-covering Islamic veil

France's new ban on Islamic face veils was met with a burst of defiance Monday, as several women appeared veiled in front of Paris' Notre Dame Cathedral and two were detained for taking part in an unauthorized protest....

 

DealBook: Vivendi to Buy Vodafone SFR Stake for $11.3 Billion

Vivendi announced on Sunday that it has taken full control of SFR, the big French cellphone service provider, by buying Vodafone’s 44 percent stake in the company for $11.3 billion in cash.

 

More sites detect Japan radiation

More locations around Scotland have recorded very low levels of radioactive iodine believed to be from Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan.

 

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