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Former nursing student pleads not guilty in Oakland shooting rampage – Reuters by Nursing Philippines Blog on May 1, 2012AFP Former nursing student pleads not guilty in Oakland shooting rampageReutersBy Ronnie Cohen | OAKLAND (Reuters) – A former nursing student accused of killing seven people and wounding three others in a shooting rampage at a tiny Christi...

Philadelphia transit workers hit $172.7 million jackpot by on Apr 27, 2012Cheers and songs broke out at the Philadelphia's transit agency offices on Thursday when 48 employees learned they had literally hit the jackpot - the $172.7 million Powerball lottery prize. Divided equally, the group of administrative employees...

'Bye Bye Baby Nokia' by Fresh News Buzz on Apr 14, 2012Nokia, the top selling cellphone brand maker is having problem with its investors. Investors are losing faith and can't wait of how Nokia top management will find ways to solve, remain and compete with other brands of mobile like Samsung. "If they ca...

China-based Filipino journalist is Reuters' Reporter of the Year by Reyn's Room on Mar 26, 2012A Filipino journalist who is based in China was chosen by international wire agency Reuters as its Reporter of the Year for 2011. Benjamin Lim, Reuters' correspondent in China, is a member of the Beijing Press Corps. He has been consistently behi...

Top 5 Effective Ways To Reduce Your Alzheimer’s Risk by Filipino Nurses on Mar 21, 2012Credit: iStockPhoto Related article: 6 Smart Foods For A Healthier Brain Aging is a natural process that all of us go through. Some people experience what they call as "graceful aging" but in most cases, old age robs people of quality life that we...

Nokia unveils cheaper Windows smartphone by Reyn's Room on Feb 27, 2012Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia unveiled a cheaper smartphone using Microsoft's Windows Phone software on Monday, aiming to win back market share by targeting a wider audience. Nokia last year dumped its own smartphone software in favor of Windows...

American officers killed in Afghan Interior Ministry by Reyn's Room on Feb 26, 2012Two American officers were shot dead at close range in Afghanistan's Interior Ministry on Saturday, a U.S. official said, as rage gripped the country for a fifth day over the burning of the Muslim holy book at a NATO base. NATO recalled all staff...

Was Einstein wrong - or was the cable loose? by Reyn's Room on Feb 24, 2012The world of science was upended last year when an experiment appeared to show one of Einstein's fundamental theories was wrong - but now the lab behind it says the result could have been caused by a loose cable. Physicists at the CERN research insti...

Melco interested in $1 bln Manila casino project by Reyn's Room on Feb 24, 2012Kazuo Okada (3rd R), chairman of Universal Entertainment Corp, pushes the button with other local officials during the ground breaking ceremony of its casino-hotel projects in Manila January 26, 2012. Photo: Remeo Ranoco A casino operator run by...

Two wounded as riot, fire hits jail on Indonesia's Bali by Reyn's Room on Feb 22, 2012DENPASAR, Indonesdia - Indonesian police stormed a prison on the resort island of Bali on Wednesday to regain control after inmates burned offices and seized weapons in a riot during which two prisoners were shot and wounded, officials said. Indone...