Mediterranean diet may help boost ageing brain power

A Mediterranean diet with added extra virgin olive oil or mixed nuts seems to improve the brain power of older people better than advising them to follow a low-fat diet, according to a new research. The researchers from the University of Navarra in Spain base their findings on 522 men and women aged between 55 and 80 without cardiovascular disease but at high vascular risk because of underlying ...

Obama opposes GOP bill on Keystone XL oil pipeline

WASHINGTON -; The White House says President Barack Obama opposes a House bill that would speed approval of the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada to ...

Pacific NorthWest LNG Awards FEED Contracts for LNG Facility Near Prince Rupert

May 21, 2013 /CNW/ - Pacific NorthWest LNG Ltd. has awarded Front-End Engineering and Design ("FEED") contracts for its proposed liquefied natural gas ("LNG") facility in British Columbia to three international engineering contractors - Bechtel, KBR/JGC joint venture, and Technip/Samsung Engineering/China Huanqiu joint ...

High Arctic Declares Monthly Dividend

May 21, 2013 /CNW/ - High Arctic Energy Services Inc. (TSX: HWO) ("High Arctic" or the "Corporation") is pleased to announce that its Board of Directors has approved a monthly dividend payment of $0.0125 per share to holders of common shares. The dividend is payable ...

Perth travellers shell-shocked but safe

A Perth schoolteacher "storm chasing" with her meteorologist husband in the US described how debris hit their car and they saw buildings levelled as the killer tornado crossed a highway in front of them in Oklahoma.Melissa Marshall let friends know via Facebook that she, husband Brayden and two other friends were safe as she described being about a kilometre from the storm."The ...