IBT Staff Reporter

Stock index futures rose slightly on Monday, the first trading day after government data showed the economy added the largest number of jobs in three years, boosting hopes of a turnaround in the economy.

More than one in seven staff members said they or a colleague had been bullied by children spreading malicious rumours about them on-line, according to research.

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Blonde women are traditionally described as fun loving and less intelligent, but a new study reveals that they earn seven percent more on average compared to other women with other hair colors.

Northern Territory (NT) police has confiscated about 16 kilograms of kava drugs that was en route to a remote island community.

Asian stocks rose on Monday after data showed U.S. employers created jobs last month at the fastest pace in three years, boosting hopes of a sustained economic recovery.

A Chinese central bank adviser said Beijing could ease pressure over the yuan by buying more from recession-hit U.S. states, but China had no official reaction on Monday to the Obama administration's delay of a contentious currency report.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Saturday he was delaying an April 15 report on whether China manipulates its currency but pledged to press for a more flexible Chinese currency policy.

The U.S. office vacancy rate in the first quarter reached its highest level in 16 years, but the decline in rents eased and crept closer to stabilization, according to a report by real estate research firm Reis Inc.

Billionaire investor Wilbur Ross said on Sunday he is prepared to commit up to 500 million pounds ($760 million) to support Virgin Money in its bid to buy the branch network of the Royal Bank of Scotland .

A study has discovered, Raloxifene - a synthetic estrogen currently used to treat osteoporosis - has positive effects on postmenopausal women affected with schizophrenia, whereby more rapid recovery from psychotic and other symptoms seen in the test group compared to control groups.

Australia has a pill-popping obsession, consuming more than 40 million pills per day, about two per day for every man, woman and child.

Canberra infectious diseases specialist warns that Australia's hospitals could not cope if there was an outbreak of influenza more virulent that last year's swine flu.

Health groups have used Easter, one of the most gluttonous days of the year, to call for restriction on junk food and alcohol advertising.

Thaliomide, the sedative drug taken by mothers to reduce morning sickness, half a century ago, which resulted in high risk of birth defects, treats a rare inherited blood disorder, according to recently reported lab experiments.

Thirty-six million Americans have chronic sinus troubles. Millions more-perhaps 1 in 7 people-suffer from rhinitis, a fancy name for stuffy nose. They may now benefit from the new research conducted by Melissa Pynnonen and her colleagues at the University of Michigan.

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said the world's large economies were close to agreeing a global tax on banks to help prevent another financial crisis, the Financial Times reported on Monday.

Weight-training injuries are on the rise, increasing by nearly 50 percent between 1990 and 2007 in the United States, researchers have found.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner will try to strengthen bilateral ties with India during talks in New Delhi this week, but his visit may be overshadowed by Washington's tense relationship with China. Both the United States and India will be simultaneously pushing trade and foreign exchange agendas with China, as they discuss cooperation on infrastructure development and financial markets.

TWO mothers with disabled children have launched a national grassroots movement they hope to turn into one of the most powerful single-issue campaigns in Australian politics.

The Obama administration expects U.S. job creation to quicken but economic recovery has a long way to go despite improved trends, White House officials said on Sunday.

The average compensation for chief executives at the largest publicly traded U.S. companies fell 15 percent last year to $9.53 million, a decline attributable to the falling value of stock and option awards, the New York Times said on Sunday.

Optimism about an improving labor market and corporate profits could propel U.S. stocks higher this week as earnings season approaches.

Japanese researchers have developed a cuddly teddy bear robot designed to comfort the elderly and delight children by reading facial expressions and actions and responding to them.

Heavy velvet curtains, indie movie nights, single-origin coffees, wine and beer, mouth-watering organic pastries and gourmet cheese and meat plates -- this is Starbucks?

The Obama administration expects job creation to accelerate and Congress to approve financial reform legislation, White House economic adviser Lawrence Summers said on Sunday.

IMAX has returned to outer space with the movie IMAX: Hubble 3D, a documentary that harks back to IMAX's roots in science films, but spins into a 3D, Hollywood orbit.

Apple Inc's iPad hit stores on Saturday after months of buildup, igniting excitement and kicking off a critical sales period that will determine if the sleek tablet computer becomes the next blockbuster.

Apple Inc's iPad hit store shelves on Saturday after months of breathless buildup, kicking off a critical sales period that will determine if the sleek tablet computer becomes the next blockbuster.