Investing in Kids Isn't Rocket Science :: The Millennium Development Goals challenged the world to cut extreme poverty in half, dramatically reduce child mortality, and make primary education universal, but Jody Heymann and Kristen McNeill say the world can do more.
In their report, “Changing Children’s Chances”, released by the World Policy Analysis Centre on Wednesday, Heymann and McNeill map the world’s commitment to essential development needs of children in terms of the official laws, policies, and programmes that exist at the national level.
Based on an extensive understanding of international agreements and norms, Heymann and McNeill identify eight critical areas of need – poverty reduction, quality education, protection from early labour, protection from early marriage, quality health care, po...<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
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Speech therapy could help save NHS cash :: INVESTMENT in speech and language therapy could help boost the Edinburgh economy by more than £10 million a year, a report has found. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health)
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Cyprus bank chief seeks to allay fears :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/XPb-wt5YPSs/index.html
Consumer giant targets Africa's billion shoppers :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/SImLGdNSJ6s/index.html
Hong Kong dock strike cripples port :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/DfBhZpTe1uo/index.html
Barclays report blames bank culture :: A report commissioned by Barclays has blamed "cultural shortcomings" at the bank for problems that led to last year's Libor-rigging scandal.
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London banker integrity tests :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/We8C2ORyYmg/
Millions jobless in the eurozone :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/eRQbVHh23UU/
EU data watchdogs take aim at Google :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/hLZa_SN1jFY/index.html
IMF and Egypt discuss $4.8bn loan :: International Monetary Fund officials are in Cairo to hold talks with the Egyptian government about authorising a $4.8bn (£3.2bn) loan for the country.
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Vodafone shares dip as Verizon denies $245 billion takeover rumors :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/BP2jdpnmN54/story01.htm
Investors launch £3.5bn RBS claim :: Thousands of investors launch a joint compensation claim for more than £3.5bn against Royal Bank of Scotland.
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Verizon denies Vodafone bid interest :: US telecoms group Verizon Communications denies reports that it wants to buy or merge with UK mobile operator Vodafone.
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North Korea blocks Kaesong access :: North Korea blocks the entry of South Korean workers into a joint industrial zone, in a move seen as further escalating tensions.
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VIDEO: SSE fined record £10.5m by Ofgem :: Energy supplier SSE has been fined £10.5m by the regulator Ofgem for mis-selling gas and electricity
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Israel Launches Air Strike On Gaza After Palestinian Fire; Crossfire Ends Four Months Old Truce :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Israel carried out an air strike on the Gaza strip Wednesday in response to a Palestinian rocket attack on Israel Tuesday, the first instance of crossfire since an eight-day-war ended in a truce last November.</p>
<p>Israel Air Force (IAF) planes attacked the northern Gaza town of Beit Lahiya in response to mortar shells fired at the western Negev desert in southern Israel, <a href="http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/two-rockets-strike-south-israel-hours-after-iaf-s-first-strike-on-gaza-since-november-truce.premium-1.513159" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported</a>.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/israel-launches-air-strike-gaza-after-palestinian-fire-crossfire-ends-four-months-old-truce-1167573
Can The U.S. Take North Korea Down From The Inside?: Why Waging Cyber War Is Too Risky For The West :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p> </p>
<p>Releasing the Stuxnet virus worked, for a time, in shutting down Iran's nuclear research program, so why not use it again against North Korea? The recent posturing and saber-rattling of the DPRK in the direction of South raises the question of why the U.S. doesn't simply release a cyber worm into North Korea's infrastructure, shut the whole hugely hyped operation down, and then kick back with a beer to watch "Game of Thrones?"</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/can-us-take-north-korea-down-inside-why-waging-cyber-war-too-risky-west-1166845
Prospects Of Verizon Communications And AT&T Paying $245 Billion For Vodafone, Which Would Be Largest Takeover In History, Drew Mixed Reviews From Wall Street :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div><div class="field-item odd"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Wall Street is giving a qualified and tentative endorsement to the possibility that Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) and AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) may pay $245 billion for Britain's Vodafone Group PLC in what would be the biggest corporate takeover in history.</p>
<p>The possibility of such a hugely ambitious venture was first reported Tuesday by the Financial Times.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/prospects-verizon-communications-att-paying-245-billion-vodafone-which-would-be-largest-takeover
Live and Let Die: Did British Spies Kill The Dream Of A Free And Prosperous Congo? :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>An esteemed literary journal -- one of the last places you might look for breaking geopolitical news -- has divulged some surprising information about the mysterious 1961 assassination of Patrice Lumumba, one of 20th century Africa's most important leaders.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/live-let-die-did-british-spies-kill-dream-free-prosperous-congo-1166699
New Zealand's Islands May Be Rechristened Under Old Maori Names :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>New Zealand may restore the ancient Maori names of the two large islands that form the archipelago country.</p>
<p>The New Zealand Geographic Board, the country's statutory naming authority, has submitted for public consultation a proposal to formally endorse use of the alternate Maori names of what are now simply called "North Island" and "South Island" -- "Te Ika-a-Maui" and "Te Waipounamu," respectively.</p>
<p>Te Ika-a-Maui means "the fish of Maui," while Te Waipounamu translates to "the waters of greenstone" (a reference to jade found in abundance on the southern island).</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/new-zealands-islands-may-be-rechristened-under-old-maori-names-1166527
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