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.
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India car sales hit as economy slows :: Annual car sales in India have fallen for the first time in a decade, underlining the impact a slowdown in its economy is having on key sectors.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22088978#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Women board appointments 'stalled' :: There has been a slowdown in the number of women appointed to board-level roles in top UK firms, according to a Cranfield School of Management survey.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22089232#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Death Penalty On Decline; China, Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, US Top Executors Of Capital Punishment: Amnesty :: <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>The U.S. retained its position among the top five countries that carried out the most executions last year, behind China, Iran, Iraq and Saudi Arabia, Amnesty International said on Wednesday in <a href="http://www.amnesty.org/sites/impact.amnesty.org/files/PUBLIC/2012DeathPenaltyAI.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">an annual report</a>, which noted that the global trend towards ending the death penalty continued, despite the resumption of execution in several countries.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/death-penalty-decline-china-iran-iraq-saudi-arabia-us-top-executors-capital-punishment-amnesty
NFL Wants Brain Injuries Suit Dismissed As 'Workplace' Issue :: <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><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/09/us-nfl-concussion-idUSBRE93815K20130409" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> by InstantSavings">Lawyers</a> argued in federal court on Tuesday over whether 4,200 former NFL players can sue the league over brain injuries or whether the issue should be decided under the players' collective bargaining agreement.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/nfl-wants-brain-injuries-suit-dismissed-workplace-issue-1182407
Viki doubles down on content arbitrage with Asian TV and movie deals :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/B-DxBDZR5Us/story01.htm
Top After-Market NASDAQ Movers (Actions Semiconductor, Pacific Sunwear, PriceSmart, Oncothyreon, Caesars Entertainment, Synergy, Anacor Pharmaceuticals, SeaChange International, Alkermes) :: <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>The top after-market Nasdaq gainers Tuesday were Actions Semiconductor Co. Ltd, Pacific Sunwear of California Inc, PriceSmart Inc, Oncothyreon Inc, and Caesars Entertainment Corp. The top after-market Nasdaq losers were Synergy Pharmaceuticals Inc, Anacor Pharmaceuticals Inc., SeaChange International, and Alkermes Plc.</p>
<p><strong>Gainers</strong></p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/top-after-market-nasdaq-movers-actions-semiconductor-pacific-sunwear-pricesmart-oncothyreon-caesars
Why Was 'Buckwild' Canceled? MTV Cancels Reality Show After Shain Gandee's Death :: <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>MTV canceled the West Virginia reality show "Buckwild" Tuesday, eight days after one of its favorite characters died.</p>
<p>The cable channel didn't cite Shain Gandee's untimely death as the reason for the decision to cancel the show, but according to <a href="http://www.tmz.com/2013/04/09/buckwild-canceled-mtv-shain-gandee-death/#ixzz2Q1y5Chyi" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TMZ,</a> MTV executives said they pulled the plug on the hit show in the middle of filming its second season.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/why-was-buckwild-canceled-mtv-cancels-reality-show-after-shain-gandees-death-1182355
China trade deficit sets upbeat tone :: China posts a surprise trade deficit in March, as imports rise more-than-expected, a sign that domestic demand may be picking up.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22088705#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
China Posts March Trade Deficit, But Q1 Commerce With US Rises :: <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>China's trade in the first quarter of 2013 surged with the United States but fell with Europe, the Beijing government announced Wednesday, another sign of an uneven recovery in the global economy.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/china-posts-march-trade-deficit-q1-commerce-us-rises-1182311
China grants license to Christie's :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/i7s4HDeQVGo/index.html
Anthony Weiner For Mayor? Speculation Erupts About Potential Run :: <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>Is New York City turning into Weinerville? Well, not just yet, but it could be if speculations about a potential run from former Rep. Anthony Weiner have any validity.</p>
<p>According to <a href="http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20130409/BLOGS04/130409862" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">CrainsNewYork.com, </a>Weiner, the congressman who resigned in disgrace in 2011 after tweeting compromising photos to women not his wife and then lying about it, is polling New Yorkers about a possible 2013 mayoral campaign. He had been considered a leading contender for the race before his spectacular downfall.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/anthony-weiner-mayor-speculation-erupts-about-potential-run-1182299
Chinese tourism: Good, bad, backlash :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/2PWOO15mPJE/index.html
Want to text from your home phone? Zipwhip brings landlines to the SMS club :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/DYD38k_3Lsc/story01.htm
Suspect Dylan Quick Charged In Texas College Stabbing Spree :: <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>A suspect has been arrested following a mass stabbing at Lone Star College in Cypress, Texas, on Tuesday.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Suspect-detained-in-Lone-Star-College-campus-4420907.php" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Houston Chronicle reports</a> that Dylan Andrew Quick, 20, is charged with three counts of aggravated assault. </p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/suspect-dylan-quick-charged-texas-college-stabbing-spree-1182241
Hotels, the office of the future? :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/j9qOeN3OW2I/index.html
Tumblr abruptly closes down its Storyboard project, lays off entire editorial team :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/fbKH_h22Ihg/story01.htm
Tom Cruise Finally Opens Up About Katie Holmes Divorce: 'I Didn't Expect It' :: <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>Tom Cruise has broken his silence and is finally speaking out on his divorce from third wife Katie Holmes. While it might not have been shocking to the rest of the world, the actor says he didn't see it coming.</p>
<p>Rumors had been swirling for months about Holmes leaving Cruise since she didn't want their daughter Suri to fall into the world of Scientology, the much-reviled "church" where the actor is a devoted follower and benefactor.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/tom-cruise-finally-opens-about-katie-holmes-divorce-i-didnt-expect-it-1182227
North Korea-China Border In Dandong Closed To Tourists; Chinese Tours Canceled :: <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>Local tour groups in Dandong, an important border city that links China with North Korea, have canceled all trips to Pyongyang amid growing nuclear threats.</p>
<p>Explore North Korea, which caters mostly to Chinese tourists, posted a message on its Facebook page late Tuesday stating: "Because the situation in North Korea. All the tour will be canceled since now [sic]."</p>
<p>The agency said it had a two-hour-long meeting with local travel agencies in Dandong, which led to the decision.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/north-korea-china-border-dandong-closed-tourists-chinese-tours-canceled-1182223
Jay-Z Sells Brooklyn Nets Minority Ownership To Become NBA Agent :: <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>Jay-Z may have spent years promoting the debut season of the Brooklyn Nets, but the rapper and entertainment mogul has decided to sell his minority ownership of the Brooklyn team in order to become an NBA agent.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/jay-z-sells-brooklyn-nets-minority-ownership-become-nba-agent-1182215
China local currency debt rating cut :: Fitch Ratings downgrades China's sovereign credit rating, warning about a credit build-up in the economy that could threaten the recovery.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22088704#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
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