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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Dutch uncover large-scale meat fraud :: Dutch authorities say some 50,000 tonnes of meat sold as beef across Europe since January 2011 may have contained horsemeat.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22098763#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
The Internet Is Killing Bookstores -- In China Too :: <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>In China, as in the rest of the world, more and more people are purchasing books online or in e-book format for their handheld devices. Many bookstores have become vestigial attachments to cafes and fast food restaurants. Internet booksellers such as Amazon China, Dangdang.com, and used book retailer kongfz.com have physical bookstores wedged tightly in a corner.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/internet-killing-bookstores-china-too-1183531
Dropbox adds single sign-on support to woo more business users :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/coyzPRhJwpI/story01.htm
What Is RS77_Episode 01? Vatican City Pirates Russian Slave Pornography :: <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>While the Catholic Church may not have defined rules on pirating movies and TV shows, surely it has a stance towards Russian slave pornography.</p>
<p>As we <a href="http://www.ibtimes.com/someone-vatican-illegally-downloading-porn-1181795">previously reported</a>, an analysis of the downloading habits in Vatican City revealed a certain penchant for American TV shows and download titles featuring adult film stars. Some additional research has found that one of the most mysterious titles on the list, "RS77_Episode 01," actually refers to "Russian Slaves 77."</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/what-rs77episode-01-vatican-city-pirates-russian-slave-pornography-1183527
eBay's PayPal and Magento join hands, offering a mobile payment service :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/zbUuIA04ytc/story01.htm
Top jobs of the week in tech :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/bOv3eNJ3yps/story01.htm
USPS Saturday Delivery Elimination Plan Thwarted: Congress Left Postal Service 'With No Choice' But To Abandon Proposal :: <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>After months of speculation that the demise of Saturday delivery from the U.S. Postal Service was coming in August, Americans will be getting their mail on Saturday, after all.</p>
<p>The postal service's Board of Governors said Congress "has left it with no choice" but to abandon the plan to stop Saturday mail delivery, the Associated Press <a href="http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_POSTAL_PROBLEMS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE�FAULT" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">reported</a>.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/usps-saturday-delivery-elimination-plan-thwarted-congress-left-postal-service-no-choice-abandon
Gun Control Debate: Manchin, Toomey Strike Background Check Compromise :: <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>Two senators with an "A" rating from the National Rifle Association have brokered a compromise on gun buyer background checks, which they announced Wednesday morning as lawmakers try to craft a 2013 gun control package.</p>
<p>Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., announced the deal with Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., at his side.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/gun-control-debate-manchin-toomey-strike-background-check-compromise-1183405
Garbage in, data out: Enevo gets funding for its smart waste services :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/ljKI1NOj2bU/story01.htm
UK labour costs below EU average :: UK hourly labour costs have fallen nearly two euros (£1.7; $2.6) below the European Union average, data from the EU's statistics agency show.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22098519#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Kathryn Erbe Returns: 'Law & Order: Criminal Intent' Star Will Play Det. Alexandra Eames On New 'SVU' Episode :: <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>Former "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" star Kathryn Erbe will be resurrecting her role as Detective Alexandra Eames on an upcoming episode of "Law & Order: SVU."</p>
<p>Erbe, who has already guest-starred in one episode of "SVU's" ongoing fourteenth season, will make her second appearance on the show's upcoming May 8 episode, <a href="http://tv.yahoo.com/news/law-order-svu-exclusive-kathryn-erbe-returns-big-193607683.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TVLine</a> reports.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/kathryn-erbe-returns-law-order-criminal-intent-star-will-play-det-alexandra-eames-new-svu-episode
Birth Control Recall: Canada Recalls Placebo Alysena-28 Pills; List of Retail Provinces In Canada That Recalled Contraceptive Alysena-28 :: <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.healthycanadians.gc.ca/recall-alert-rappel-avis/hc-sc/2013/26663r-eng.php" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Health Canada</a> issued an urgent recall of the birth control pill Alysena-28 on Monday because packages of the contraceptives could contain up to two weeks of placebo sugar pills instead of one, which could result in unplanned pregnancies for those who take the pills.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/birth-control-recall-canada-recalls-placebo-alysena-28-pills-list-retail-provinces-canada-recalled
Bradley Cooper Takes Rumored Girlfriend Suki Waterhouse To Paris [PHOTO] :: <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>Bradley Cooper and British model Suki Waterhouse may be officially an item, after he took her to Paris earlier this week.</p>
<p>The rumored couple walked along the streets of the City of Love and had a romantic dinner Monday night. Cooper previously denied being romantically involved with his "Silver Lining" co-star, Jennifer Lawrence, 22, saying he was "old enough to be her father." Yet, Waterhouse, 20, is even younger. </p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/bradley-cooper-takes-rumored-girlfriend-suki-waterhouse-paris-photo-1183537
97-Month Car Loans Become A Reality But There Are Plenty Of Risks For Lengthy Terms :: <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 97-month car loan is set to become a reality due to increased competition among car manufacturers. Steadily rising car prices as well as lenders trying to attract new customers have led to the trend of longer loan periods.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/97-month-car-loans-become-reality-there-are-plenty-risks-lengthy-terms-1183525
Samsung Galaxy S4 Processors: Exynos 5 Octa Superior To Qualcomm Snapdragon 600, According To Antutu Benchmark :: <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 Exynos 5 Octa CPU has been hailed as one of the <a href="ibtimes.com/samsung-galaxy-s4-release-date-approaches-phone-ranks-no-1-browsermark-20-browser-benchmark-1107407">"most superior" processors on the market</a>, but how does it fare against its closest relative, the Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 chipset, which is featured in the U.S. variant of the Galaxy S4? Benchmark comparisons suggest the Exynos still reigns supreme.</p>
<p><strong>Exynos vs. Snapdragon: First and Second Place</strong></p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/samsung-galaxy-s4-processors-exynos-5-octa-superior-qualcomm-snapdragon-600-according-antutu-1183361
New Encyclopedia Of Holocaust Will Completely Redraw The Atrocities Of The Third Reich :: <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>With the <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/03/sunday-review/the-holocaust-just-got-more-shocking.html?ref=concentrationcamps&_r=0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">recent discovery</a> in early March of more than 42,200 new sites used by the Nazis as ghettos and labor, concentration and death camps, comes the redrawing of the map of World War II, the Holocaust and the Third Reich.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/new-encyclopedia-holocaust-will-completely-redraw-atrocities-third-reich-1183393
VIDEO: HBOS chief did 'the right thing' :: Business Secretary Vince Cable says former HBOS chief James Crosby is right to have denounced his knighthood.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22095293#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
ZTE, Intel's BFF, puts a new Atom chip in the Geek smartphone :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/fYoyYDNxUEQ/story01.htm
Fed discussed slowing bond purchases :: The minutes of March's meeting of US Fed policymakers show some think its bond buying programme could be slowed down later this year.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22094272#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
VIDEO: HP boss lays blame on Autonomy :: The boss of the world's biggest computer seller has defended her attack on the former management of Britain's Autonomy.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22094466#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
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