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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New film aims at Mexico wealth gap :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/TN0a88pPgsU/
What's next for Europe's recovery? :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/9v2SLhudP4c/
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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With food safety bill, U.S. government will spend nearly $1 million per person to prevent food-borne illness deaths :: (NaturalNews) The recently-passed Food Safety Modernization Act, which was passed in order to prevent food-borne illness deaths in the USA, will cost $1.4 billion over the first five years. But nobody thinks about the economics of the issue. How many people are we going to save by spending this $1.4 billion, even assuming it works?To answer that question, let's look at the food illness fatality figures offered by the CDC:• Out of the 5,000 food-borne illness deaths each year in the United States, only 1,809 are "attributable to foodborne transmission" according to the CDC (http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol5no5/mead.htm#Table%203).• E.coli, which is often quoted in the big scare stories about food safety, only kills 78 people a year through food-borne transmission (52 plus 26, fro...
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London Marathon to review security :: Security for Sunday's London Marathon will be reviewed after the fatal blasts at Boston's race, but the event will go ahead, officials insist.
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London Market Report :: London's leading shares lose ground in early trading, despite a rally by mining stocks, which had dragged the index down on Monday.
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EU tightens up bank lending rules :: MEPs approve far-reaching changes to EU banking rules, including curbs on bonuses and new capital buffers.
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Gold hit by sharpest tumble in 30 years :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/oukY-6jzbwc/index.html
SSE set to pay £1.5m in compensation :: SSE, the firm that was fined for mis-selling energy contracts, says it expects to pay £1.5m in compensation.
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Audit Office to investigate 4G sale :: The National Audit Office will investigate the government's sale of super-fast 4G mobile phone spectrum after the money raised fell far short of forecasts.
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Malicious phone apps on the rise :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/RWnFq5_WrLE/
Hadoop vs. EDWs: trends in enterprise adoption :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/7ErPyYBXhSc/story01.htm
AUDIO: 'Market nervousness' over gold value :: Catherine Raw, a managing director covering gold and mining at Blackrock, says Cyprus selling its gold reserves "has contributed to market nervousness".
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Cost of Thatcher's funeral :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/Fq3ZCofIM-U/
VIDEO: Should bank bonuses be capped? :: Under EU rules that come into force in 2014 banks will not be able to award bonuses that exceed an employee's annual salary.
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VIDEO: World Bank and IMF cautious over growth :: As delegates from the World Bank and International Monetary Fund prepare for their Spring meetings, concerns remain about the global economic outlook.
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Twitter forces Flattr to stop letting users tip 'favorited' tweets :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/F6a1ibqptUM/story01.htm
UK inflation steady at 2.8% in March :: UK consumer price inflation stays at 2.8% in March for the second month in a row, the Office for National Statistics says.
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House price inflation down, says ONS :: House prices across the UK went up 1.9% in the 12 months to February, but the difference between London and other regions is increasing.
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