tisdag 16 april 2013

16-Apr-2013 15:45

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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China's baby formula fears :: China's worried mothers spark rationing around the world
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22088977#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

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:&bull; 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).&bull; 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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IMF lowers UK growth forecast again :: The International Monetary Fund's twice-yearly look at the world economy lowers its growth forecasts for most developed economies, including the UK.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22164028#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Coke profits lose fizz in Europe :: Falling sales in Coca-Cola's key recession-hit European markets lead to a 15% decline in profits.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22170524#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

VIDEO: Spotify's global expansion plans :: Spotify, the Swedish online streaming music site, is expanding in Asia, Latin America and Europe and has 24m users in 25 countries.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22164268#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

EU snubs plan to save carbon trading :: The European Parliament has narrowly voted against a plan designed to breathe new life into the ailing carbon market.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-22167675#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Goldman Sachs Q1 profits rise 7% :: Goldman Sachs has posted a 7% rise in net income to $2.26bn, on the back of a strong performance in its investment banking division
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22166617#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Steve Case-backed Echo360 buys ThinkBinder to bring more social learning to higher ed :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/Swm5aHKfvXc/story01.htm

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.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22164991#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

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.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-22161572#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Podcast: How Joey Coleman crowdfunded his work as a hyper-local reporter :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/_8hOXK_-m64/story01.htm

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.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11899862#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

EU tightens up bank lending rules :: MEPs approve far-reaching changes to EU banking rules, including curbs on bonuses and new capital buffers.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22164384#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Gold hit by sharpest tumble in 30 years :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/oukY-6jzbwc/index.html

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.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22165797#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

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

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