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.
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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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Take This Job and Love It! :: In a down economy, when your job loses its lustre, it's worth taking a new approach to it. (Source: Psychology Today)
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VIDEO: WTO to announce new leader :: The World Trade Organisation is expected to announce the winner of its leadership battle on Tuesday.
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Debt worries 'feature payday loans' :: Twice as many people who sought help with debts in 2012 had payday loans compared with a year earlier, a charity says.
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Lord Lawson calls for UK to exit EU :: Ex-Chancellor Lord Lawson calls for the UK to leave the EU - but No 10 says the PM remains confident his strategy "will deliver results".
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Tax chief wants more transparency :: Leading UK tax expert John Dixon warns companies that they can no longer ignore public unease about tax avoidance.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22431066#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
AUDIO: 'Public doesn't want franchise post offices' :: Staff at some of the UK's largest post offices are taking industrial action in a growing dispute over closures, franchising, jobs and pay.
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Societe Generale mulls job cuts :: France's second biggest bank, Societe Generale is considering cutting 550 jobs to weather the ongoing economic crisis in Europe.
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Stocks at new highs on Australia rate cut :: FTSE All-World index at best level since June 2008 as any concerns about global growth are counteracted by ongoing central bank largesse
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VIDEO: Online stores make move to high street :: Despite reports of the decline of the high street, more online retailers are setting up branches for customers to visit.
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Credit unions plan for more members :: The UK's network of credit unions is set to expand after 31 groups signed up to a major investment project.
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China approves GM's Cadillac plant :: General Motors wins approval from China to build a $1.3bn (£835m) plant to manufacture luxury Cadillac cars in the country.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22433501#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
HSBC profits surge as bad loans fall :: HSBC almost doubles pre-tax profits to $8.4bn (£5.4bn) in the first three months of 2013 after trading conditions in the bank's key markets improve.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22430919#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
G4S shares fall on tougher trading :: Shares in G4S fall 12% after the world's largest security firm warns about continuing tough trading conditions in Europe.
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Commerzbank hit by cost of job cuts :: Germany's Commerzbank reports a 94m-euro ($123m; £79m) loss in the first quarter after being hit by charges related to job cuts at the bank.
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VIDEO: Should Google pay for the internet? :: David Reid looks at net neutrality, with one internet provider cutting off users from some Google content
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Diageo chief Paul Walsh to step down :: Paul Walsh, chief executive of the Guinness and Johnnie Walker drinks giant Diageo, is to step down, the company announces.
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Australia cuts rates to record low :: Australia's central bank lowers its benchmark interest rate to 2.75% from 3%, in an attempt to counter slowing growth in the country's mining sector.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22430652#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Nikkei tops 14,000 in five-year high :: Japan's Nikkei index surged on Tuesday, rising above the 14,000 mark for the first time since June 2008.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22430018#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
VIDEO: Can Nissan's electric car win sales? :: Can Nissan persuade consumers that electric cars are the choice for the future, or are its electric dreams in danger of going flat?
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Crown Post Office staff go on strike :: Staff at some of the UK's largest post offices are taking industrial action in a growing dispute over closures, franchising, jobs and pay.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22429907#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Hong Kong dock workers end strike :: Dock workers in Hong Kong end a 40-day strike affecting one of the world's busiest ports.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22430016#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Bright outlook: First Solar sells out of solar panels, inks new deal in China :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/DBhnDd_gdh0/story01.htm
Senate backs online sales tax plan :: An online sales tax bill heads to the US House of Representatives after Senate passage, as brick-and-mortar shops call for a "level playing field".
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Online shops move to the High Street :: The enduring retail power of bricks and mortar
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22404652#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
WTA tennis in business for 40 years :: WTA serves up 40 years of tennis business
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Making apps for not-so-smartphones :: The developers exploiting the market for 'feature phone' apps
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Google keeps fighting for the heart of the iPhone with new Gmail update :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/9Xap1x6URvI/story01.htm
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The Open and Rocky Road Post-2015 :: What values does a Yemeni journalist who fuelled the Arab Spring hold in common with a former principal of the U.S. National Security Council? And how in turn will they see eye to eye with a Jordanian queen, or the president of Indonesia?
The subjects of this riddle are meeting in Monrovia as part of Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's 27-member High Level Panel of Eminent Person's on the Post-2015 Development Agenda (HLP).
The purpose of the HLP is to lead the discussion around a new framework, the post-2015 development agenda, to replace the expiring Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The HLP's work will culminate with an advisory report to Ban in May 2013.
The meeting, which takes place between Jan. 30 and Feb. 1, is the third in a series of four. Previous meetings took place in Lon...
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