14-May-2013 21:52

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.
Based on an extensive understanding of international agreements and norms, Heymann and McNeill identify eight critical areas of need &#8211; poverty reduction, quality education, protection from early labour, protection from early marriage, quality health care, po...<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
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Bangladesh losing appeal? :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/Dxajp-jVViw/

Windows 8 poses challenge :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/1mYKBMeKk18/

Can austerity work? :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/IOD2W6vrvjU/

Hollande: Down and out in Paris :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/0waXOf3soPk/index.html

US Treasury chief revamps signature :: US Treasury Secretary Jack Lew, who was mocked for his loopy signature, has offered a more legible version that could feature on new dollar bills
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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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How airlines recycle :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/LOCH34D_QX8/index.html

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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$349 Nvidia Shield mobile gaming console is high-powered and premium priced :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/N8c0Moa78l4/story01.htm

Bank of England criticises Bloomberg :: The Bank of England calls the data snooping activities at financial news agency Bloomberg "reprehensible" and says it will liaise with other central banks.
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Sony investor urges company break-up :: US hedge fund manager Daniel Loeb says Sony should spin off up to 20% of its entertainment business and shore up its struggling electronics arm.
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AUDIO: 'I wish I had been better advised' :: Retail guru Mary Portas's review into how to rejuvenate struggling town centres has had mixed reviews.
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Wal-Mart gets PaaS and social software chops through OneOps, Tasty Labs buys :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/t4Tlpk2vmh8/story01.htm

Oil companies raided in EU probe :: EU officials have raided the offices of several companies involved in the oil market, as part of an investigation into price-fixing.
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RBS shareholders back pay package :: RBS shareholders at the bank's annual general meeting in Edinburgh approve its remuneration report which includes bonuses totalling more than £600m.
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EU to start talks over tax evasion :: European Union finance ministers have agreed to start talks with five none-EU countries in a bid to tighten rules on bank secrecy and tax evasion.
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Fitch upgrades Greece credit rating :: Ratings agency Fitch upgrades Greece's credit rating, citing progress in cutting its budget deficit.
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OECD frets over Portugal's pension problems :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/-OXzBhuqEVk/

Connectify brings its broadband channel bonding service to the cloud :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/WuAgMsXefIA/story01.htm

VIDEO: Should Sony be broken up? :: One of Sony's largest shareholders has suggested it should sell up to 20% of its entertainment business.
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