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Giving: The Pratham Gala
oktober 12, 2011by latadmin
Pratham, the Mumbai-based nonprofit which helps educate underprivileged children in India, raised $1.1 million at its annual tri-state gala last week at the Pierre Hotel...
Eyewitness: Burma
oktober 12, 2011by latadmin
Photographs from the Guardian Eyewitness series Close…
Punishing China no boon for U.S. manufacturing jobs (Reuters)
oktober 12, 2011by latadmin
Reuters – For every Apple iPad sold in the United States, the U.S. trade deficit with China increases by about $275.
China’s Next Revolution Is in Fitness
oktober 12, 2011by latadmin
DALIAN, CHINA — China’s recent emergence on the world stage as an athletic powerhouse may be traced back to a single runner from this northeastern city. Liu...
MYANMAR: Political prisoners among those released in amnesty
oktober 12, 2011by latadmin
YANGON, 12 October 2011 (IRIN) – A 24-year-old political prisoner in Myanmar who expected to spend the next eight years in prison walked free today, as one of the...
BANGLADESH: Dialling into disaster risk reduction
oktober 12, 2011by latadmin
Photo: RafeB/FlickrBangladesh will soon start using a mobile phone early warning systemDHAKA,, 7 October 2011 (IRIN) – Bangladesh’s high-growth mobile phone...
MYANMAR: Rights abuses continue unabated, activists say
oktober 12, 2011by latadmin
Photo: Contributor/IRINRights abuses continue to be reportedBANGKOK, – More than six months since Myanmar held its first general elections in 20 years, human...
Wanted: State Residence, Immediate Occupancy
oktober 11, 2011by latadmin
HOBART, TASMANIA — Leaders of the opposition Liberal Party have done everything in their power over the past year to see Prime Minister Julia Gillard kicked out of...
In His Voice, There Is Peace
oktober 11, 2011by latadmin
The death of velvet-voiced singer Jagjit Singh, widely credited for reviving the popularity of classical Hindustani love songs in Urdu, known as ghazals, spurred an...
Pakistan rate cut defies flood bill fear
oktober 11, 2011by latadmin
Oct 12, 2011 | More Pakistan rate cut defies flood bill fear By Syed Fazl-e-Haider KARACHI – Pakistan’s central bank unexpectedly...
