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On the importance of learning Chinese language
| BEFORE YOU say that learning the Chinese language is a hard nut to crack let me quote a Chinese saying"Whey de Bunan, Nan de Buhwey"and it means - what you know is not difficult but what you do not know is indeed difficult. The Chinese language looks di...Full Story
Immigrants Claim Wal-Mart Fired Them to Provide Jobs for Local Residents
| SILVERTHORNE, Colo. - A small group of West African men who came to the Rockies in search of economic opportunity are embroiled in a dispute with Wal-Mart, accusing it of a raft of discriminatory actions. Most say they were dismissed because supervisors wanted to give...Full Story
Immigrants wanting to settle in France to sign a 'no burka' contract
| Paris, February 09: Immigrants must sign a 'no burka' contract before being allowed to live in France | Immigrants should sign a 'no burka' contract before being allowed to live in France, the country's families minister has said. | It would be added to an 'integratio...Full Story
Lung Cancer Alliance Statement on the Death of Congressman John Murtha
| Download image | WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Lung Cancer Alliance President & CEO, Laurie Fenton Ambrose issued the following statement today: | (Logo:  http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20081016/LCALOGO  ) | The death today of C...Full Story
Study shows why it is so scary to lose money
| WASHINGTON - People are afraid to lose money and an unusual study released on Monday explains why -- the brain's fear center controls the response to a gamble. | The study of two women with brain lesions that made them unafraid to lose on a gamble showed the amygdala,...Full Story
Investigation into human trafficking in Scotland
| An inquiry is to begin to discover how many victims of human trafficking there are in Scotland. | The investigation, launched by the Equality and Human Rights Commission Scotland (EHRC) will be chaired by Baroness Helena Kennedy QC. | It will also report on whether th...Full Story
Patients with amygdala injury 'unafraid' to gamble
| Californian scientists think they may have discovered the part of the brain which makes people fear losing money. | The study, reported in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, looked at two patients who had damaged their amygdala, deep within the brain. | ...Full Story
 How your brain controls feelings about money
| Washington - People are afraid to lose money and an unusual study released on Monday explains why - the brain's fear centre controls the response to a gamble. | The study of two women with brain lesions that made them unafraid to lose on a gamble showed the amygdala, ...Full Story
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Tue 9 Feb 2010
Letters: Parliamentary privilege
The Independent | Harriet Harman has stated that the criminal law relating to theft, false accounting and obtaining by deception "applies to MPs like anyone else" and that before bringing charges against three MPs and one peer relating to their expenses claims the D...
Ask the CBSE
The Hindu | Students gearing up to appear for the CBSE Xth standard examination at Kola Saraswathi Senior Secondary School, Kilpauk, in Chennai, on Wednesday. | The Central Board of Secondary Education answers questions relating to its examinations from The Hi...
Perspectives of gender inequalities
The Hindu | SOMA BASU | GENDER AND DISCRIMINATION - Health, Nutritional Status and Role of Women in India: Edited by Manoranjan Pal, Premananda Bharati, Bholanath Ghosh, T.S.Vasulu; Oxford University Press, YMCA Library Building, Jai Singh Road, New Delhi-1100...
A Gallup poll tells us what Americans think of Muslims
Daily Star Lebanon | By Dalia Mogahed | Commentary by | Tuesday, February 09, 2010 | - Powered by | The American people and their openness to Muslim communities will in many ways determine the success of US President Barack Obama’s global engagement initiative, w...
Would you pass the male MOT? Take our health test - and find out whether ...
The Daily Mail | Most men take better care of their car than their body, and their health suffers as a result. | Men’s life expectancy is almost six years shorter than women’s - they’re four times more likely to die from cardiovascular disease and...
Good family governance the Quran way
The Star | From the family unit to community and the government, reliance on Quran-based theories provides many advantages. | IN THE continuing debate on social and moral stability in modern Malaysia, the family unit is consistently a prominent focus. | Despi...
How Amnesty chose the wrong poster-boy
The Times | If you were a prisoner of conscience, a dissident, hounded by the authorities, imprisoned without proper process, shut up, shut in and shut down, then an organisation such as Amnesty International might be your one breath of air. Those Amnesty post...
'Baby brain' and 12 other pregnancy myths
The Times | Pregnancy may bring a rush of euphoric emotions for many women, but it can also mean nine months of paranoia and panic. We are fed so much information that the path from conception to labour can be fraught with confusion. Once that bump appears, ev...
Church of England at loggerheads over women bishops
The Star | LONDON (Reuters) - The Church of England said on Monday it would go ahead with installing women as bishops, but a delay in draft legislation has left liberals and traditionalists alike uncertain about how the plan will work in practice. | Together ...
San Beda,St. Benilde score big
The Daily Tribune | 02/09/2010 | San Beda completed a mighty sweep of the men’s division in the first round while four-time champion St. Benilde accomplished a similar feat in the women’s side of the 85th NCAA table tennis tournament at the Emilio Aguinaldo College Gy...
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West African Collaboration for Gender Equality Enhanced by New UN Initiative
All Africa Gender equality, respect for women's rights and the fight against sexual violence in West Africa received a new weapon in its arsenal today with the launch of a United Nations initiative to enhance cooperation among all stakeholders in the region. | ...
Westminster aids Olympic hopefuls
The Salt Lake Tribune Education » U.S. Ski Team athletes can attend college tuition-free.Updated: 02/08/2010 09:30:30 PM MST | Click photo to enlarge Lacy Schnoor, center, of Draper, Utah stands with her parents Steve and Patricia Schnoor after winning the the ...
Feds say arson behind 8 Texas church fires in 2010
The News & Observer | DALLAS -- A federal official says a fire that destroyed a church last week was the eighth case of arson against a house of worship in Texas this year. | Spokesman for the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Tom Crowley, says t...
Ruling favors Sheet Metal Workers
Lexington Herald-Leader | A nearly decade-long discrimination case against a local construction union may have reached its final judgment, again in favor of the labor group. | On Jan. 27, a jury in Kansas City federal court ruled in favor of Sheet Metal Workers Local 2, res...
Clothes that transition from workout to workplace
Seattle Times | CHICAGO - In Sara Walther's closet, only one pair of jeans comes anywhere close to getting as much wear as her yoga pants from Lululemon and Athleta. | "I have suits, and I look at them, and I wish I could get my money back for them," said Walther,...
West African collaboration for gender equality enhanced by new UN initiative
United Nations | Women marching against sexual violence in the DRC (file photo)8 February 2010 – Gender equality, respect for women's rights and the fight against sexual violence in West Africa received a new weapon in its arsenal today with the launch of a United ...
Ebadi: Iran abusing rights on many fronts
CNN Editor's note: Dr. Shirin Ebadi, Human Rights Advocate and 2003 Nobel Laureate, writes an Open Letter to Honorable Madam Navanethem Pillay, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, and members of the United Nations Human Rights Council | (C...
Ruling favors Sheet Metal Workers
Kansas City Star JILL TOYOSHIBA JILL TOYOSHIBA/The Kansas City Star_03142006_. More News | A nearly decade-long discrimination case against a local construction union may have reached its final judgment, again in favor of the labor group. | On Jan. 27, a jury in Kans...
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