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Chromebook to help rural pupils leapfrog into parity with urban peers
Kuala Lumpur :: Malaysia | 2 days ago
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It is not impossible for students living in rural areas to be on par with their urban counterparts when equipped with the right tools. managing director Tan Sri Francis Yeoh said although rural students used to have less exposure compared to those
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Gurgaon has lowest sex ratio in Haryana
Mahendragarh :: India | 3 days ago
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The highest sex ratio was observed in Mewat at 907, followed by Fatehabad at 902, as per Census 2011. Gurgaon, the most progressive city of Haryana has figured among districts having lowest sex ratio even as overall sex ratio of Haryana has increased
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Four walls and the cry for help
New Delhi :: India | 3 days ago
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Every hour 25 women fall victim to crimes; 11 suffer cruelty by husbands and other relatives; three are raped; and there is one dowry death. Horrific crimes against women have, in fact, continued unabated. What is worse is that there has been an
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Sushil Kumar Modi flays food security bill
Darbhanga :: India | 3 days ago
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Describing the food security bill as a unilateral' measure, Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi on Tuesday urged the centre to foot the entire cost for its implementation, as many states, including Bihar, will be hard pressed to generate
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Greying China taps rural...
Singapore :: Singapore | 5 days ago
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Monday 20 May 2013 Last Update 20 May 2013 12:42 am Two years short of 70, Zhang Guosheng spends his days caring for an 81-year-old fellow villager washing his clothes, bringing meals to his bed, and keeping him company a routine he'll keep up until
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Federation faces child labour challenges
Suva :: Fiji Islands | 7 days ago
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Federation CEO Nesbitt Hazelman said such challenges led them to use existing mechanisms in rural areas. "Reaching out to rural areas is a challenge at the moment for us to raise awareness about child labour when it comes to agricultural farm work
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UAB School of Nursing gets $720,000 to study palliative care by phone
Birmingham :: AL :: USA | 8 days ago
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The UAB School of Nursing has received a $720,000 grant for a four-year study of whether palliative care can be delivered by phone to help improve the quality of life for veterans, minorities and patients from rural areas who have advanced cancer.
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Big telcos ‘hoarding' spectrum, Internet service providers complain
Ottawa :: Canada | 12 days ago
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EDT Bell and Rogers collectively hold about 75 per cent of the 3,500 MHz wireless spectrum through a joint venture called Inukshuk Wireless. (Brent Lewin/Bloomberg) The smartphone revolution is giving rise to a new battle in Canada's telecom industry,
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The challenges of health care for rural Chinese
New York City :: NY :: USA | 16 days ago
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China's economy has developed significantly in the past few decades, lifting millions of people out of poverty and improving their health. Despite this progress, however, many health issues remain unresolved. While the wealthier portion of the
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Idaho's country lawyers a rare, and busy, breed
Boise :: ID :: USA | 17 days ago
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New York Times News Service Tim Fleming spent hours each week admiring the scenery between Gem and Boise counties. That was his commute as the prosecutor for both, simultaneously. Fleming hadn't gone looking for a double-prosecutor job; it just
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