Smart helps DepEd slash dropout rate Inquirer | MANILA, Philippines—An education program that aims to improve learning among poor performing schoolchildren is the means with which Smart Communications Inc. is supporting the Department of Education's (DepEd's) efforts to cut the dropout rate in elementary levels nationwide. | Data gathered by th...
Are you blind to your child's weight? The Daily Telegraph Australia | IN Australia, 25 per cent of children are overweight and 50 per cent of their parents canÂ’t see it. | It’s not exactly news that, as a nation, we’re getting bigger. But usually, when the statistics are rolled out, it’s adults we’re talking about, not kids. | So here’...
Historic Christchurch home survives earthquake NZ Herald By 10:22 AM Sunday Sep 5, 2010 Share Email Print Expand Shrink | It's good news and bad news for Paddy Snowdon of Linwood, Christchurch. | His huge historic house on Linwood Ave is standing but damaged - he reckons it's the oldest brick house in Chri...
The scariest earthquake of my life NZ Herald By 9:47 AM Sunday Sep 5, 2010 Share Email Print Expand Shrink | It was just supposed to be a short 24 hour business trip to Christchurch... but the 7.1 quake that devastated parts of the city changed all that. | As I sit at Christchurch airport waiti...
The two Rons: MP to wannabe mayor NZ Herald By 5:30 AM Sunday Sep 5, 2010 Share Email Print | Ron Mark, local body politician, is a changed man from the Ron Mark, New Zealand First MP, who left Parliament in 2008. And it's not a mere wardrobe makeover. | His fit 56-year-old body is now jeans-c...
Canterbury Earthquake: Federated Farmers Update Scoop Sunday, 5 September 2010, 10:31 am | Press Release: Federated Farmers | Canterbury Earthquake (Federated Farmers Sunday Morning Update) | Can you provide assistance or need assistance? | 0800 327 646 (0800 FARMING) operative from 0930 am: | The Feder...
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Pag-Ibig sets raps vs Globe Asiatique Inquirer | MANILA, Philippines—The state-run Home Development Mutual Fund (Pag-Ibig Fund) is to file charges against Globe Asiatique Realty Holdings Corp. for the land developer's alleged f...
U.N. envoy: Financial response to Pakistan floods not enough CNN | (CNN) -- A United Nations representative on Saturday pleaded for more international aid to help the millions of Pakistanis displaced from flooding that has ravaged the country fo...
India further eases cotton export controls The Times Of India NEW DELHI: India will allow cotton exports up to 5.5 million bales (1 Indian bale = 170 kg) in 2010/11 starting Oct. 1, Trade Secretary Rahul Khullar said on Saturday, a move that ...
Sensex bounces back by 223 points The Times Of India Strong GDP data for the first quarter of the current fiscal, robust automobile sales for August coupled with resumption of buying by foreign funds helped the market to bounce back by more than 223 points to end the week at 18,221.43. Healthy manufact...
MAMI's Mumbai film fest with all-woman jury The Times Of India MAMI’s 12th Mumbai Film Festival will open for all cinema lovers from 21st October to 28th October, 2010. A Reliance Big Picture initiative, the festival will play host to a first-ever for any film festival in India: its unprecedented power roster ...
Two killed in mid-air collision of two small planes over Isle of Wight The Australian | TWO people were killed following a mid-air crash overnight between two light aircraft on the Isle of Wight, off England's southern coast, police said. | Both victims were from the same aircraft, according to Hampshire police. | The second plan...
Chandhok tests out Korean track as 1st F1 driver USA Today Posted | Comment | Recommend | | | By Jin-Man Lee, Associated Press Writer YEONGAM, South Korea — India's Karun Chandhok has become the first man to drive a Formula One car at a new race track in South Korea. | The HRT Racing driver steered a Red Bull car around the circuit in the southwestern county of Yeongam ahead on S...
Makati Med rises from the ashes Malaya BY AMADO P. MACASAET | Makati Medical Center is not exactly like the phoenix that rose from the ashes. After all, it was not yet ashes when the group of Manuel V. Pangilinan took control sometime in 2007. | But before the takeover, the hospital, the first modern one in the Philippines, was coming close to it. | In fact, up to now, it is paying loan...
