Spanish as third language from 2014

Source: Today Online

SINGAPORE - From 2014, secondary school students will be able to take Spanish as a third language, while junior college students can do so from 2018. The Ministry of Education (MOE) said it aims to develop a core gro ...
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The Boss: Tom Duncan of Positec, Immersed in Global Business

Source: International Herald Tribune

Coming from a small town grounds a person. You have to learn to get along with everyone. Desegregation was occurring across the country, but we had only one school in town, so there was no school to desegregate. When I was about 11, I h ...
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Amid strains, India, China look to push trade ties

Source: The Hindu

Even as Indian and Chinese officials were engaged in intense consultations to secure the release of Danish Qureshi, a Mumbai trader kidnapped by Chinese suppliers in Yiwu earlier this week, 120 Chinese businessmen gat ...
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EADS head says helicopter cracks not comparable to A380 woes

Source: France 24

AFP - The head of European aerospace giant EADS said that cracks found in one of its most popular Eurocopter models were a minor glitch and not comparable to problems found on some superjumbo planes made ...
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Merger pains for United Airlines leave passengers hurting

Source: Chicago Tribune

It was an unusually bright, sunny day at Chicago O'Hare airport as passengers at Gate B9 of Terminal 1 waited to board the Boeing 757 that was docked at the gate. The flight schedule monitor in the terminal said United Airlines Flight 629 ...
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They queue to donate their eggs and rent out their wombs. One payment can transform their lives

Source: The Telegraph

The centre is run by Dr Shivani Gour, an Indian-educated doctor who trained for four years at the Hammersmith Hospital, London, and the Royal Infirmary in Edinburgh. She employs 14 doctors and many more nurses ...
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School leavers forced to question value of higher education

Source: Daily Mail - UK

Record youth unemployment coupled with the trebling of university fees to £9,000 a year from this September are forcing more school leavers to question the value of higher education. Is it worth leaving university saddled with debt to comp ...
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Britain makes way for new £1.5bn superport

Source: The Telegraph

For starters, says Moore: "We're not just building a port, but integrating it with what will be Europe's biggest logistics park. That's the really exciting part. It allows companies to completely re-evalu ...
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Win big vacations, grill, more in Family Wellness Challenge

Source: Hildreth Public Library

KEARNEY — Hub Territory residents can adopt a healthier lifestyle by taking the Family Wellness Challenge. The six-week challenge is designed to educate and motivate families to adopt healthier lifestyles together. Families can earn prizes by tracking h ...
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