Brown urges action on 'moral' issue of education
Washington - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Monday urged world leaders to help get children in the developing world an education, calling it a moral issue that could also bring countries out of poverty. I want us to become the first genera...
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Half of Hong Kong students admit to bullying at school
Hong Kong - Five out of 10 young people in Hong Kong have admitted to bullying peers at school, a survey published Monday found. The Playgrounds Association said half the 883 young people aged 6 to 24 questioned in the survey confessed to bullying wi...
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Spaniard, 82, gains 13th university degree
Madrid - Spaniard Jose Luis Iborte Baque has literally spent his life studying, earning 13 university degrees, including three doctorates, between the ages of 19 and 82, the daily El Mundo reported Thursday. A philosophy graduate at 19, Iborte, now 8...
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Vatican blocks appointment of German university chief
Eichstaett, Germany - The Vatican, which has a veto power, has blocked the appointment of a new chief executive at a Catholic university in Germany, the University of Eichstaett said Friday. Without Rome's approval, Ulrich Hemel, 51, cannot take over...
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Conference discusses Islam classes at German schools
Berlin - Muslim leaders met with German government officials on Thursday for a third round of talks designed to improve the integration of their community in Germany. The conference was expected to decide on the introduction of free Islam classes for...
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2008-03-13 ] Category : [
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UC Berkeley to team with new Saudi university
San Francisco - The mechanical engineering department of the prestigious University of California, Berkeley is teaming up with Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, the US university said TuesdayUnder the terms of the all...
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