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Councils 'Losing' Care Children
World  (tags: children, missing, Care Leavers Association, child asylum seekers, UK )

Kelli
- 7 hours ago - localgov.co.uk
A new survey has found that at least 145 children have gone missing from council care homes in the past year.
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How Schools Develop the Best Online Degree Programs
World  (tags: Online Degree, Education, Schools, Colleges, Universities )

Nancy
- 7 hours ago - onlinebestcolleges.com
Developing online degree programs that appeal to the masses is difficult to do during a time in which people are not experimenting with different degrees.
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Protect Children From Crisis
World  (tags: children, government, health, education, families, poverty )

Kelli
- 8 hours ago - straitstimes.com
UNITED NATIONS- UN OFFICIALS on Thursday urged cash-strapped governments not to cut back spending on health and education, warning it could drive millions of children and families into the poverty trap.
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Time to Take a Stand for Refugees
World  (tags: world, Refugees&Relief, 'HUMANRIGHTS!', 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', government, interesting, asia )

Cal
- 1 day ago - greenleft.org.au
On November 15, Indonesian authorities said they had shot and wounded two Afghan refugees they said were trying to escape after their boat was intercepted three days earlier.
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Mercury Mission Clears Key Hurdle
World  (tags: News, Space, Mercury, Science, Science and Technology )

Katie
- 1 day ago - news.bbc.co.uk
Science delegations to the European Space Agency (Esa) have approved a much more expensive mission to Mercury. Many researchers feared Bepi might be cancelled, but Esa's Science Programme Committee has passed the bigger budget.
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Obama in South Korea: Security, Trade Agreement Focus of Talks
World  (tags: world, asia, government, news, OBAMA )

Cal
- 1 day ago - latimes.com
The president should find a receptive audience in President Lee Myung-bak. The two are expected to reaffirm their alliance, but the U.S.-Korea free-trade agreement remains in question.
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The Future of Education in the US
World  (tags: Education, Universities, America, US, Infographics, Unemployment )

Katie
- 1 day ago - onlinecolleges.net
While traditional universities struggle with soaring costs and declining endowments, the online education sector is expected to grow at least 15% in the US in 2009.
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Gaza Smuggling at Pre-Cast Lead Volume
World  (tags: world, conflict, middle-east, israel, violence, Hamas, politics )

Cal
- 1 day ago - jpost.com
Smuggling into the Gaza Strip from Egypt beneath the Philadelphi Corridor has returned to the busy levels that prevailed before Operation Cast Lead last winter, The Jerusalem Post has learned.
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Gambia: Country's Witch Hunt Activity Brought to African Commission
World  (tags: children, corruption, crime, death, ethics, freedoms, government, HumanRights, Refugees&Relief, terrorism, violence, africa )

Kelli
- 1 day ago - childwitches.blogspot.com
The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) has on Thursday 12th November, brought to the attention of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Right the gross human rights violations that are committed in The Gambia and some African countries
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MIDEAST: Palestinians Threaten Unilateral Independent State
World  (tags: middle-east, israel, politics, government, conflict, UnitedNations, world, news, interesting )

Cal
- 2 days ago - ipsnews.net
Following the political deadlock between the Israelis and Palestinians, the Palestinian Authority (PA) has decided to take the matter directly to the U.N. Security Council.
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In China, U.S. Strikes Conciliatory Tone
World  (tags: usa, china, government, politics, diplomacy, world )

Cal
- 2 days ago - msnbc.msn.com
Obama's trip stands in stark contrast to visits by his predecessors
1 comment
Afghans Say Poverty, Not Taliban, Main Cause of War
World  (tags: world, 'HUMANRIGHTS!', politics, Afghanistan, freedoms, conflict, news, society, war, violence, government, interesting )

Cal
- 2 days ago - news.yahoo.com
Most Afghans see not Taliban militants but poverty, unemployment and government corruption as the main causes of war in their country, according to a report by a leading aid group released on Wednesday
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Why We Need Bookkeeping Universities
World  (tags: Bookkeeping, Universities, Education, College, Companiesviolence )

Nancy
- 2 days ago - onlineuniversities.com
The need for online universities catering exclusively to bookkeeping has developed as companies have looked for certified employees to take over their bookkeeping.
2 comments
Words of Wisdom: 101 Tips From the World's Most Famous Authors
World  (tags: Wisdom, Philosophy, Learning, Autthors, Writers )

Katie
- 2 days ago - onlinecollege.org
These valuable bits of information provide guidance on strengthening your writing skills, becoming a better fiction writer or poet, and learning to tap into your creativity.
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Where Is Water on Moon From--Volcanoes, Sun ... Earth?
World  (tags: News, Space, Moon, Water, Nasa )

Katie
- 2 days ago - news.preview.nationalgeographic.com
For many, 2009 will be remembered as the year water on the moon was confirmed beyond any reasonable doubt. Earlier this year, NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter and India's Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft detected possible chemical traces of lunar water....
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