Society

100-year-old Brazilian in school to learn to read - 06/03/2011

RIO DE JANEIRO- Isolina Campos has set out to prove it's never too late to learn to read and write. Campos turned 100 on May 25, and decided to become an example to others by attending class in...

Libya's rebel children find break from violence - 06/02/2011

BENGHAZI, Jean-Pierre Campagne- "Hurra (Free) Libya! Hurra Libya! Hurra Libya!" -- the chant rang out in the playground of Fajer al-Hurra school in Benghazi from 100 boys and girls, assembled in...

Exam-obsessed Hong Kong makes celebrity tutors rich - 06/01/2011

HONG KONG, Joyce Woo- Cut-throat competition for exam success in Hong Kong's high-pressure education system has spawned a new breed of teacher -- celebrity tutors with near cult-like status and...

Bangladesh to integrate madrassas into mainstream - 05/30/2011

DHAKA- Bangladesh is planning to integrate hundreds of Islamic religious schools into the mainstream secular education system in a revamp costing $70 million, an official said Monday. Up to five...

Apocalypse almost: world waits for Rapture - 05/22/2011

WASHINGTON, Karin Zeitvogel- Warnings of Judgment Day by a US preacher appeared premature Saturday despite sending some people into hiding or rushing to repent, as others partied to savor their time...

Poor schooling undercuts economic growth: Brown - 05/21/2011

JOHANNESBURG- The failure of poor nations to prioritise education will weaken economic growth and undermine efforts to meet poverty targets, former British prime minister Gordon Brown said on...

Qatar launches $500,000 global education prize - 05/20/2011

DOHA- Gas-rich Qatar has launched a global prize for education, with $500,000 going to the individual or team that wins, organisers said on Thursday. The prize will be awarded during the World...

Capitalist styles in fashion in N. Korea: online paper - 05/14/2011

SEOUL- Cosmetic surgery, skinny jeans and hoop earrings are in fashion in North Korea as the pursuit of female beauty remains unbound by the communist state's chronic food shortages, an online...

Rome trembles at earthquake prophecy - 05/11/2011

ROME- Will Rome crumble on Wednesday? Thousands of alarmed Italians are fleeing the capital amid rumours that a seismologist predicted that a devastating earthquake will strike the Eternal City....

Hundreds of thousands attend May Day rallies worldwide - 05/01/2011

PARIS- Hundreds of thousands of people around the world attended May Day rallies Sunday to defend workers' rights they say are under fresh attack from austerity measures, and to press for democratic...
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