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  • Italy has lowest graduate share in Europe

    Italy has the lowest graduation rates in Europe with just one-fifth of people aged 30-34 holding a university degree, according to a study. A total of 31 percent of Italian families cannot afford to pay for their children's university studies, and must take out loans or have their offspring seek jobs to help fund tuition and living costs, said the report by charity Save the Children. It said ...

  • Sex assaults against elderly a concern

    Ground-breaking research is exposing a largely hidden crime. Hundreds of cases of sexual assault against elderly people occur every year and it's feared many more go ...

  • Hazel Hawke dies aged 83

    HAZEL Hawke, ex-wife of former Prime Minister Bob Hawke, has died aged 83, following a battle with dementia. Her family issued a statement on Thursday night saying she passed away peacefully after succumbing to complications of the disease. Her family said they appreciate the great affection many have for Hazel, but have asked for privacy. There will be a private funeral for family and close ...

  • Sick Inmates Dying Behind Bars Despite Release Program

    Nearly 30 years ago, Congress gave terminally ill inmates and prisoners with extraordinary family circumstances an early way out, known as compassionate ...

  • Cask ahoy Winery tests ocean aging

    CHARLESTON, S.C. -- A California winery this week recovered four cases of cabernet sauvignon that were submerged in Charleston Harbor three months ago in the first phase of an experiment to determine the effect of ocean aging on ...


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GoldenEye

It's been six years since James Bond drew his Walter PB-K on the silver screen, and since that time there has been such a drastic change in the state of the world that one is forced to ask the question: "Is there room in the 90's for 007?" In today's post-Cold War politically correct environment, James Bond does not seem to have a comfortable niche. As the new female M tells him to his face, "Mr. ... ...

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  • Aging Asia to strain worlds long-term economic growth think-tank

    The Asia-Pacific region will continue to power global economic growth in 2013, but the region's increasing aging population will cast a shadow on the long-term development, according to a Canadian think-tank."Productivity gains and a large, young working-age population have done much to boost Asian economic growth over the past three decades. But Asia's demographic dividend is ...

  • ‘We have done this because Muslims are dying every day. . . We will never stop ’

    The man with bloodied hands, clutching a long knife and what appears to be a well-used butcher's cleaver, delivered a message that will strike terror into many communities across Britain: "We swear by almighty Allah we will never stop fighting you," he ...

  • Woman charged with mistreatment of elderly mother

    A Napier woman is facing a charge of failing to provide the necessaries of life to her elderly mother, who was found fused to her furniture and a blanket after apparently being confined to a couch for at least three years. Details have emerged after the latest court appearance of the woman, aged in her 50s. She has yet to plead to the charge, which carries a maximum penalty of 14 ...

  • Country living far from an easy stroll for nations elderly

    /enpproperty--> Zhang Yuchen reports on the grim plight that faces 'left-behind seniors'. Cheng Deguang often spends half his day sitting on the banks of the river that connects his village to the city of Jinan in Shandong province. Sometimes, Cheng stares at the water for hours, immobile as a statue. When the temperature begins to fall, he moves inside his house about 1 km ...

  • 3-D printer helps save dying baby

    >Editor's note: "Life's Work" features innovators and pioneers who are making a difference in the world of medicine.(CNN) -- When he was 6 weeks old, Kaiba Gionfriddo lay flat on a restaurant table, his skin turning blue. He had stopped breathing. His father, Bryan, was furiously pumping his chest, trying to get air into his son's lungs. Within 30 minutes, Kaiba was admitted to a local ...

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