Archive for July 3rd, 2007
In South Asia, almost 30 per cent of the population is still living on a dollar a day
South Asia is lagging behind in achieving the United Nation’s Millennium Development Goals, particularly with regard to women and children, and almost 30 per cent of the people in the region are still living on a dollar a day. These are the findings of the Millennium Development Goals Report 2007 that was released Monday (2nd […]
$100 magic wand seeks to change Nepal kids’ lives
A magic more enchanting than any of the Harry Potter tales will sweep through Nepal soon, thanks to a pair of students who are working to take $100 laptops to children in the country’s remotest and most underdeveloped villages, where there is no electricity or even books. The “magic pencil” that will write such plots […]
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