Archive for January 24th, 2012
Impoverished Afghan woman gives birth to sextuplets
MAZAR-E-SHARIF, Afghanistan | Tue Jan 24, 2012 10:01am EST MAZAR-E-SHARIF, Afghanistan (Reuters) – An impoverished young Afghan woman has given birth to sextuplets — three boys and three girls — producing the same number of children her countrywomen typically average over a lifetime. Sara Gul, 22, from the northern Balkh province, said on Tuesday she [...]
Insight: As Africa’s consumers rise, so does inequality
By Duncan Miriri NAIROBI | Tue Jan 24, 2012 10:05am EST NAIROBI (Reuters) – In a cafe on the terrace of a Nairobi mall, well-heeled Kenyans sip coffee as shoppers in the car park navigate between BMW X5s, Toyota Land Cruisers and Mercedes. A nearby cinema last month advertised an array of Hollywood fare including [...]
About one in five workers worldwide telecommute: poll
By Patricia Reaney NEW YORK | Tue Jan 24, 2012 11:19am EST NEW YORK (Reuters) – About one in five workers around the globe, particularly employees in the Middle East, Latin America and Asia, telecommute frequently and nearly 10 percent work from home every day, according to a new Ipsos/Reuters poll. Telecommuting is particularly popular [...]
Middlebury Interactive Languages CEO Jane Swift Named to REAL Commission
MIDDLEBURY, Vt.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Middlebury Interactive Languages (MIL), the premier academic leader in world language instruction for K-12 students, announced today that its CEO, former Massachusetts Governor Jane Swift, has been appointed to the Recommendations for Education and Advancement of Learning (REAL) Agenda Commission. Swift brings more than two decades of leadership in education technology, public policy [...]
Politically Aware High School Students Respond to State of the Union
WASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Across the country, high school students members of the nonpartisan Junior State of America (JSA) will tune in on Tuesday to watch the State of the Union speech. Students will then post their reaction to the speech on JSA’s Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/JuniorState). With JSA chapters on nearly 450 high schools across in 35 states, [...]
