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Higher education to lift nations out of recession
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PARIS: Investing in higher education will help states move out of
recession and also bring lifelong financial rewards to people who
choose to study for longer, the Organization for Economic
Co-Operation and Development (OECD) said in a report Tuesday.
“As we emerge from the global economic crisis,
demand for university education will be higher than ever,”
Secretary-General Angel Gurria said in a statement at the release of
the annual Education at a Glance report.
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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Suu Kyi’s party confident on her release
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YANGON: The party of Myanmar Opposition Leader Aung San Suu Kyi said
on Tuesday it was hopeful that she would be unconditionally released
after a court agreed to hear an appeal against her recent
conviction.
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British court convicts 3 men for plotting liquid explosives
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LONDON: Three men were found guilty in of plotting to blow up at
least seven transatlantic airliners using liquid explosives, as
questions were raised Tuesday about the US role in the probe.
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McCurry wins trademark dispute against McDonald’s in Malaysia
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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s highest court ruled Tuesday against US
fast food giant McDonald’s, which has waged an eight-year battle
to prevent local eatery “McCurry” from using the prefix “Mc”
in its name.
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COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s main Tamil minority political party was
hopeful that the government would meet its 180 day target to
resettle the war displaced in the north.
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