Violence has rocked Bangladesh as supporters of the country’s two major political parties clash over the upcoming transition period before national elections in January. The ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party, led by Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, has interfered in elections and been negligent about...
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Outsourcing of manufacturing and service jobs has led to skyrocketing compensation for chief executives at the expense of shareholder profit, according to authors Lawrence Orlowski and Florian Lengyelion. With a large global pool of executive candidates and the average compensation for foreign CEOs...
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As the nation debates the value of immigration, the US Senate has eased restrictions for nurses from India. Nurses from India used to travel to the Middle East, with less stringent test requirements, to earn high wages, but encountered restrictions and segregation. With countries such as Australia...
"We are looking for nurses working in U.A.E. or in India. The girl should be god fearing. Our boy, Male, 28, who is handsome, is working as a supervisor in an electrical company in Sharjah having family status. He...
Most modern nations emphasize education as an engine of progress, and Taiwan is no exception – in fact, it is famous for the rigor of its system. Recently, however, the Ministry of Education (MOE) has encouraged students to leave their native classrooms for foreign schools. The Taiwanese government...
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Electricity is essential for any who care to participate in globalization, and huge numbers of the world’s rural poor still long for this basic tool at a time of tight supply and climbing prices. This two-part series examines two frontiers – the energy demands of the rural poor and the increasing...
A must-have: Electricity allows rural villages to join global networks and escape poverty; above, a home with light in Antioquia, Colombia. © A. Valencia
WASHINGTON: One cannot open a newspaper without reading the word...
For years, Palestinians and human rights activists have protested the unequal treatment non-Jews receive from Israel's justice system. Now, frustrated Palestinians are seeking redress for their grievances against Israel in international courts. "If a state doesn't or is not capable...
Having lost faith in the Israeli justice system, Palestinians in Israel and the occupied territories are contemplating seeking redress for their numerous grievances against the State of Israel in international courts,...
Every action has an equal and opposite reaction. In the second part of this series, Susan Froetschel examines how closing of the door, out of US security concerns, only encourages research and development efforts overseas. The US is building barriers to science within its borders – with security...
Rare birds: Thanks to visa restrictions, fewer foreign scientists and engineers come to the US
NEW HAVEN: The US once had a working formula for innovation. Inventors imagined products, factories efficiently transformed ideas into...
Economists often label Japan as the “the sick man of Asia,” but the country’s stagnation may also reflect its leadership on sustainability. “Japan’s stagnation, pilloried by economists and analysts in the west, may turn out to be the catalyst for its greatest strengths: resilience, reinvention and...
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