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Improving Ties in the Asian Region

Ut World September 19, 2014 0

A former Japanese premier will bring a letter from Prime Minister Shinzo Abe when he meets South Korean President Park Geun-hye during a visit to Seoul from Friday, a government spokesman, as Tokyo seeks a thaw in frosty ties. Yoshiro Mori, who acted as Abe’s envoy when the Japanese Continue Reading

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In the Business of Beauty Elizabath Chacko

Ut World September 16, 2014 0

Elizabath Chacko. Even if the name does not ring a bell, Kochilites young and old alike will be familiar with Kalpana beauty parlour, which is the first beauty parlour in the commercial capital of kerala. The women behind the venture, Elizabeth Chacko was indeed ahead of her time-a true pioneer in the field of beauty. […]Continue Reading

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Museum Reopens After Shooting

Ut World September 15, 2014 0

Four months after a shooting that killed four people, the Brussels Jewish Museum opened its doors to the public again on Sundayin a solemn ceremony attended by Belgian Prime Minister Elio Di Rupo. The museum in central Brussels had been closed since the May 24 attack by a gunman who opened fire in the museum with a Kalashnikov […]Continue Reading

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A Thought on “Mary Kom”

Ut World September 15, 2014 0

A trio of films stepped beyond Bollywood song-and-dance to show South Asian women grappling with male-dominated sport, child marriage, and sexual desire of people with disability in their premieres at the Toronto Film Festival. While the stories told vastly different tales, all sought to challenge their home audiences and provoke change. Two of them used […]Continue Reading

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The Road to Recovery for the Indian Economy Not Looking Hopeful

Ut World September 13, 2014 0

India’s industrial output growth hit a four-month low in July while inflation remained high, underscoring the struggle of Asia’s third-largest economy to make a sustained recovery from its longest stretch of sub-par growth in decades. Output from mines, utilities and factories grew by a much slower-than-expected 0.5 percent year-on-year, government data Continue Reading

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Worst Flood in Kashmir in 50 Years

Ut World September 13, 2014 0

Rescuers raced to help communities hit by landslides in Indian Kashmir on Friday while thousands were stranded, homeless and hungry in the city of Srinagar, most of which was submerged by the region’s worst flooding in 50 years. Both the Indian and Pakistan sides of the disputed Himalayan territory have been hit by extensive flooding since the […]Continue Reading

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Worst Flood in Kashmir in 50 Years

Ut World September 13, 2014 0

Rescuers raced to help communities hit by landslides in Indian Kashmir on Friday while thousands were stranded, homeless and hungry in the city of Srinagar, most of which was submerged by the region’s worst flooding in 50 years. Both the Indian and Pakistan sides of the disputed Himalayan territory have been hit by extensive flooding since the […]Continue Reading

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My Mom is Not My Money: A Teenager’s Guide to Earning Your Own Money by Allie Joy

Ut World September 11, 2014 0

Introducing the best money making handbook, written by a teenager especially for teenagers! Allie Joy shows her generation how simple and fun it really is to stop asking parents for extra spending money and have the power to buy what they want when they want it! It is packed full of super fun money-making tips. […]Continue Reading

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The Abramson Effect by Debora L. Spar

Ut World September 10, 2014 0

With her shocking dismissal in the spring of 2014, former New York Times editor Jill Abramson can now be added to the list of women who have been hired to run large, prominent corporations to be publicly fired soon thereafter. This troubling trend, often referred to as the glass cliff, raises important questions about the […]Continue Reading

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Ut World September 10, 2014 0

The information age is drowning us with an unprecedented deluge of data. At the same time, we’re expected to make more and faster decisions about our lives than ever before. No wonder, then, that the average American reports frequently losing car keys or reading glasses, missing appointments, and feeling worn out by the effort required […]Continue Reading