Tag: the-village
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Serbian man kills five, injures 22, in cafe shooting
Five people were killed and another 22 were wounded early on Saturday when a man entered a cafe in northern Serbia and opened fire with an assault rifle, police said. Police arrested the suspect, a man in his late 30s identified only as Z.S., immediately after the shooting during a local festival in the village…
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Taking part in sport and cultural activities makes us happier suggests new study
Carried out by Nottingham Trent University, UK, the study analyzed data from Understanding Society, a longitudinal study which questioned members of 40,000 UK households about a range of aspects of their lives including age, income, and family situations. The team asked participants about their life and job satisfaction and happiness, and compared the answers to…
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War, disasters disrupt education of 80 million, more aid needed: experts
By Alex Whiting LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – At least 80 million children living in areas affected by war or natural disaster had their education disrupted last year, leaving them prey to child labor, trafficking and extremism, experts said on Thursday. Many humanitarian aid appeals for 2015 ignored education, and aid appeals for education were…
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Ukraine health system in danger of collapse as reforms stall
A reform drive launched by the Western-leaning government installed after a pro-Moscow president, Viktor Yanukovich, was overthrown in a popular uprising last year has become mired in bureaucratic inertia, arguments and allegations of corruption. “I don't know who is writing and carrying out reforms at the top or if they have ever been to a…