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English lessons for India’s rickshaw drivers
Indian tourism authorities will be holding English classes for auto-rickshaw drivers in New Delhi as the city prepares to host the Commonwealth Games in 2010. More than 40,000 natural gas-fueled auto-rickshaws, or motorized three-wheeled taxis, run on the Indian capital’s dilapidated roads, according to the city government statistics
Mortgage Defaults: Many Are Intentional, Study Finds
Up to 26% of U.S.
Army: Suicide rate among soldiers continues on record pace
The suicide rate among U.S.
Elton John frustrated about attitudes towards AIDS
Elton John may be famous for smash hits such as "Tiny Dancer" and scores for films such as "The Lion King," but he’s also made a name for himself in HIV/AIDS activism. The singer-songwriter established the Elton John AIDS Foundation in the United States and the United Kingdom to support HIV prevention programs, efforts to eliminate stigma and discrimination associated with the disease, and care and support services for people living with the condition.
China: Economic growth falls to 6.1 percent
China’s economy grew 6.1 percent in the first quarter of 2009, down from 6.8 percent last quarter and from 10.6 percent year-on-year, state media reported on Thursday. It is the slowest rate of growth for the Asian nation in nearly a decade, Xinhua reported. The economic data was announced at a news conference by Ma Jiantang, director of the National Bureau of Statistics.
Drug cloud surrounds baseball’s hero
By his statistics alone, Barry Bonds would be considered one of the greatest players to ever walk onto a baseball field. In addition to a string of playing awards, Bonds holds the most sacred record in all of American sport: the all-time homerun record