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OECD launches its Better Life Index in Brazil with Pelé on the eve of the World Cup
[ad_1] 9/06/2014 – Today, the OECD launched the Portuguese version of its Better Life Index in Brazil with football legend Pelé. The Portuguese version is the site’s 6th language edition, enabling the OECD to reach over 240 million Portuguese speakers across the globe. So far the Index has reached over four million people in 184 countries, inviting them to…
Basketball: Late Lakers great Bryant remembered on eve of Hall of Fame induction
[ad_1] WASHIGNTON: Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant loomed large on Friday (May 14), the eve of his posthumous induction to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame alongside NBA greats Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett. The trio are among nine members of the 2020 Hall of Fame class who are being belatedly inducted due…
EVE SIMMONS: Why the NHS must stop treating people with anorexia like prisoners
[ad_1] Six years ago, at the age of 23, I sat cross-legged on a hospital bed, screaming – wailing – for my mummy. A nurse shooed my distraught mother out of the room as we reached for each other’s hands. She wasn’t allowed to say goodbye. There were metal bars on the windows. I tried…
Adult suspect in officer's New Year's Eve death has trial date moved up
[ad_1] Article content The adult suspect in the traffic-stop related death of Calgary police Sgt. Andrew Harnett has had his trial moved from summer 2022 to this fall. Defence lawyer David Roper appeared in Court of Queen’s Bench Friday to reschedule the trial date for Amir Abdulrahman. Two weeks ago lead defence counsel Balfour Der…
More Jerusalem clashes on eve of contentious Israeli parade
[ad_1] Israeli police faced off with Palestinian protesters Sunday in another night of clashes in east Jerusalem, a day before Israeli nationalists planned to parade through the Old City in an annual flag-waving display meant to cement Israeli claims to the contested area. The late-night skirmishes raised the likelihood of…