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Work past retirement age? Avoid pitfalls, penalties
Original Source BY MARK MILLER Tribune Media Services So you’re getting ready to retire, but think you’ll want to keep working in some fashion after you leave. Maybe you’ll downshift to a part-time position with your former employer, or do some consulting. Congratulations on making…
Author: New York Newsday
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NGOs fund tropical disease, oncology wings at hospital
Original Source DA NANG – Contruction on a new, state-of-the-art building to house Da Nang’s Hospital’s departments of oncology and tropical diseases began on Thursday. Funded by the Bermuda-headquartered NGO Atlantic Philanthropies (AP) and implemented by the East Meets West (EMW) Foundation, the US$3.5 million…
Author: Vietnam News Agency
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North's peace deal is now at a critical juncture, warns former ombudsman
Original Source by DAN KEENAN and AMEL BRAHMI THE NORTHERN Ireland peace is at a critical juncture, the former police ombudsman Dame Nuala O’Loan has warned. “We have peace, but it is still fragile, because there are those who still hold weapons, and seek to…
Author: The Irish Times
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Gary Bass Featured in Philanthropy News Digest on the Support of Nonprofit Advocacy
Original Source 5 Questions for… Gary Bass, Founder and Executive Director, OMB Watch Founded in 1983 with the goal of lifting the veil of secrecy then shrouding the White House Office of Management and Budget, OMB Watch is a nonprofit research and advocacy organization that…
Author: Philanthropy News Digest
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Philanthropy and Government: Striking the Right Balance
Now that both major parties in the U.S. have presumptive nominees for the Presidency, it seems like a good time to share some thoughts on the relationships between philanthropy and government – relationships that Atlantic has considerable experience with in each of the countries in…
Author: Gara LaMarche
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Refugees Denied Access to Health Care
Original Source By Kristin Palitza Durban Refugees and migrants do not have adequate access to health care services in South Africa, aid organisations and NGOs say. This is particularly detrimental for those who are HIV-positive and in need of continuous antiretroviral (ARV) medication: interrupted treatment…
Author: Inter Press Service (Johannesburg)
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Britain rebuked for spying on us for seven years
Original Source By Dearbhail McDonald, Legal Editor THE British government illegally and secretly monitored every telephone, fax and email to and from the UK and Ireland for seven years. Laws surrounding mass covert surveillance, which the British government insisted were necessary to combat a growing…
Author: The Irish Independent
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KIPP seeks elementary
New pupils unready for middle school Original Source By Sara Neufeld Sun reporter The Knowledge is Power Program, which operates the highest-performing middle school in Baltimore, is seeking approval to open a new charter elementary school in the city next year, officials announced yesterday. The…
Author: The Baltimore Sun
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Six US-financed HIV/AIDS programmes launched
Original Source Hanoi (VNA) The US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) in Vietnam will provide a total amount of 1.4 million USD as aid for six HIV/AIDS programmes in the country, the US Embassy said on July 1. The programmes will be carried…
Author: Vietnam News Agency
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Keeping Children Fit (1 Letter)
Original Source Letters To the Editor: As Tara Parker-Pope points out in ” School Is Out, and Nutrition Takes a Hike (Well, June 24), summer is a time when many kids’ eating habits suffer. But the danger goes beyond cheese fries. Keeping kids mentally and…
Author: The New York Times (Science Times)
