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“Everyone on the bus was laughing and celebrating – we had done a great job. And then the gunshots came out of nowhere. I was scared. I just dropped to the floor and stayed there until the bus started moving.” [caption id="" align="alignright" width="200"] Terranisha…

Too many students in Virginia’s public schools are suspended or expelled due to harsh disciplinary policies, according to this report. Based on an analysis of Virginia’s Safe School Information Resource, the report concludes that excluding students from school does not improve behaviour and comes at…

Social Security Works, an Atlantic grantee, has been out in the media making a strong case for strengthening social security, not cutting it. Social Security Is Vital for Our Economic Security Fifty-four million Americans depend on Social Security – 1 out of every 6 people.…

PAMELA DUNCANAMENDMENTS DESIGNED to protect migrant women experiencing domestic violence should be included in the Immigration and Protection Bill, an Oireachtas committee heard yesterday.Representatives of Women’s Aid, migrant network AkiDwA and the Immigrant Council of Ireland said migrant women were in a vulnerable position, as…

BILL CORCORAN in Cape TownThe South African government has introduced a Bill that will give pension and healthcare rights to the 56,000 registered veterans of the struggle against apartheid, but critics say the scheme does not go far enoughIT IS 25 YEARS since Trevor Ngengemane…

By Jill Rowbotham Encouraging responses to pilot philanthropy projects at the University of Tasmania and the University of New South Wales have reinforced American billionaire Chuck Feeney's new strategy for donating. Mr Feeney, 80, is renowned for the $500 million he has donated to medical…

A vision to more rapidly translate health research into breakthrough medicines for patients is the driving force behind talks held this week between Queensland's ‘Smart State' medical research institutes and one of the world's top medical research universities. A delegation from the University of California,…

By Carl O'Brien There has been a huge increase in requests from families for assistance with the cost of sending their children back to school. Almost 200,000 parents have applied for the back-to-school clothing and footwear allowance, 30,000 more than the Government had budgeted for. The…

What is life like for young lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, transgendered and intersex people (LGBTIs) in South Africa today – 17 years after the Constitution outlawed discrimination based on sexual orientation? Out of the Box: Queer Youth in South Africa Today, an Atlantic-commissioned case study, examines…

Project construction and infrastructure improvements of health care facilities was signed Wednesday in Dak Lak Province (Central), with a total cost of $13 million. The signatories were the People's Committee of Dak Lak and the American NGO Atlantic Philanthropies (AP). Under the project, by 2013,…