Netherlands tops child study
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Marked divisions in children's well-being  in 21 industrialised countries are  highlighted in a Unicef report.
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Finland does best in the latest international PISA study of 15-year-olds'  maths, reading and science abilities.
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Malta has made &quot;the most dramatic leap&quot; forward in reducing child deaths since 1990, a global report published yesterday by Unicef has shown.
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Recent studies in the capital have shown a remarkable trend - more schoolchildren in Riga are now attending Latvian language schools than minority ones.
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THE HAGUE, Nov. 23 -- Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende's right-of-center Christian Democratic Appeal party, which has led efforts to curtail Muslim immigration at a time of growing xenophobia in the Netherlands, won the most seats in parliamentary elections Wednesday,  but voters voiced...
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Brussels, December 7: Finland again came out on top of a worldwide education study of the organisation for economic cooperation and development.
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For the first time, an international study is showing the gap between top and bottom students appears to be closing. The Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study assesses students in 25 countries
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In recent testing by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Alberta teens placed in the top three for their scores in math, reading and science.
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Children who start nursery school by the age of two are up to a year ahead in maths and English when they begin full-time schooling, a major research project, published yesterday, shows.
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Children know best. They see aging for what it is:
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Johannesburg - A Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) study found that 57% of South African parents admitted to using corporal punishment on their children.
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"It is particularly sad for Kate and I to come back for the first time and not to come back with Madeleine who spent a year here with us"  Amsterdam/London - The parents of missing British toddler Madeleine McCann took their campaign to find the four-year-old to the Netherlands on Thursday amid reports of a mystery phone call from a man claiming ... via Independent Online
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South Korean students topped the list for problem solving skills among 15-year-olds in the results of a global survey released Tuesday by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
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Sending children to nursery school gives them a major head start in the three Rs, research reveals today. The government-backed study will be welcomed by working parents who spend up to Â£900 a month on nurseries and playgroups.
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NEW YORK  - According to a Dutch study, less than half of all children prescribed asthma medication have been formally diagnosed with asthma by their doctor.
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The Netherlands has long been Europe&#39;s most permissive society -- everything from window-shopping in Amsterdam for scantily clad hookers to hashish aroma in marijuana smoke-filled cafes.
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Across the country, thousands of toddlers are joining studies that could signal new hope for a baffling childhood disorder.