Government says to splash out on culture for farmers
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China plans to spend close to 4 billion yuan (262.5 million pounds) over the next three years to ensure that all of its villages has a cultural centre where residents can learn, play and be entertained, state media said.
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Compulsory community service for the sake of social cohesion is suggested in a government report.
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India targets agriculture in its annual budget as a key to continued "growth and stability".
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Ireland's functional foods industry has been slated for major growth under a government-backed development programme announced last week.
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The UK public is being invited by the government to have its say on the future of science and technology.
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Ministers want to change England's "drinking culture" and the view it is acceptable "to drink to get drunk".
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A national day to celebrate British values, possibly as a new bank holiday, is proposed by two senior ministers.
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Trade unions have agreed to give the government fresh proposals aimed at enhancing productivity, increase the standard of living and attract investment, possibly in exchange of the original budget proposal to ...
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A government strategy to move public perception of crime into line with falling figures is due to be launched.
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Pupils promised five hours of "high quality" cultural activities each week under government plans
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Venezuela's left-leaning government on Tuesday promised to grant poor farmers at least 100,000 plots of land carved from either state property or large private holdings, a step toward implementing a controversial agrarian reform law, a top agricultural official said.
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Arts & entertainment: Â£750,000 spent on works to avoid weather havoc as organisers expect biggest ever gathering at farm site.
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Ministers are outlining plans to close the UK's skills gap with other developed countries and boost basic training.
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Arts & entertainment: Government bringing forward new laws in effort to save exhibition put at risk by row with Russia
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By Dennis Pollock, The Fresno Bee, Calif.  Jun. 13--A program that had its beginnings in Fresno County may enable people across the country to start small farms of their own.
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A revival of monsoon rains in India after a patchy start should ensure a good harvest and help the farm-dependent nation achieve its seven to eight percent economic growth target, officials said.
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Payments to Australia's drought-hit farmers could be linked to climate change schemes, under new plans.