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D56, 400 for International Women's Day Anniversary
AllAfrica.com
By Bekai Njie, 16 May 2012 Various institutions across the country Tuesday gathered at the Office of the Vice President and minister of Women's Affairs at State House, to present their contributions to the commemoration of the International Women's Day ...

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Honouring Rasta women
Jamaica Observer
By BASIL WALTERS waltersb@jamaicaobserver.com ON what could be described as the International Women's Day for Rastafarians, the Rastafari Youth Initiative Council (RYIC), as it has been doing for the past five years, once again honoured 13 matriarchs ...

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WANEP Celebrates International Women's Day in LRR
AllAfrica.com
By Aji Fatou Faal, 10 May 2012 West Africa Network for Peace-Building (WANEP)-Gambia under its Women and Peace Building Programme (WIPNET) joined the people of Lower River Region to celebrate International Women's Day on 27th April, 2012 at the ...

Bloomberg

Jimmy Choos Luring Indian Women Graduates Away From Work: Jobs
Bloomberg
In an effort to lure back women who have quit work, Mumbai- based Tata Group introduced a Second Career Internship Program on International Women's Day in 2008. More than 125 women have completed the course at India's biggest business group, ...

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Fetch Plus selected for the Gust.com / Astia International Women's Day Scholarship
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... in the Gust.com / Astia International Women's Day Scholarship. The scholarship aims to highlight the extraordinary women leaders of high-potential startups by awarding entrance into Astia's Fall 2012 Global Entrepreneur Program in Silicon Valley.

OMG Presents Healthcare Interoperability: Focus on SOA and Modeling Workshop ...
MarketWatch (press release)
NEEDHAM, Mass., May 16, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- OMG(R)'s Healthcare Domain Task Force presents "Healthcare Interoperability: 'Focus on SOA and Modeling' Workshop and Information Day;" a one-day special event on Wednesday, June 20, 2012 at the Hyatt ...

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DigitalJournal.com

Shakti 2012- Celebrate the power of Women! (Includes interview)
DigitalJournal.com
This event was marked to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of International Women's Day with a theme- “women connections”. The event featured talented women artists, future women entrepreneurs, esteemed women leaders who were supported and applauded ...

Report: Women Losing Ground in China
Wall Street Journal (blog)
China's Female State Councilor Liu Yandong (C) and other delegates watch a performance to celebrate the upcoming International Women's Day at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing March 7, 2012. China has over the past decade risen to become the ...

Canadian fulfils mother's deathbed wish of Ivory Coast's first female orchestra
The Province
By Christophe Koffi, Agence France-Presse May 4, 2012 The 10-member Ivorian women's band Bella Mondo performs on March 8, 2012 to mark International Women's Day at the Golfe Hotel in Abidjan. The all female orchestra, the first in Ivory Coast, ...

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Yahoo! Eurosport UK

London 2012 - Liukin savouring grind of late bid
Yahoo! Eurosport UK
It's a sense of accomplishment of the day." Two weeks after the Classic, Liukin heads to the national championships where she will have to produce good enough results to qualify for the Olympic trials at the end of June in San Jose, California.
Liukin comes back for another shot at Olympic goldBellingham Herald

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