Germany

If the president of a country has to be treated for
gallstone removal (not that difficult) in another another country (Germany), this does not say much for
Egyptian healthcare or does it instill a great amount of confidence in your own countrys ability to perform such procedures. What does this have to say about Egyptian trained providers? Mubarak himself shows the way to go -
EVASIVE ACTION !

As accusations of historic sexual abuse by Roman Catholics emerge in another European country, the Vatican has insisted it has dealt with "the very serious issue" promptly and decisively.
After recent revelations of widespread abuse in Ireland, and claims of similar mistreatment of children by priests in Austria and Germany, Catholic bishops in the Netherlands have now set up an independent inquiry to look into allegations there.
More than 200 reports of abuse have been made to a victims' support organisation in the last few days.
Dutch bishops have offered their apologies to those who were abused.

Switzerland’s troubling record of suicide
Here’s one record the Swiss may not be so enthusiastic about holding: more suicides are committed here using guns per capita than anywhere else in Europe.
The issues of gun suicide and Switzerland’s high rate of weapon ownership came under the spotlight again in January. The police chief overseeing security at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos turned his service revolver against himself a day before the event began.

His case is hardly unique. From 1996 to 2005, 3,410 suicides, or between 24 and 28 per cent of all those in Switzerland, were committed using firearms.

Qatar share 16th rank with Germany in Global Peace Index. That is great news.

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Industrialised countries should do more to cut the pay gap between men and women, the OECD said yesterday in a report which showed that women in rich nations on average earn nearly one-fifth less than men.

While female employment rates have risen in all member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), women still shoulder most of the burden of childcare, weighing heavily on pay prospects, the report said.

“As long as women rather than men take time off work to provide care, there will always be employers who perceive women as less committed to their career than men,” said Monika Queisser, head of the OECD’s Social Policy Division.

The iPad Wi-Fi model range will be available in the US starting April 3 with an SRP of US$499 for 16GB, US$599 for 32GB, and US$699 for 64GB. The Wi-Fi+3G model range will become available towards the end of April with an SRP of US$629 for 16GB, US$729 for 32GB and US$829 for 64GB.

Both iPad models will be available starting late April in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland and the UK. The device will become available in other countries later in the year. Local pricing has yet to be announced.

source::: PRNewswire

1284 – The Statute of Rhuddlan incorporates the Principality of Wales into England.
1575 – Indian Mughal Emperor Akbar defeats Bengali army at the Battle of Tukaroi.
1585 – The Olympic Theatre, designed by Andrea Palladio, is inaugurated in Vicenza.
1776 – The first amphibious landing of the United States Marine Corps begins the Battle of Nassau.
1803 – Colégio Militar is founded in Portugal by Colonel Teixeira Rebello.
1820 – The U.S. Congress passes the Missouri Compromise.
1845 – Florida is admitted as the 27th U.S. state.
1845 – For the first time the U.S. Congress passes legislation overriding a presidential veto.
1849 – The United States Department of the Interior is established.