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India's $10 Laptop

On February 3, the Indian government will unveil a $10 educational laptop intended to bring computing to the masses, reports the Times of India. By comparison, a computer-shaped cake pan is $20 plus shipping in the U.S. Will the $10 ...READ»

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What the Foreign Web Says about Our Economy

Read The New York Times, The Washington Post, or the domestic cable news websites, and you'd think the American economy was combusting before our eyes. Foreign newspapers, however, are much more sanguine on their English-language ...READ»

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The Site With 8.64 Trillion Hits in One Day

The day before India's Lok Sabha elections, the country's election commission made a new Web site live to provide election results in real-time. The commisson overbuilt the site, so it thought, readying it for almost 3,000 hits per ...READ»

The Perfect Vision of Dr. V.

At the Aravind Eye Hospital in Madurai, India, 82-year-old Dr. Govindappa Venkataswamy has solved the mystery of leadership: He brings eyesight to the blind and light to the soul.READ»