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...experience the lives of the less fortunate to develop a "grateful spirit." She advises finding charitable causes for kids and ensuring that they see the results of their philanthropy. By researching different programs and working with a team of volunteers, youngsters can gain valuable perspective on how the rest of the world lives and how better to prioritize their own "give-save-spend ratio," says Willis. Helping others is a powerful tool for teaching children about sacrifice and detachment from material things, she says...
...largest economy. As has happened around the world, the panic that began on Wall Street has seeped into the minds and hearts of South Korean businessmen, bankers and housewives, who fear the consequences of an impending global recession. With the country heavily reliant on exports, South Korea, like the rest of Asia, cannot escape the fallout from a U.S. downturn. Goldman Sachs predicts GDP growth will sink to 3.9% in 2009, the lowest since...
...that Beijing fears could spread and turn into protests against the ruling Communist Party. Despite its domestic agenda, the stimulus package has been warmly welcomed overseas, too. The day after it was revealed, share prices from Hong Kong to London surged. And by again taking action along with the rest of the world (Beijing had previously cut its interest rates in tandem with central banks in other capitals), China is reinforcing its stated willingness to step up and help rebuild the global financial system...
...toll worldwide associated with tainted heparin to 149. As more and more pharmaceuticals are sourced in developing countries--an estimated $1.5 billion from China and India alone in 2007, according to a study by Credit Suisse--the heparin case has raised a fundamental question in the U.S. and the rest of the developed world: How safe are our drugs...
...said of her veiled foes. It was in keeping with the particular brand of brass that makes her, rawness aside, a plausible--perhaps formidable--future candidate. If any politician can survive the spectacle of sorting through her family's suitcases to determine which duds are legally hers (the rest are being returned to the GOP; imagine the bewildered staffer opening that package), it's Sarah...