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/ 26 September 2007

Vietnam bridge collapse kills dozens

At least 27 workers were killed and about 100 others feared dead or missing after a bridge they were building in Vietnam’s southern city of Can Tho collapsed on Wednesday. Vietnam TV showed footage of the damage to the collapsed structure and reported that people were still believed to be trapped in the rubble.

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/ 26 September 2007

The discipline of fasting

During Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, Muslims all over the world abstain from food, drink and other physical needs during the day. It is a time for self-sacrifice and purifying the soul. In the first of a series of articles, Zahira Kharsany tells of the self-discipline needed to go a day without sustenance.

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/ 26 September 2007

The crisis of teaching

The majority of public schools in our country can be regarded as sites of a moral panic that highlights criminality, vandalism, bullying and violence, as well as “drop-out” and academic failure. Middle-class kids experience an education that is largely unchanged in terms of quality and resources from pre-1994 practices, writes Peter Kallaway.

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/ 25 September 2007

Japan, Canada in dramatic draw

Japan scored a last-gasp converted try to earn a dramatic 12-12 draw against Canada in their final World Cup pool-B match in Bordeaux on Tuesday. Substitute Koji Taira crossed in the right-hand corner after sustained late Japanese pressure and then Shotaro Onishi held his nerve to slot over the conversion.