Eastern Europe fears brain drain
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14:59 20/02/2006
A special report for the Chicago Tribune looks at the new EU member states, and the new challenges they face as many of their best and brightest young people immigrate to "old Europe" for better...
US state of Florida desperate for nurses, looks overseas
13:28 20/02/2006
A shortage of nurses throughout the US state of Florida isn't showing any signs of easing despite the best plans by hospitals to fill vacancies, newly released statistics show. The Florida Hospital...
Record numbers of Britons leave for better lives abroad
10:35 20/02/2006
Record numbers of people are leaving Britain to live and work abroad, figures show. More than 350,000 men and women are emigrating every year, a rise of 30 per cent in 10 years, The Independent...
New Zealand asks its citizens to come home
13:01 15/02/2006
When is the last time you heard about a country aiming an advertising campaign at its own citizens? That's exactly what New Zealand has been doing for the past few months - and it's not just...
Vancouver, Canada named best city to live in
16:10 01/02/2006
For the fourth year in a row, Vancouver, Canada has claimed the top spot on an international ranking of the world's most livable cities. In its annual survey of world cities, the think-tank division...
Germany's population continues to decline
17:50 23/01/2006
Germany's population shrank for a third straight year in 2005 as the trend of fewer births than deaths continued. Immigration did not compensate for the deficit, Federal Statistics Office data showed...
