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Current Events for August 25, 2012Saturday, August 25, 2012 at 7:00 pm
Enterprising Indian Street Kids Establish Their Own Bank
Starting a bank from scratch a child's play? Absolutely, if you ask some enterprising youngsters in India, who have not only managed to establish one, but also, unlike many of the large International banks, run it successfully since 2001. What's even more impressive is that the young bankers and their 9,000 + clients are all homeless!
Europe's Oldest Known Cave Art May Be The Work Of Neanderthals
Researchers had always believed that Neanderthals, the predecessors to modern humans, had not been very smart. However, recent evidence has led them to think otherwise - Not only did the stocky hunters build complex tools, but also, spoke a language and even, buried their dead. Now it turns out, they may also be responsible for some of Europe's oldest cave art.Join Class
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