Subthema 'Reformed Daily'

SYDNEY - Equal pay for equal work has eluded generations of American women. But Australia -a country where men still refer to the ladies as ”sheilas” and male bonding in pubs is often seen as a national right- has nearly closed the gender pay gap.

The new vice president of a Christian radio network in the USA says emerging technology means major changes for Christian radio stations.

ST. LOUIS - It’s the thought of their fear that troubles him most. Homeless dogs are Randy Grim’s passion. Whether caged in shelters or running wild on the street, the dogs consume most of his waking hours. At night, he says, he often can’t sleep because „their faces haunt me.” They’re afraid almost all the time, Mr. Grim says.

Duke University in Durham, North Carolina (USA), has long run a campus program to support students in moral reflection and in developing personal integrity. But this type of education remains notably absent in most schools of higher learning.

WASHINGTON - A girl from the state Utah (USA) have won a prestigious science competition last week for analyzing how to protect water quality by improving environmental buffers and changing daily behavior.

YOKOSUKA - A new safety feature being developed by Nissan Motor Co. (Japan) causes a car’s gas pedal to lift by itself to alert the driver of a possible collision. That new technology, shown to reporters this week, combines radar sensors and a computer system to judge a car’s speed and the distance to the vehicle in front.

OSLO - A small Norwegian town was quickly running out of moose after offering to name each animal after its sponsor in a research project.

SCOTT CITY - Perhaps Rocky has a nose for real estate. The dog is credited with sealing a home sale.

WASHINGTON - If 2005 hurricane relief were a separate category in the USA budget, the only larger items would be defense, Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid. The federal commitment in the aftermath of Katrina, Rita, and Wilma has now hit $88 billion, with at least another $20 billion under consideration in Congress.

WASHINGTON - A civil war in Iraq could lead to a broader conflict in the Middle East, pitting the region’s rival Islamic sects against each other, USA National Intelligence Director John Negroponte said in an unusually frank assessment this week.