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November 27th

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The Black Saturday Quake: Let it Not Return

Posted on November 28, 2005
Previously filed under: Asia, Field Diaries
Natural calamities cannot be prevented; but their devastating impact can be largely mitigated through public awareness of potential threats and how to meet them.
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November 22nd

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Outgrowing the Earth

Posted on November 23, 2005
Previously filed under: Book and Film Reviews
This book documents the ways that human demands are outstripping the earth\'s natural capacities-and how the resulting environmental damage is undermining food production.
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Giving Darfurian Women the Skills to Thrive

Posted on November 23, 2005
Previously filed under: Africa, Field Diaries
Darfurian women are trained in the production and use of fuel-efficient stoves, a skill that saves them time and puts money in their pockets.
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Malnutrition Still Shadows Niger's Children

Posted on November 23, 2005
Previously filed under: Africa, Field Diaries
In the aftermath of devastating drought and a crop-killing locust infestation, Mercy Corps field workers are working to stabilize the fragile health of many Nigeriens.
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The Quest for Food Security

Posted on November 23, 2005
Previously filed under: Africa, Field Diaries
A Nigerian aid worker asks what food security really is and how it can be achieved.
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Niger’s Food Crisis: Short-term Aid vs. Long-term Investment

Posted on November 23, 2005
Previously filed under: Africa, Opinions and Editorials
It was clear even before the drought how vulnerable Nigeriens were to famine, and that even the most mild of shocks to their food security would cause widespread devastation.
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November 21st

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Feeding the World

Posted on November 22, 2005
Previously filed under: Book and Film Reviews
Can human ingenuity produce enough food to support healthy and vigorous lives for all the people on our planet without irreparably damaging the integrity of the biosphere?
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Keywords: food security, globalization, agriculture, GM crops

November 20th

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Zambia's National Malaria Control Program

Posted on November 21, 2005
Previously filed under: Africa, Health
Malaria strikes 500 million people a year and kills nearly a million children younger than five, mostly in sub-Saharan Africa.
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Malaria Forum Raises Hope

Posted on November 21, 2005
Previously filed under: Africa, Health
An upcoming conference will hopefully provide concrete recommendations on how to curb this major health threat.
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Enduring an IT Eclipse

Posted on November 21, 2005
Previously filed under: Technology
As Bangalore overshadows Silicon Valley, the West must adjust accordingly for a chance to shine.
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November 17th

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Brazil Reaches AIDS Drug Deal With Abbott

Posted on November 18, 2005
Topics: HIV/AIDS
Countries: Brazil
Previously filed under: South America, Health
In recent years Brazil has threatened to break patents of AIDS drugs from several companies. They have recently reached an agreement with Abbot to lower Kaletra's price.
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November 16th

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Malaria Research 'Needs Ten Times More Funding'

Posted on November 17, 2005
Previously filed under: Africa, Health
New report outlines how serious lack of investment in Malaria research leads to high costs.
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Fate of the Farmers in Balance

Posted on November 17, 2005
Previously filed under: Trade
The next round of trade talks must remove subsidies that are crushing poor farmers.
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Summit Rhetoric Soars While Economy Sinks

Posted on November 17, 2005
Previously filed under: South America, Global Economy
Why leaders should stay home from regional summits – and truly address the world's economic ills.
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Don't Tell Anybody It's Africa Calling

Posted on November 17, 2005
Previously filed under: Africa, Global Economy
Senegal's attempt to break into the European call center business has not been easy.
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As Growth Slows, India Awakens to Need for Foreign Investment

International Herald Tribune - Wed, 02/08/2012 - 08:26
India’s central bank and economic analysts predict that growth will fall sharply to 7 percent this fiscal year and remain sluggish.

Social responsibility and a new world order

Washington Post - Innovations - Tue, 02/07/2012 - 07:56
Just before the New Year, the London-based Center for Economics and Business Research announced that Brazil had overtaken the United Kingdom as the world’s sixth largest economy. Furthermore, it predicted that by 2020, India and Russia will also have overtaken all the European economic powers.

Aid for trade policy rears its ugly head

The Guardian's Poverty Matters - Mon, 02/06/2012 - 01:41
The UK government's dismay at not being granted the contract for Typhoon fighter jets in India is an indication that its controversial aid for trade policy is still very much alive.

Liberia's battle to put the lights back on

The Guardian's Poverty Matters - Sun, 02/05/2012 - 23:00
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has set ambitious targets to restore the country's electricity supply. But will it meet them by 2015?

As Africa's consumers rise, so does inequality

Yale Global Online - Fri, 02/03/2012 - 10:17
Kenya struggles to spread the wealth from rapid growth.
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