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A child eats Plumpy'nut in Ethiopia. Photo: Bija Gutoff/Mercy Corps.

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Franchised manufacturing: For social enterprises, an idea worth copying

How do you get poverty-fighting products to the furthest corners of the globe the way that Coca-Cola gets its products there? Use the same strategy, obviously.

The European Central Bank looms large over the Euro debt crisis. Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/soumit/928182271/">soumit (flickr)</a>

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Europe's Financial Troubles Worry Neighbors

As Europe attempts to thwart a broader global recession, it is facing what many economists refer to as a trilemma, and poorer countries could be the victims.

Managing Director of the IMF Christine Lagarde meets China's Vice Premier Wang Qishan, Beijing, China. Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/imfphoto/6329172810/in/photostream/">International Monetary Fund (flickr)</a>

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For China, flush with cash, financial crisis may mean political opportunity

The global financial crisis has shaken up the international seating chart, and China may be vying for a better spot.

A Victorian stained glass window depiction of the "Good Samaritan" story from the Gospel of Luke. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/paullew/2566602101/">Photo: Lawrence OP (flickr)</a>

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Could a 'Good Samaritan' law bridge China's growing wealth gap?

This article was republished by The Christian Science Monitor.

Some say a transaction tax could put humans back in charge of financial markets. Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rogbu/3064449616/in/photostream/">RoGb77 (flickr)</a>

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An anti-poverty tax, some say, could save financial markets from themselves

As lightning-fast computer programs replace human brokers on Europe's virtual trading floors, anti-poverty warriors want to slow things down.

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Tips from Ashoka's Top Social Entrepreneurs

One room, packed with 1,000 bustling social entrepreneurs, is bound to muster innovative ideas to change the world. It’s the Ashoka Changemakers association that makes it possible.

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Hangzhou, China Pedals to Number One in Bike Sharing

Washington, D.C.’s bike sharing program has 1,100 bikes. London’s system has 6,000. And Paris has more than 20,000.

Vive la Révolution! Haitians rebel in the Battle at Sainte-Domingue. Photo: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:San_Domingo.jpg">Wikimedia Commons</a>

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Pay Up, S'il Vous Plaît

This week, the ghosts of colonial misdeeds returned to haunt France.

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Guide to the Global Summit

The G-20 is meeting this week in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Popular vacation destinations are ready to give tourists what they're looking for, all that's missing now are the tourists themselves. Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mscolly/12990079/">Marvin (PA) (flickr)</a>

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Slow Summer Tourist Season Means Job Losses for Many

Ah, summer. A time of rest, relaxation, meticulously planned vacations ... and this year, less travel.

Frustrated by executive compensation and the economy, protesters broke windows of an RBS branch in London. Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/camusartink/3406149635/">Camus Live Art (flickr)</a>

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When Thought Turns into Action

Hostage takings, vandalism and attempted assault sound like charges on a rap sheet for a hardened criminal. But they're the collective crimes of people who've been laid off recently.

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What does an Obama Presidency mean for Africa?

These squares represent how much land would be needed to power the world, Europe or Germany with solar-thermal power. Photo: <a href="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/04/solar-thermal-power-photos-how-much-world-europe-germany.php#ch01">Treehugger</a>

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Saharan Solar Plants Could Power All of Europe

A single solar farm in the Sahara desert could provide clean electricity for all of Europe.

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Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/philippeleroyer/2397311305/">Philippe Leyroyer (flickr)</a>

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Chinese Say No to French Goods

After all the protests during the U.S. and European legs of the Olympic Torch Relay, I figured a call to boycott Chinese goods may follow. Instead, it's the Chinese who are rallying behind a boycott.