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Social services provided by aid agencies at refugee camps just outside the Myanmar border should not be ended too swiftly, or returning populations won't be ready to access new opportunities that may await them. Photo: Jacqueline M. Koch for Mercy Corps

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Reform in Myanmar brings growth but needs caution

Reforms and investment are opening new doors and promising growth for Myanmar. But what’s exciting for some Burmese and the West brings a downside for many refugees.

Yesterday's news could be tomorrow's biofuel. Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ljb/26549528/lightbox/">Lisa Batty (Flickr)</a>

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Power to the paper: Pulp-powered batteries are in the works

Why not do something useful with those stacks of holiday cards languishing at home? Like re-charge your cell phone.

Industrial emissions are a major source of CO2 contributing to climate change. Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/un_photo/5410822714/sizes/z/in/photostream/">United Nations Photo (flickr)</a>

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Amid financial crisis, China is the new champion for carbon reduction

The ongoing global financial crisis should not impede the fight against climate change. That's the concern coming from a surprising corner of the world: China.

China's many factories are one aspect of its booming economy that propelled it to Number Two. Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/colinmanuel/2702626549/in/photostream/">Collin Manuel (Flickr)</a>

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China Takes Number Two Spot

China’s consistently high growth rates, strong exports, and expanding industrial sector have been turning heads.

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Guide to the Global Summit

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

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If You Pay Them, Will They Leave?

As unemployment increases worldwide, countries are looking at ways to stop the bleeding. Spain, Japan and the Czech Republic have decided to pay unemployed immigrants to return to their homelands.

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Turning unemployed japanese youth into farmers

Could turning unemployed youth into farmers act as an economic pick me up?

Cambodia depends heavily on water for the growth of rice which is one of the country's main exports. Photo: <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/fredalix/1813179188/">Fredalix (flickr)</a>

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In Search of Water

Why would two countries with the same average rainfall have varying amounts of accessible water?

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What does an Obama Presidency mean for Africa?

Shinjuku, Tokyo. Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/joi/776602263/">Joi (flickr)</a>

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Japan's Weakening Job Security

Previously known for its economic egalitarianism, Japan is now experiencing a widening income gap. That’s because many workers are finding themselves without a steady job as Japanese companies are relying more

Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rednuht/479370088/">rednuht(flickr)</a>

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Bad News For Free Markets?

It’s too soon to tell exactly how the U.S.

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Water Makes the World Go 'Round

About a month ago, the Japanese company Genepax proposed to use water in a way it hasn't been used before: as a fuel source for a mass-produced power generator.

In Japan, her overnight hospital stay would only cost her $10. Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/hamed/262522417/">Hamed Saber (flickr)</a>

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The Cost of Health Care

“Every 30 seconds in the United States someone files for bankruptcy in the aftermath of a serious health problem,” according to the National Coalition on Health Care.

Fisheries are being demolished, while nations argue over who and what is to blame. Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/christing/171182413/">Christingo (flickr)</a>

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Hungry whales - or more political maneuverings?

As fisheries decline, nations are busy arguing over who's to blame. Japan is pointing to whales as a culprit, and in doing so, drawing the ire of conservationists and scientists.