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Greek Anti-austerity Protests Turn Violent

Anti-austerity protests turned violent in Athens on Thursday, with hundreds of youths hurling gasoline bombs and rocks at riot police.

UN-led biodiversity plan aims to expand economy while protecting endangered species

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UNDP Associate Administrator Rebeca Grynspan.

20 million lives saved through TB care and control

An estimated 20 million people are alive today as a direct result of tuberculosis (TB) care and control, according to the WHO Global tuberculosis report 2012.

Protection needed for critical East Antarctic marine habitats

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Snow petral