Environment
FOOD: High prices do not mean a bigger supply
Cost of inputs is slowing down production
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KENYA: Severe drought, high food prices hit pastoralists
2011 is the region’s driest year since 1995
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In Libya's Gasoline Shortage, Women Get A Break
Volunteer Ibtisam Saadeddin, who wears a khaki uniform and a badge and pins with photos of Moammar Gadhafi, says she patrols the line at the women-only gas station to make sure no fights break out.
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Funding for Horn of Africa drought falls short of needs, UN says
Thousands of people have been displaced due to drought in Somalia
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UN agency launches new initiative to boost crops and protect environment
Crop yields can be increased six-fold
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For Pesticides: Apples Are Worst, Onions The Best
A pesticide sprayer rolls through an apple orchard.
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Is Obama's Bet On Green Jobs Risky?
President Obama flies to North Carolina on Monday for the latest meeting of his jobs and competitiveness council. His administration is betting that green technologies — from wind and solar power to advanced batteries and biofuels — will create jobs of the future.
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Nerves Frayed In Toronto Over Roaming Raccoons
Toronto has a huge population of raccoons — so many, the city is known as the raccoon capital of the world.
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HEALTH: Lungile Ndaki, "There's no way you can stop people from moving"
Skilled health workers are in desperately short supply in many African countries
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Human Rights
Fostering a More Humane World: The 28th Eurasian Economic Summi
Conscience, Hope, and Action: Keys to Global Peace and Sustainability
Ringing FOWPAL’s Peace Bell for the World:Nobel Peace Prize Laureates’ Visions and Actions
Protecting the World’s Cultural Diversity for a Sustainable Future
Puppet Show I International Friendship Day 2020