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A coal-fired power plant near Weisswasser, Germany.

Displaced people in Birao, a town in northeastern Central African Republic

Many developing countries have had good harvests

U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced today two new initiatives to promote tribal energy development and continue strengthening the partnership between the Department of Energy (DOE) and tribal nations. Up to $10 million will be available this year through the DOE’s Tribal Energy Program to support the evaluation, development and deployment of energy efficiency and renewable energy projects on tribal lands that will help save energy and money, expand the use of renewable energy resources, and promote economic development for tribal communities.

Do not carry or keep food in plastic bags, the health ministry says

A winter sunset at White Lake, Mongolia. Image by Flickr user Karina Moreton.

The swollen Burnett River at Gayndah, 220 miles north west of Brisbane, Australia

Burundi is set to benefit from a rice fortification technology that will not only be the first in Africa but will also help check malnutrition in children through school-feeding programmes.