March 2012
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February 2012
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Wednesday 29th February 2012
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The UK Ministry of Defence is to de-classify submarine data to help shed light on climate change in the Arctic.
Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17129988
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Health authorities in the Republic of Congo have recorded 340 cases of cholera, nine of them fatal, since June 2011, in the northern district of Likouala, and have warned that the disease...
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Tuesday 28th February 2012
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The US has made seven arrests in a multi-state rhino horn-smuggling ring, seizing $1m in gold ingots.
Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-17144762
A bad thing:
A fire at Brazil’s research station in Antarctica killed two navy personnel and forced the evacuation by helicopter of 44 people.
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Monday 27th February 2012
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Mexican scientists have successfully tested a vaccine that could cut heroin addiction. The vaccine works by making the body resistant to the pleasure effect of the drugs and is now being prepared for tests on humans.
Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/feb/24/mexican-scientists-test-heroin-vaccine
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Thousands of impoverished Cambodians who survived the...
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Sunday 26th February 2012
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Indian pharmaceuticals company Panacea Biotec is teaming up with Emzor Pharma to launch polio vaccines in Nigeria in an effort to duplicate Indian successes against the disease.
Read more: http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/article2928049.ece
A bad thing:
Lesotho is facing a food security crisis as changing weather patterns and poverty leave some smallholder farmers...
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Saturday 25th February 2012
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Construction is to begin in March on Mongolia’s first wind farm, and its backers hope it will be the beginning of a renewable energy boom and to establish Mongolia as the hub of an Asian clean energy “supergrid” that supplies Russia, China, the Koreas and Japan.
Read more: http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/22/marshalling-the-winds-of-mongolia/
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Flooding rivers in...
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Friday 24th February 2012
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Recent mobile phone initiatives in Bangladesh are allowing patients to reach a health worker for advice at no cost 24 hours a day, receive prenatal care reminders and even send complaints about patient care. Since 2009, the government has provided cell phones to 482 sub-district and district government hospitals, which are used as round-the-clock hotlines staffed by health...
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Thursday 23rd February 2012
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ActionAid is providing emergency relief to thousands of people affected by the recent heavy flooding in Mozambique and Malawi, where torrential rains have destroyed essential infrastructure, killed more than 40 people and forced more than 18,000 people to flee their homes.
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Wednesday 22nd February 2012
A good thing:
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the only international agency deploying aid workers in Syria, is negotiating with Syrian authorities and opposition fighters on a ceasefire for two-hours to bring life-saving aid to civilians hardest hit by the conflict.
Read more: http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/red-cross-negotiating-syria-ceasefire-to-bring-aid/
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Tuesday 21st February 2012
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Plan International has teamed up with the Philippine Nurses Association (PNA) to provide emotional support sessions to children affected by Typhoon Sendong, which has killed 1,470 and left 1,074 unaccounted for. As of January 27, Plan has given psychosocial help to some 715 children. It is expecting to reach an additional 1,000 children and 160 adults as it embarks on future...
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21 Feb 2012
A bad thing:
Fiji’s military regime may have lifted emergency rule after three years but press freedom has not been restored. Last month, the government led by Commodore Frank Bainimarama also introduced a decree that exempts him and ministers from defamation suits - but not other people.
Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/greenslade/2012/feb/16/press-freedom-fiji
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Monday 20th February 2012
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Facebook, YouTube and even texting will be the salvation of many of the world’s endangered languages.
Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17081573
A bad thing:
Twenty-nine NGOs providing services ranging from alleviating food insecurity to assisting the disabled in Zimbabwe’s Masvingo Province have been banned, sparking fears that this could be the...
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Sunday 19th February 2012
A good thing:
A Bangladeshi State Government is trying to encourage people in rural areas to use Methane, released from manure, as an alternative fuel to wood and oil (after it has been processed of course). Using Methane for cooking – and in some cases for heating and lighting too – can help prevent deforestation, as there is less need for fuel wood.
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Saturday 18th February 2012
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German scientists have developed a new way to make a key malaria drug that they say could easily quadruple production and drop the price significantly, increasing the availability of treatment for a disease that kills hundreds of thousands every year.
Read more: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jkjlFfSgOCdA6OguT3oMqP5wPA4A?docId=2f7fded8a4b54f1cb575b96edbccf631
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