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Global Health: World Toilet Day Raises a Stink

Posted by Juhie Bhatia on 19/11/2009

While it may sound like a bad joke, today's World Toilet Day focuses on a not-so-funny issue impacting almost half the world's population -- a lack of toilets and sanitation.

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U.S., China Partner on Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency

Posted by Environmental Leader on 18/11/2009

President Barack Obama and China’s President Hu Jintao have agreed to a wide ranging package of programs and initiatives (seven in total) to strengthen the two countries’ cooperation on renewable energy and energy efficiency. One key program establishes a U.S.-China Clean Energy Resea ...

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Azerbaijan: News of IRI departure met with concern

Posted by Onnik Krikorian on 18/11/2009

Following the cessation of radio broadcasts from foreign stations, as well as the sentencing last week of two video blogging youth activists, comes news of what some see as yet another threat to a fledgling process of democratization.

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Impact of ICT on Indigenous Cultures: Rejuvenation or Colonization?

Posted by Aparna Ray on 17/11/2009

Can ICT truly preserve and protect distinct identities and culture? Does ICT by its very intervention introduce an element of Westernization amidst the indigenous culture that it purports to preserve and protect? What is the optimum balance between preserving traditional knowledge and embracing remi ...

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Nicaragua: Farmers express thoughts on Rural Development through video

Posted by Juliana Rincón Parra on 17/11/2009

The Alzar las Voces (Raise the Voices) project in Nicaragua brings farmers in rural communities the possibility to speak out through video telling of their concerns, their projects, their wishes and ideas.

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