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BOTSWANA Less development revenue as diamonds lose their shine
http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=83784 JOHANNESBURG, 3 April 2009 (IRIN) Diamondrich Botswana has so far managed to avoid Africa's "resource curse" a term for conflicts sparked or maintained by commodities but is unlikely to escape the global recession unscathed ...
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In Congo, a new twist on 'blood diamonds'
http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0827/p12s01woaf.html By Alex Halperin and Jina Moore\ Correspondents of The Christian Science Monitorfrom the August 27, 2008 edition Warring militias are stealing cows to perpetuate a conflict sparked by spillover from the 1994 Rwandan genocide.By Alex Halperin and Jina ...
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In Cambodia, Land Seizures Push Thousands of the Poor Into Homelessness
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/27/world/asia/27cambodia.html?ref=world By SETH MYDANS Published: July 27, 2008ANDONG, Cambodia When the monsoon rain pours through Mao Sein's torn thatch roof, she pulls a straw sleeping mat over herself ...
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Global trends in emerging infectious diseases
Kate E. Jones1, Nikkita G. Patel2, Marc A. Levy3, Adam Storeygard3{, Deborah Balk3{, John L. Gittleman4 & Peter Daszak2 \ For Full Article\ nature06536.pdf\ Emerging infectious diseases (EIDs) are a significant burden on global economies and public health13 ...
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SWAZILAND, Too much bread to buy a loaf
http://www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=75757  MBABANE, 7 December 2007 (IRIN) The escalating price of bread is the latest blow to Swazi households, already struggling with a parallel rise in the cost of maizemeal caused by the worst drought in a generation. On 10 December ...
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Forest Loss in Sumatra Becomes a Global Issue
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/06/world/asia/06indo.html?r=1&ref=environmen t&oref=slogin By PETER GELLING Published: December 6, 2007 KUALA CENAKU, Indonesia, Dec. 1 — Here on the island of Sumatra, about 1,200 miles from the global climate talks ...
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New study finds biodiversity conservation secures ecosystem services for people
From: Conservation International Published December 6, 2007 08:48 AM http://www.enn.com/topstories/article/26680 Arlington, Virginia (Dec. 5, 2007) Healthy ecosystems that provide people with essential natural goods and services often overlap with regions ...
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Silver Lining to Climate Change, Green Jobs
From: UNEP Published December 6, 2007 09:09 AM http://www.enn.com/topstories/article/26685 Bali/Nairobi, 6 December 2007 As representatives from over 180 countries gather in Bali to map a post 2012 agreement, new ...
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Six die in fights with Bengali Communists
Randeep Ramesh in New Delhi Tuesday November 13, 2007 The Guardian http://www.guardian.co.uk/india/story/0,,2210017,00.html A bloody standoff between Communists committed to emulating China's economic success and farmers opposed to the establishment of a vast industrial zone in eastern ...
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