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 Nashville Tennessean Wed 26 Aug 2009
MTSU researcher says \"green economy\" investment can reduce poverty, benefit environment
A recent report suggests that a $150 billion national investment in a green economy could not only boost the employment picture, but also create new pathways out of poverty for many low-income... (photo: Creative Commons / MTSUGoRaidersGo)
Economy Investment MTSU Photos Researcher |
 IRINnews Tue 25 Aug 2009
YEMEN: Tough challenges for aid workers in Saada
web Photo: Rocco Nuri/UNHCR SANAA, 25 August 2009 (IRIN) - Aid organizations are finding it increasingly difficult to help civilians in the northern Yemeni governorate of Saada after renewed clashes... (photo: IRIN / Rocco Nuri/UNHCR)
Aid Humanitarian Mideast Photo Photos Yemen |
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 Syracuse Wed 26 Aug 2009
ADB: Slowdown mars poverty reduction goals in Asia
(AP) - MANILA, Philippines - Large pockets of extreme poverty and hunger persist in Asia, where the global downturn makes it more difficult to achieve U.N. goals to... (photo: WN)
Domestic Economies Philippines Photos Poverty |
 The State Wed 26 Aug 2009
Koreas to hold first Red Cross talks in 2 years
SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korean officials traveled to North Korea on Wednesday for their first Red Cross talks in nearly two years amid a push by the North to reach... (photo: AP / Ahn Young-joon)
Humanitarian Issues N.Korea Photos S.Korea |
 DNA India Wed 26 Aug 2009
Are you below/above the poverty line?
New Delhi: How many are really poor in India? The figures have always been disputed. But now, the rural development ministry is coming out with a new set of criteria to... (photo: WN / Geeta)
Economy India People Photos Poverty |
 The New York Times Wed 26 Aug 2009
Russian Power Company to Mine Uranium in Mongolia
MOSCOW - Russia's state-owned nuclear power company, whose expansion on the international market in recent years has outstripped the country's capacity to supply uranium... (photo: (AP Photo/Saurabh Das) / AP)
Mongolia Photos Power Russia Uranium |
 Irish Times Tue 25 Aug 2009
Potato famine threat lurked in 20th century
AUGUST 25TH, 1906:�THE THREAT of potato blight and the reality of resulting severe food shortages and even famines was never far away during the 19th century and into the... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar)
Agriculture Disease Food Photos Society |
 The Star Tue 25 Aug 2009
AIDS spreading rapidly among Canada's aboriginals
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - AIDS is spreading faster among Canada's aboriginal people than in the general population, and a strong cultural stigma and links to rising... (photo: WN / Doris Esange)
Disease Health People Photos Society |
