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 The Guardian Wed 1 Jun 2011
Biofuels are driving food prices higher
| Land vital for food crops in developing countries is being turned over to grow biofuels, invariably for export Surplus corn harvested in 2010 is piled outside a farmer's co-op storage silo in Colora... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag)
Economy Food Photos Society Wikipedia: Biofuel |
 The New York Times Tue 31 May 2011
Sudan Border Strategy May Bring in Ethiopian Peacekeepers
| JUBA, Sudan — Western diplomats and African leaders are pressing for a new strategy to defuse Sudan’s bitterly contested Abyei area: bringing in Ethiopian peacekeepers as a buffer betwee... (photo: UN / Emmanuel Tobey)
Africa Peacekeepers Photos Sudan UN Wikipedia: Sudan |
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 Boston Herald Sun 29 May 2011
Osama raid avenged CIA deaths, a secret until now
| WASHINGTON — For a small cadre of CIA veterans, the death of Osama bin Laden was more than just a national moment of relief and closure. It was also a measure of ... (photo: Creative Commons / FunkMonk)
Death Deaths Osama Photos Washington |
 Irish Times Sat 28 May 2011
A symbol of success in modern Ireland that survives in an era of no-frills fares
| CONOR POPE | Aer Lingus has always represented more to Irish people than just a quality airline brand | TO DESCRIBE Aer Lingus as just another airline misses the point ... (photo: Creative Commons / fruta)
Airline Business Ireland Photos Wikipedia: Aer Lingus |
 BBC News Fri 27 May 2011
Africa trial questions shock treatment for children
A trial in East Africa has raised questions about an internationally accepted emergency treatment for children suffering from shock. | It involves injecting a large volum... (photo: UN / Eskinder Debebe)
Africa Photos Treatment UN Wikipedia: World Health Organization |
 redOrbit Fri 27 May 2011
Africa’s Food Security Hinges on Access to Technology
| Herbicide use, technology transfer and education could bolster crop yields tenfold. | Nairobi, Kenya (PRWEB) May 26, 2011 | Even a modest increase in the transfer of te... (photo: UN / Eskinder Debebe)
Africa Ethiopia Food Photos Security Wikipedia: Ethiopia |
 The Guardian Thu 26 May 2011
Major questions raised over routine treatment for shock in children
| Doctors stunned by results of trial carried out in Africa, which showed excess deaths in children who had been treated by Feast Doctors testing the feasibility of this ... (photo: UN / Paul Banks)
Children Doctors Photos Treatment UN Wikipedia: Africa |
 The Boston Globe Wed 25 May 2011
197 northern troops killed or missing in attack, Sudan official says
| JUBA, Sudan - Seventy northern Sudanese soldiers were killed and more than 120 are missing from an attack last week by southern Sudanese forces near the disputed region... (photo: UN / Stuart Price)
Africa Attack Photos Sudan Troops Wikipedia: Sudan |
 DNA India Wed 25 May 2011
After IIT & IIM, Jairam Ramesh goes jumbo to save elephants
| Terming increasing iron and coal mining activities in some states as biggest threats to elephants in India, the Union environment minister Jairam Ramesh on Tuesday call... (photo: Creative Commons / NicolasGrandjean)
Environment Nature Photos Wikipedia: Elephant Wildlife |
