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The monumental task of packing up a war
KABUL - At the sprawling Bush Market deep within Afghanistan’s capital, the American war is for sale. The maze of some 500 interconnected stores, named for the U.S. president who invaded in 2001, is a... (photo: US DoD / Glenn Fawcett)
Afghanistan Defence Photos Troops Wikipedia: Afghanistan |
 The Siasat Daily
One-third of world's food wasted annually: UN
Cape Town, September 12: One-third of the world's food is wasted annually, amounting to some 1.3 billion tonnes each year, according to a UN report released here Thursday. The waste is causing... (photo: WN / patricia)
Food Wastage Photos UN Wikipedia: Food waste World |
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 Swissinfo
Poorer countries continue to grow faster, drive world economy - U.N.
Reuters September 12, 2013 - 18:02 GENEVA (Reuters) - Developing and former communist countries such as Brazil and Russia are heading for much faster growth this... (photo: UN / Jean-Marc Ferré)
Economy Geneva Photos UN Wikipedia: Poverty |
 Newstrack India
A third of food is wasted; harming climate, biodiversity: UN
Tweet New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) About a third of all food for human consumption, around 1.3 billion tonnes, is wasted every year, along with all the energy, water and... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar)
Biodiversity Climate Food Photos Wikipedia: Food |
 CounterPunch
The Partial Test Ban Treaty Reconsidered
The PTBT, which the United States, the Soviet Union and the United Kingdom had signed on 05 August 1963 in Moscow, was heralded as a pioneering step in the path towards... (photo: AP)
Photos Politics Russia US Wikipedia: Nuclear warfare |
 Swissinfo
Five people sentenced to jail for Costa Concordia disaster
Reuters July 20, 2013 - 12:03 ROME (Reuters) - Four Costa Concordia crew members and a company official were sentenced to jail in Italy on Saturday for their part... (photo: AP / Giorgio Fanciulli)
Crime Italy Maritime Photos Wikipedia: Costa Concordia disaster |
 Swissinfo
Italy government survives vote on Kazakh case
Reuters July 19, 2013 - 12:59 By James Mackenzie ROME (Reuters) - Italian Interior Minister Angelino Alfano survived a no-confidence vote on Friday, averting a... (photo: AP / Gregorio Borgia)
Business Photos Politics Rome Wikipedia: Angelino Alfano |
 Swissinfo
Police focus on cooking oil container in Indian mass poisoning case
Reuters July 19, 2013 - 12:47 By Annie Banerji and Mayank Bhardwaj GANDAMAN/NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian police suspect that India's worst outbreak of mass food... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar)
Food Health India Photos Wikipedia: Bihar school meal poisoning incident |
 Swissinfo
Greece approves scheme to fire thousands of public workers
Reuters July 18, 2013 - 03:57 By Renee Maltezou and George Georgiopoulos ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's shaky coalition government scraped through a vote on Wednesday... (photo: AP / Kostas Tsironis)
Economy Greece Photos Protest Wikipedia: Greek government-debt crisis |
