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A new dawn: India to be certified polio-free this year
Later this month, India will clock three polio-free years, a milestone that will be officially certified in 2014 by the World Health Organisation (WHO). The last case of poli...
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Climate alert as study shows planet heating ‘faster than ever’
SCIENTISTS say the world’s climate is warming faster than had been feared because previous predictions were too “optimistic” and overestimated the cooling im...
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Communities affected by wind energy development being kept in the dark
Eddie O’Connor of Mainstream Renewable Power, writing (Irish Times, December 19th) about economic stagnation, suggests that “building a new green economy” ba...
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Methane Hydrates and Global Warming
Off the coast of Svalbard methane gas flares originating from gas hydrate deposits at depth of several hundred metres have been observed regularly. A new study conducted by an...
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Food security, water and climate change
So much—good and not-so-good—happened last year on a local, regional, national and international level when it comes to sustainability issues. An attempt to be com...
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The Year the World Bank Fused Sustainable Development with Its Goals for the Future
The World Bank Group set two ambitious goals in 2013, and in the process made clear that one concept will underlie its actions toward both: sustainability.“Ending extrem...
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Trebling tobacco tax ‘could prevent 200 million early deaths’
(Reuters) – Trebling tobacco tax globally would cut smoking by a third and prevent 200 million premature deaths this century from lung cancer and other diseases, researc...
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Researchers Use Hubble Telescope to Reveal Cloudy Weather On Alien World
A team of scientists led by researchers in the Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics at the University of Chicago report they have definitively characterized the atmosphere...
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Vitamin E may slow progression of Alzheimer’s disease
Researchers say vitamin E might slow the progression of mild-to-moderate Alzheimer’s disease — the first time any treatment has been shown to alter the course of d...
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Charlie Sheen Donates To Homeless Charity
Charlie Sheen has topped off a charitable year by making a sizeable Christmas donation to help the homeless. The former Two and a Half Men star has handed $50,000 (£33,3...
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