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- Arab Revolution - Economist Shoe-thrower's Index
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- Analyzing Global Progress: Interpreting the 2010 UNDP Human Development Report and Index
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- World Bike Market, Eco Indicators and Development
- Digging into the Rare Earths Predicament
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BRIC Countries Discover Foreign Aid
Foreign aid from the four original BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China) more than doubled from 2005 to 2008, according to the organization Global Humanitarian Assistance. During that period,…
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Countries Most Committed to Global Development
The Center for Global Development’s latest Commitment to Development Index (CDI) provides a thoughtful ranking of how committed 22 of the world’s most economically advanced, developed countries are to improving…
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China in Africa: South Africa Joins BRICs Summit
China hosted the third annual BRICs Summit on April 14, 2011. With South Africa joining Brazil, India, Russia and China for the first time, the event highlights China’s and other…
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Arab Revolution – Economist Shoe-thrower’s Index
The toppling of governments in Egypt and Tunisia sparked protests across Arab countries in Africa and the Middle East leaving us hanging on the question of what will happen next? …
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Top 10 World News Headlines and Stories of 2010
A host of remarkable events and development milestones highlighted the year 2010 – China passed Japan to become the world’s second largest economy, France decided to work more, the UNDP…
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Review of Top World News and International Articles from the New York Times
In case you missed it or just fancy another look, here is a quick recap of the abundance of intriguing articles and compelling issues from Monday’s New York Times. Every…
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Myanmar (Burma) Evades Democracy and Development while Courting North Korea
The courageous pro-democracy leader and Nobel Peace Laureate Ms. Aung San Suu Kyi should have been the one to guide Myanmar (formerly Burma) from the darkness of military rule to…
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Haiti Needs Our Help
The massive earthquake that devastated Haiti on January 12, 2010 was the worst quake to hit the region in 200 years. The disastrous event cost more than 250,000 lives and…
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Biodiversity Saves Lives and Livelihoods
Biodiversity is in full swing these days. 2010 is the International Year of Biodiversity. The United Nation Environment Programme’s Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) is currently holding its tenth biannual…
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Digging into the Rare Earths Predicament
It’s hard to resist getting caught up in the intriguing tale about China’s control over the all-important supply of rare earth elements (“REs”). It turns out that these tiny, mysterious…