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Afghanistan working toward some semblance of gender equality - 0 views
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ROBAT, Afghanistan - In this remote Afghan village, the distance between the school and the compound of its most powerful resident is 100 yards, and thousands of years.
Conservation and Management of Rainforests - 1 views
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Case study of Australia
Australia's water resources and use - 1 views
Middle East beginning to embrace solar energy - 1 views
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ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Covering nearly 300 football fields in a remote patch of desert, the Shams 1 solar project carries off plenty of symbolic significance for the United Arab Emirates. It will be the first, large-scale solar project in the oil-rich country when it is completed at the end of the year, and the largest of its kind in the Middle East.
Rising Refugee Numbers - EU struggling to cope - 0 views
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Germany has pledged to take in 5,000 refugees from Syria. But they still haven't arrived. Human rights organizations complain that the EU's refugee policy is marked by a lack of solidarity.
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Now there are 1 million child refugees from Syria. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-23803308
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Some facts about the refugees and where they stay. Worth a look. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-23801200
Udall, Bennet seek more highway money for flood recovery - 0 views
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WASHINGTON - Colorado Sens. Mark Udall and Michael Bennet are asking Congress to increase the amount of emergency highway money Colorado is entitled to receive as it recovers from the recent floods. The Democratic lawmakers said they filed legislation Tuesday under which Colorado could receive more of the money Congress has set aside for post-disaster recovery.
South Africa's HIV/Aids battle plan - 0 views
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A bold plan to scale-up South Africa's fight against HIV/Aids, integrating tuberculosis into its efforts against the epidemic for the first time, was announced by President Jacob Zuma on World Aids Day, 1 December 2011.