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Delegates at climate talks agree to extend efforts of Kyoto Protocol - 1 views

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    "Durban, South Africa (CNN) -- An agreement reached Sunday in South Africa will help tackle the challenges of climate change for years to come, the United Nations' chief said. ...[The Kyoto Protocol] mandates that industrialized nations cut their greenhouse gas emissions."
Tyler Adams

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.
Anissa Eckhoff

South Africa child support grants 'protect from HIV' - 0 views

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    Government grants in South Africa are helping poor girls resist the advances of older men, reducing the risk of getting HIV, a study says.
Anissa Eckhoff

Mukhtar Mai - an icon for women's rights in Pakistan - 0 views

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    Mukhtar Mai was brutally gang-raped on the orders of her village council. everybody expected her to commit suicide, as is often the case after rape in Pakistan. She captured the imagination of millions around the world. She is one of Pakistan's most prominent rights activists, and she has since become an icon for women's rights in Pakistan.
Hina Washizu

Minister hails women-focused COMESA | Zambia Daily Mail - 0 views

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    By ARTHUR MWANSA MINISTER of Gender and Child Development Inonge Wina says she is happy that women are becoming the primary focus in the Common Market for Eastern and South Africa (COMESA) agriculture and climate change programmes.
Anissa Eckhoff

UK braced for worst storm in years - 0 views

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    Millions of people in England and Wales have been warned to prepare for heavy rain and hurricane-force winds on Sunday night and Monday. Gusts of up to 80mph (130km/h) are predicted as the storm hits the South West then moves north and eastwards. There are fears of flooding and damage. Severe flood warnings carried out.
Zoe N

6.9 Earthquake in India, Nepal and Tibet - 0 views

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    "Rescue efforts are under way across isolated Himalayan regions in India, Nepal and Tibet after a magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck the area on Sunday."
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