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Anissa Eckhoff

Solar energy becomes a major focus for Argentina - 1 views

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    The Argentinean government is currently investigating 11 projects to be part of the country's new renewable energy initiative. Four projects have already been approved by the government and are awaiting financial aid in order to begin taking form. One of these projects comes from China's Sky Solar Holdings. The other projects are likely to be approved in the coming months and will help the country reach its 2013 renewable energy goals effectively.
Jin Seo

Aust boosts aid for Pacific sex equality | Herald Sun - 0 views

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    This article shows how Australia is trying its best to aid the Women's Right department and introduce financial aids, safety, violence prevention and granting more space on the parliamentary seats to be granted more say in decision making. It is noteworthy how they are doing this because they know that in order for a country to reach it's full potential, it has to maximize the use of human resources in the country. 
Anissa Eckhoff

Diabetes: Asia's 'silent killer - 0 views

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    Asia is in the grip of a diabetes epidemic. In human and financial terms, the burden is huge and it is hitting the poor especially hard. Often thought of as a disease of the rich, experts say the unabating rise may be fuelled as much by food scarcity and insecurity as it is by excess. Changing lifestyles, rapid urbanisation and cheap calories in the form of processed foods are putting more and more people at risk of developing Type-2 diabetes. There are now 382 million people worldwide living with diabetes, according to new figures from the International Diabetes Federation (IDF). More than half are in Asia and the Western Pacific, where 90-95% of cases are classed as Type-2.
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