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Andy Dorn

BBC News - McDonald's gives Vietnam a taste of Big Mac - 0 views

www.bbc.co.uk/...business-23325043

geography Global_interactions Sociocultural exchanges TNCs globalization

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  • Andy Dorn on 16 Feb 14
     
    "Vietnam is to get a taste of McDonald's after the US burger giant said it would open its first outlet there next year. The chain's franchise has been awarded to Henry Nguyen, son-in-law of Communist-ruled Vietnam's leader. The move underlines Vietnam's hunger for Western consumer brands and the attractions for foreign investors."
Andy Dorn

BBC News - Met Office: Evidence 'suggests climate change link to storms' - 0 views

www.bbc.co.uk/...uk-politics-26084625

geography atmosphere climate_change hazards

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  • Andy Dorn on 14 Feb 14
     
    "Climate change is likely to be a factor in the extreme weather that has hit much of the UK in recent months, the Met Office's chief scientist has said. Dame Julia Slingo said the variable UK climate meant there was "no definitive answer" to what caused the storms. "But all the evidence suggests there is a link to climate change," she added. "There is no evidence to counter the basic premise that a warmer world will lead to more intense daily and hourly rain events.""
Andy Dorn

BBC News - Kiribati: Tiny island's struggle with overpopulation - 0 views

www.bbc.co.uk/...science-environment-26017336

geography population atmosphere climate_change oceans overpopulation

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  • Andy Dorn on 15 Feb 14
     
    "The Pacific island chain of Kiribati is one of the most densely settled places on Earth. The BBC's Julian Siddle investigates how the island is dealing with its overpopulation problem. Kiribati is perhaps best known as one of the countries most likely to disappear due to climate change."
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BBC News - How social media woke up Bhutan - 0 views

www.bbc.co.uk/...world-asia-25314578

Global_interactions Shrinking world anti_globalization

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  • Andy Dorn on 20 Feb 14
     
    "The Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan was almost totally isolated from the rest of the world until the 1970s. The internet and television arrived only in 1999. Although it stepped into the internet age very late, social media websites like Facebook and Twitter have caught on rapidly. Today there are an estimated 80,000 Facebook users in Bhutan - more than 10% of its population."
Andy Dorn

BBC News - Where's the best place to be a woman? - 0 views

www.bbc.co.uk/...world-24650912

geography disparities gender maps inequality

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  • Andy Dorn on 27 Oct 13
     
    "Overall, the gender gap narrowed slightly across the globe in 2013, as 86 of 133 countries showed improvements. However, "change is definitely slow", says one of the report's authors, Saadia Zahidi. Explore the maps below to find out how countries compare overall - as well as in key areas of daily life, such as in health, education, employment and politics."
Andy Dorn

BBC News - Has wealth made Qatar happy? - 0 views

www.bbc.com/...magazine-27142647

development disparities Y11 happiness geography

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  • Andy Dorn on 07 May 14
     
    "il and gas have made Qatar the richest country in the world - rich enough to be ready, apparently, to spend $200bn (£120bn) on stadiums and infrastructure for the 2022 World Cup. But has virtually limitless wealth brought the country happiness?"
Andy Dorn

BBC News - Why do 17,000 under-fives die daily? - 0 views

www.bbc.com/health-29045065

geography population health

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  • Andy Dorn on 18 Sep 14
     
    "A "staggering" number of children around the world are dying before the age of five, according to the United Nation's child agency. Unicef' s latest figures estimate every day 17,000 under-fives die - 6.3 million a year - from largely preventable causes. This is despite the overall rate of infant mortality having been halved in the past two decades."
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