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[Team of Russian Scientists Thought Lost in Antarctica - 03 Feb 2012 Scientists were seeking to uncover long-buried lake deep beneath ice sheet.... [Warning on NI high air pollution - 02 Feb 2012 High to very high levels of air pollution in the Newry area have been detected, the Department of Environment says.... [Mega volcanoes and #39;may be predicted and #39; - 01 Feb 2012 The eruption of some of the largest volcanoes on the planet could be predicted decades before the event, research suggests.... [Grasslands soils offer some insurance against climate change - 30 Jan 2012 The earth beneath our feet plays an important role in carbon storage – a key factor in climate change – and new research shows that in times of drought some types of soil perform better than others.... [Biodiversity crisis is worse than climate change, experts say - 21 Jan 2012 Biodiversity is declining rapidly throughout the world. The challenges of conserving the world and #39;s species are perhaps even larger than mitigating the negative effects of global climate change, experts say....	[A Whooping Crane Migration Will Finish By Truck - 02 Feb 2012 The wayward birds could not be persuaded to follow a pilot flying an ultralight plane.... [Tamil refugees and #39;in Togo ordeal and #39; - 01 Feb 2012 About 200 Sri Lankan Tamil refugees tell the BBC that they are enduring miserable conditions in the West African state of Togo.... [Africa: Eye On Urbanisation - Nigeria - 25 Jan 2012 ISS (Tshwane/Pretoria)-In 2008, for the first time in human history, the number of people living in urban areas outstripped the rural population; however, the same will not occur in Africa until nearly 2050. Even so, Africa and #39;s cities are urbanising at a profound rate, reaching 40% in 2012, up from 19% in 1960....	[Google Earth ocean terrain receives major update: Data sharpen resolution of seafloor maps, correct and #39;discovery and #39; of ... - 02 Feb 2012 Internet information giant Google updated ocean data in its Google Earth application this week, reflecting new bathymetry data assembled by researchers from around the world. The newest version of Google Earth includes more accurate imagery in several key areas of ocean using data collected by research cruises over the past three years....	[A free-thinking UN would spice up sustainable development and #39;s bland dish - 31 Jan 2012 The UN and #39;s new sustainable development report fails to deliver on the big questions. Would greater intellectual liberation help' After working for a year and a half on and #34;a new vision for sustainable growth and prosperity and #34; for the world, the UN and #39;s high-level panel on global sustainability presented its report on Monday. It is notable less for what it says than for who says it: current and former ...... [Japan warns over population fall - 30 Jan 2012 The Japanese population is expected to shrink by one third in the next half century, a government report says.... [South Sudan: Economic Migrants Battle Xenophobia - 30 Jan 2012 IRIN (Nairobi)-Petty traders from Uganda, South Sudan and #39;s largest trading partner, crowd into Konyo Konyo market in Juba selling used clothes, vegetables and household wares. Lacking economic prospects at home, they come in the hope of finding better opportunities in Juba and #39;s booming post-war economy.... [Globalisation can work, but only with a unified international plan \| Will Hutton - 29 Jan 2012 We desperately needs economic and social institutions working across national borders Britain has become a hub in the global web of car and engine production. This year, 1.4 million cars and more than 3 million engines will be produced here, most of them for export. The research-and-development spend in the industry is high and rising, while Tata and #39;s purchase of Jaguar Land Rover has proved one of ...... [Will the World Ever See Fair Trade iPads' - 27 Jan 2012 The truth is that consumers don and #39;t really have a good option when it comes to buying and #34;ethical and #34; smartphones and tablets. Why is that' Why is there Fair Trade coffee but no Fair Trade electronics'... [Edward Goldberg: Newt and the Refugees of Globalization - 25 Jan 2012 No matter how hard Mitt Romney tries to fit a square peg into a round hole, his version of Republicanism no longer appears to represent the majority of the party....


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