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Developing world has less than five percent chance of meeting UN child hunger targetLondon, UK (SPX) Jul 06, 2012 Insufficient progress has been made in most developing countries to meet the United Nations' target of halving the proportion of children who suffer from hunger by 2015 compared with 1990 levels, according to a systematic analysis of data on children's height and weight, published in Lancet. Although the nutritional status of children under five has improved overall since 1985, one in five infants and children in developing countries is still moderately or severely underweight, amounting to an estimated ... read more |
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  Thousands of fresh faces take over Kadhafi's streets Fresh faces on thousands of campaign posters have flooded the streets of the Libyan capital where the portrait of slain dictator Moamer Kadhafi once reigned supreme. ... more | .. |
  EU underpays Madagascar for access to fish Unfair and exploitative political agreements allow Europeans to eat fish from the plates of developing countries, according to a study led by University of British Columbia researchers. In the ... more | .. |
 Chimpanzees cleared after mauling American in S.Africa: park Two chimpanzees who mauled an American student in South Africa will not be killed because authorities found the animals defended their territory against a trespasser, a park director said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Hong Kong to restrict foreign homebuyers from 2013 US judge OKs partial settlement in e-book case Nordic-Baltic states seek more cooperation Outside View: Jobs outlook grim Empire-style computers? Frenchman takes PCs to lap of luxury Google-Microsoft field smartphones to take on iPhone 5 EU businesses urge China's new leaders to speed reforms |
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S.African game farmer jailed for 8 years over rhino horn A South African game farm owner has been jailed for eight years for the illegal possession of 38 rhino horns as soaring black market prices drive massive poaching, local media reported. ... more | .. |
  Whaling nations defeat proposed Atlantic sanctuary Japan and its allies shot down a Latin American-led proposal Monday to create a sanctuary for whales in the southern Atlantic Ocean, reigniting international tensions over Tokyo's whaling. ... more | .. |
  Egypt seizes Grad rockets smuggled from Libya: reports Egypt has seized a large weapons consignment, including Grad rockets, that had been smuggled from Libya and could have been headed to the Gaza Strip, press reports said on Saturday. ... more | .. |
  Israeli PM 'sends letter to Egypt's Morsi' Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has sent a letter to Egypt's newly elected President Mohamed Morsi, urging him to uphold a peace treaty between the two countries, a source told AFP on Sunday. ... more |
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 Israeli PM, president send letters to Egypt's Morsi Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has sent a letter to Egypt's newly-elected President Mohamed Morsi, urging him to uphold a peace treaty between the two countries, a source told AFP on Sunday. ... more | .. |
 23,000 Angolans back home as refugee status ends The United Nations refugee agency said a total of 23,000 Angolans have been repatriated since last year from neighbouring countries where their refugee status officially ended on Saturday. ... more | .. |
 Kenyan army hunts kidnappers of four foreign aid workers Kenyan security forces on Saturday scoured border regions with war-torn Somalia in the hunt for armed kidnappers who seized four aid workers from Dadaab, the world's largest refugee camp. ... more | .. |
  Study helps African communities resolve conflicts A new report released by Namati and the International Development Law Organization (IDLO) details an effective and cost-efficient process to help rural communities work together to protect their lan ... more |
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 Rwanda gorillas prosper despite guerrillas next door Baby gorillas roll around as their mothers tuck into juicy plant shoots: mountain gorillas are highly endangered, but the 27 members of the Agashya family are well protected. ... more | .. |
  Nigeria arrests suspected oil pipeline bomber Nigeria's military on Saturday said it had arrested the leader of a gang responsible for a series of attacks on oil installations in the Niger Delta region. ... more | .. |
  S.Africa gripped by 'fear of missing out' epidemic: study Two-thirds of South African teens and adults suffer from a "fear of missing out" on more interesting activities than what they're doing, a study by a pharmaceutical firm showed on Monday. ... more | .. |
  American man critical after chimpanzee mauling in S.Africa An American research student was in a critical condition in a South African hospital on Friday after he was dragged by chimpanzees into an enclosure at a primate sanctuary and attacked. ... more |
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DAMPE space telescope finds universal spectral feature that narrows field on cosmic ray origins
ThinKom Develops Self-Funded Mobile HPM Weapon to Counter Drone Swarms
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  Ethiopia to build new railway to Djibouti port Ethiopia has forged two deals with Turkish and Chinese companies to build a railway connecting the landlocked country to Djibouti, the Ethiopian Railway Corporation (ERC) said. ... more | .. |
  Kenya plot: Fears Iran widening covert war The recent arrest of two Iranians in Kenya on suspicion of plotting bomb attacks has heightened fears that Tehran is widening its covert war against Israel and the United States as Washington expands its secret intelligence operations across Africa. ... more | .. |
 UNESCO warns Timbuktu in danger amid Mali unrest The UN cultural organisation UNESCO on Thursday listed Mali's legendary town of Timbuktu as endangered world heritage because of the deadly unrest hitting the West African nation. ... more | .. |
 Amnesty slams arms imports fuelling SSudan conflict Both South Sudan's army and rebel groups are using weapons imported from China, Ukraine and neighbouring Sudan in fighting that has claimed dozens of civilian lives, Amnesty International said Thursday. ... more |
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 India grapples with coal shortages Amid India's ongoing domestic coal shortage, Tata Power, the country's largest private power producer, said it is eyeing coal mines abroad for fuel security. ... more | .. |
  Iraq PM calls for early elections Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has called for early elections, a statement said on Wednesday, in the latest move in a series of political crises that has seen his opponents seek to unseat him. ... more | .. |
 Alarmed Israel tightens its Sinai border The Israeli military will deploy mobile radar systems along the Sinai border with Egypt amid fears that Palestinians, possibly aided by militants linked to al-Qaida, plan to step up attacks on the Jewish state. ... more | .. |
 Clinton hails Egypt vote but warns it's 'just the beginning' US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday congratulated Egypt's newly elected Islamist president, but cautioned that the election was just a first step towards true democracy. ... more |
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Sidekick autonomy software guides YFQ-42A test mission for CCA program
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 Shell says close to launch of test drilling off Guiana coast The Anglo-Dutch oil group Shell is making final preparations before beginning to drill exploration wells off the coast of French Guiana, its French subsidiary said here on Thursday. ... more | .. |
 Egypt court suspends military arrest powers Egypt's administrative court suspended on Tuesday a justice ministry decision to allow the ruling military powers to arrest civilians, a judicial source said. ... more | .. |
 Gabon burns five tonnes of ivory Gabonese President Ali Bongo on Wednesday set fire to five tonnes of ivory worth millions of euros to mark his government's commitment to battling poachers and saving elephants. ... more | .. |
 Hotel inside S.Africa's Kruger Park irks conservationists South Africa's world-renowned Kruger National Park is to get its first luxury hotel, but not everyone is impressed by the decision aimed at attracting the growing black middle class. ... more |
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 Chemical analysis of pottery reveals first dairying in Saharan Africa in the fifth millennium BC The first unequivocal evidence that humans in prehistoric Saharan Africa used cattle for their milk nearly 7,000 years ago is described in research by an international team of scientists, led by the ... more | .. |
 New revolt escalates endless DRC war The 15-year-old civil war in the mineral-rich Democratic Republic of Congo seems to go on and on forever. ... more | .. |
 Oil key to any Iraqi Kurdistan independence bid Iraqi Kurdistan's efforts to ramp up its oil production and export capabilities increase the viability of independence as an option for the region, which is in a months-long standoff with Baghdad. ... more | .. |
 Egypt facing hope, challenges The election of Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohammed Morsi as Egypt's first democratically elected president will be good for U.S. business interests, top Chamber of Commerce officials said Monday. ... more |
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