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West Africa
Four British girls and their teacher are sexually assaulted at gunpoint during school trip to Ghana
dailymail.co.uk - Ross Ibbetson For Mailonline
Four British schoolgirls and their teacher were held at gunpoint as they were sexually assaulted, with their assailant shooting their security in …
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Technology
Instagram launches walkie-talkie voice messaging
TechCrunch - Josh Constine
You’d think Facebook would be faster at copying itself. Five years after Facebook Messenger took a cue from WhatsApp and Voxer to launch voice messaging, and four months after TechCrunch reported Instagram
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Developed Countries
First day of ministerial meetings fails to resolve deadlock
indianexpress.com
Even as a few developed countries started to put some money on the table to show their commitment to mobilising funds for climate change, none of the …
VICE
Black Panther
Danai Gurira Says We Need to 'Re-Engage' the HIV Epidemic in Africa
VICE - Danielle Kwateng-Clark
"Black Panther" star Danai Gurira recently accepted her title as a UN Global Ambassador and spoke about her passion for HIV prevention and education. Danai Gurira is officially a Goodwill Ambassador for
Business (South Africa)
Remittances to developing countries to hit record $528bn
businesslive.co.za - www.businesslive.co.za
The 11% jump in 2018 remittance growth — with India being the biggest recipient — was driven primarily by the strong US economy 10 December 2018 - …
Sustainable Development Goals
International Anti-Corruption Day, 9 December
un.org - www.un.org
Every year $1 trillion is paid in bribes while an estimated $2.6 trillion are stolen annually through corruption – a sum equivalent to more than 5 …
Carbon Emissions
Ross: Calling on the Billionaire Super Friends to solve climate change
mynorthwest.com - Dave Ross
The latest data shows despite all the dire warnings about our changing climate, CO2 levels continue to rise. Which tells me the dire warnings aren’t …
The Washington Post
China
The new arms race: American businesses vs. China’s government money
The Washington Post - By Brandon Kirk Williams
In early October, the Trump administration formally rebooted development aid to compete with China’s expansive aid program that seeks to create a new world order for trade. The maneuver was part of the
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Cyril Ramaphosa
Ramaphosa lauds TAC for 'making a lasting contribution to SA society'
iol.co.za - Chantall Presence
Ramaphosa on Monday paid tribute to the HIV/AIDS activist group, Treatment Action Campaign (TAC), which celebrates the 20th anniversary.
Private Sector
DREI: Off-Grid Electrification (2018)
undp.org - www.undp.org
Worldwide, around 1 billion people currently lack access to electricity, the vast majority in rural areas. A real opportunity exists to now meet this …
UN Climate Change Conference
COP24 and SDGs — use same statistics please
nature.com - Francesco N. Tubiello
A draft negotiating text for this year’s 24th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP24) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate …
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Renewable Energy
Future Of Solar Power Gets Brighter: NABARD And UN GCF Sign $100 Million Agreement To Boost Coverage In India
swarajyamag.com - Swarajya Staff
NABARD has signed an agreement with the Green Climate Fund (GCF) to fund $100 million into a project that will substantially improve the involvement …
Apple
Legal Quarrel With Qualcomm Adds to Apple Shareholder Anxiety Over China
yahoo.com - Kevin Curran
announced that it had won a preliminary injunction against Apple for patent infringement. The court ban handed down by the Fuzhou Intermediate …
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Developed Countries
As Poland Climate Summit Enters Critical Phase, India Has to Combat Rich Nations' 'Divide Rule' Policy
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This week when the negotiations intensify and reach to critical stage, India will have a lot on the stake and the negotiators will have to keep the …
The Wall Street Journal.
Emerging Markets
Stock Investors Seek Shelter Overseas
The Wall Street Journal. - Ira Iosebashvili
Despite their increased appeal, emerging markets are unlikely to offer the smooth sailing they did in 2017 Investors are returning to emerging markets, hoping to find bargains after one of the worst selloffs
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Saudi Arabia
Top Saudi scientist calls for Gulf 'innovation' reform
arabianbusiness.com - By Alicia Buller
The region is in need of a major ‘innovation’ shake up, according to one of Saudi Arabia’s top medical scientists. Dr Hayat Sindi, who is one of the …
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Top 10
Top 10 Sustainable Fashion Schools in The World
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As the current generation witnesses the dire consequences of global warming, we are talking about sustainability, literally, everywhere — in your …
Latin America
Nonprofit’s mission is to make clean water, sanitation available in Latin America
abqjournal.com - Ollie Reed Jr. | Journal Staff Writer
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Andrew Robertson is flying to Honduras today. Lou Harrington flew to Peru on Saturday. Robertson, a civil engineer, will be …
Development Bank
Preparing teachers for the future we want
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ADB to Partner on New $4 Million Facility to Help Asia Meet Climate Commitments Published 22 hours ago on December 8, 2018 The Asian Development Bank …
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Show Jumping
FEI World Jumping Challenge concludes
outlookindia.com
Bengaluru, Dec 9 Embassy International Riding School on Sunday successfully organised the grand finale of the FEI World Jumping Challenge under the …
The Economist
NHS
2015 Quality of Death Index - The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)
The Economist
The UK ranks first in the 2015 Quality of Death Index, a measure of the quality of palliative care in 80 countries around the world released today by …
News (Singapore)
Singapore hopes for a strong outcome at climate change conference
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Singapore's emissions make up 0.11 per cent of the global total, but as a small island, it faces disproportionate risks from the negative impacts of …
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Business (India)
Public-private partnership crucial for healthy childhood: Apollo VC
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Our Bureau Public-private partnership is crucial to provide a healthy and happy childhood in a developing country like India, according to Shobana Kam
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Scott Morrison
'Melissa Price can expect cold reception' at summit over failure to meet emissions goal
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The eyes of the world are on Katowice, a coal mining city in Poland, where leaders have gathered for critical climate change talks aimed at …
Katowice
U.N. climate negotiators sweat over detail as deadline looms
trust.org - Thomson Reuters Foundation
"These talks are a question of rules for rules: rules on action such as reducing emissions in return for rules on the predictability of finance for …
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Surrey (UK)
University of Surrey scientists who turned coffee waste into electricity given £200k prize
getsurrey.co.uk - Matt Strudwick
Boffins at the University of Surrey who successfully turned coffee waste into electricity for the first time have been given nearly £200,000 to …
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News (China)
China's efforts to reduce emissions gain growing recognition
china.org.cn - 李珅
China's efforts to reduce carbon emissions have gained growing recognition by the international community, according to Ms. Patricia Espinosa, UNFCCC …
Unesco
Anti-corruption day: Developing country capacity to fight corruption in education | ETICO –Platform on ethics and corruption
unesco.org - etico.iiep.unesco.org
UNESCO’s International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP-UNESCO) and the Network of Education Policy Centers (NEPC) joined forces to offer a …
Carbon Tax
Dr. Robert Murphy on the Dubious Economics of Climate Change from Mises Weekends
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Episode Info: Climate Change (née Global Warming) is based on three premises: the earth's atmosphere is warming; humans are responsible for that …
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UN Climate Change Conference
What's India's Role at COP 24?: Combating Climate Change
news18.com
COP24 is the informal name for the 24th Conference of thearties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. The discussions are …