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Making the world safe for big catsBangkok, Thailand - Alan Rabinowitz was on a routine mission deep inside a Burmese jungle when news reached him about the attack. |
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Vaccines Getting to Poor Nations FasterAmsterdam, Netherlands - The timeline for getting new vaccines to poor countries that need them most is being shortened from decades to less than two years, an alliance of U.N. agencies and government and private groups said Friday. |
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Poor Nations Brake Greenhouse Gas RiseOslo, Norway - Developing nations that are fast industrialising, such as China and India, have braked their rising greenhouse gas emissions by more than the total cuts demanded of rich nations by the U.N.'s Kyoto Protocol. |
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Diabetes ‘blocked by stem cells’Brazilian scientists use transfusions of patients' own stem cells to reverse type 1 diabetes. |
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Brazil to offer free Internet access to Amazon tribesRio de Janeiro, Brazil - Brazil's government said it will provide free Internet access to native Indian tribes in the Amazon in an effort to help protect the world's biggest rain forest. |
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Final Harry Potter Book to Be Friendly to EnvironmentNew York City, New York, USA - The printing for the final Harry Potter book will not only be the biggest, but also the greenest. |
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Politicians sign new climate pactWashington, D.C., USA - Leading international politicians have reached a new agreement on tackling climate change, at a Washington summit. |
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Brazil nuts’ path to preservationAmazon River Basin, Brazil - Help is at hand for the Amazon rainforest and Brazil's poverty-stricken rural people - courtesy of the country's famous native nut. |
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Brazil Maps Out Agricultural Sprawl in the AmazonSao Paulo, Brazil - Brazil's Census Bureau on Thursday published a new map outlining where agricultural boundaries are encroaching on the Amazon rain forest, in a move that will help authorities monitor human activities in the region. |
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Buckets of Blood Readied for Slovenian’s Amazon SwimLima, Peru - Few would even dare swim the Amazon river bank to bank but Slovenian Martin Strel plans to swim 3,375 miles down the world's greatest river, defying piranhas, snakes, crocodiles and even sharks. "I've always been swimming for peace and friendship. I decided to dedicate the Amazon swim also to the preservation of the rain forest and clean waters," he said. |
news from South America
- Argentina: New Movement to Combat Poverty
- Brazilian Air Force Flies Penguins South
- Locals Volunteer Overseas With Operation Smile
- Sahara Solar Scheme Could Power Poor West Africa
- Hoteliers go green to save the planet
- Brazil unveils deforestation plan
- A ‘miracle tree’ that could feed sub-Saharan Africa
- Extinct tortoise ‘can live again’
- Norway joins fight to save Amazon
- Ethical coffee helps save Peruvian rainforest
