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World Cup’s message
By Kent Buse - Jun 30, 2014 - Last updated at Jun 30, 2014 23:21
One billion people watched the opening match of the FIFA World Cup in São Paulo, Brazil, and hundreds of millions more tune in at som ...
Media freedom for a better future
By Costanza Farina - Jun 25, 2014 - Last updated at Jun 25, 2014 22:50
Each year, World Press Freedom Day is celebrated globally, supported by UNESCO, as the sole UN agency with a mandate for the promotion of th ...
Carbon majors and climate justice
By Naderev (Yeb) Saño - Jun 19, 2014 - Last updated at Jun 19, 2014 23:02
A groundbreaking study published last November revealed that the activities of a mere 90 producers of coal, oil and gas, and cement &md ...
Qadhafi’s long shadow
By Barak Barfi - Jun 14, 2014 - Last updated at Jun 14, 2014 22:52
The recent coup attempt in Libya, led by General Khalifa Hiftar, has finally pierced the illusion that the country’s dysfunctional cen ...
Brazil’s own goals
By Matt Slaughter - Jun 11, 2014 - Last updated at Jun 11, 2014 23:10
Ready or not, Brazil is rolling out the welcome mat for sports fans from around the world. ...
The disenchantment of Europe
By Writers Writers - Jun 10, 2014 - Last updated at Jun 10, 2014 23:08
The recent European Parliament elections were dominated by disillusion and despair. ...
The Nigerian schoolgirls ‘near you’
By Jacqueline Bhabha - Jun 09, 2014 - Last updated at Jun 09, 2014 23:04
The abduction of hundreds of young Nigerian girls by the Islamic militia Boko Haram has been front-page news for weeks. The global public i ...
Sequencing a vampire
By Serap Aksoy - Jun 07, 2014 - Last updated at Jun 07, 2014 22:55
Human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) — also known as sleeping sickness — has long plagued rural sub-Saharan African populations. ...
Korean unification and global peace
By Yun Byung-se - Jun 04, 2014 - Last updated at Jun 04, 2014 23:02
While the United Nations celebrates its 70th anniversary in 2015, Koreans will lament 70 years of national division. ...
Nuclear power and oil shale
By Bahjat Tabbara - Jun 04, 2014 - Last updated at Jun 04, 2014 23:01
Allegations that the “nuclear lobby” is derailing oil shale developments in Jordan have been heard for some time, but proponents ...

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