African countries are hit by far fewer natural disasters compared to the rest of the world. But they suffer much more. For instance, in 2016 African countries were hit by 17% of natural disasters compared to other regions ...
Environment
Jul 24, 2019
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Voter information campaigns don't shape voter behavior, according to an analysis of data combined from studies independently conducted but coordinated by researchers working in six developing countries. The study, co-authored ...
Political science
Jul 18, 2019
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Making minor changes to how food is produced, supplied and consumed around the world could free up around a fifth of agricultural land, research suggests.
Environment
Jul 10, 2019
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Tumelo has again lost several days at school because of sickness.
Environment
Jun 26, 2019
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An international group of scientists is making major advances in sustaining the world's environments, untangling the intricate ways in which people and nature depend on each other.
Environment
Jun 24, 2019
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The money transfer business is personal for Ismail Ahmed. It was cash wired by his family that allowed him to make the final leg of his journey from escaping fighting in his native Somaliland to London in 1988 to take up ...
Business
Jun 19, 2019
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The Group of 20 major economies said they agreed a deal to reduce plastic waste that is choking the seas at a meeting in Japan on Sunday.
Environment
Jun 16, 2019
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A unique study of birdlife in South African cities has found that birds prefer wealthy areas to poorer ones but will move out if things get too cramped. The study was conducted by a team of scientists from the University ...
Ecology
May 31, 2019
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Uruguay in 2002 is in an economic crisis that hits the poorest sectors of the population hardest, motivating people to steal en masse. In the slums of Montevideo, large numbers of people began illegally tapping electricity ...
Social Sciences
May 14, 2019
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It's the third period of Game 7 of the Stanley Cup playoffs and we're trailing, badly. It's time to pull the goalie and send out the top forward line. We don't know if we can actually win, but we're going to give it everything ...
Environment
May 7, 2019
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