When you buy some pills to get well, you don't expect them to make you worse - or even dead. But the global illegal drug trade has now moved into selling counterfeit pharmaceuticals, killing and harming many. Access...
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Cape Town's Afrocoffee cafe and design emporium is a great case study of how a small cafe, through the use of clever, high-quality design and products, can go global and make some noise. And its new African-inspired...
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It is possible to grow more food in cities and bring down the rising cost of food. I think this approach in Cuba is a good model. The world’s population is becoming more urban by the day. By 2030, some five ...
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Being disabled in a poor country piles on yet another obstacle to succeeding in life. But I found this story showed there is hope. The South’s disabled are a large population and often suffer more than even the ...
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There seems to be many solutions to the thirst for electricity in the developing world. Access to a steady supply of electricity is critical for many things, like health services and preserving food. Agriculture...
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" I always now buy the nicer chocolate in the stores. I found out it also helps to pay cocoa farmers more money too. Like coffee beans, cocoa beans are grown around the world and are a major commodity, highly...
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Market trading is a vital lifeline for most people in the South. Plenty of delights usually await people in the market, where live animals, herbs and spices, fresh fruits and vegetables, and life's necessities compete for customers' money. The formal and informal food sector...
Quick access to information is crucial for development. The
remarkable spread of information around the world via the internet has
been one of the greatest achievements of the 21st century. The
astounding take-up...
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"The fast-changing modern world is raising the living standards of billions in the South – China alone has lifted 400 million people out of poverty since the 1980s - but it is also risking the loss of many rich cultural traditions. One of them is storytelling. Oral...
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"New Weapon Against Crime in the SouthCrime in the South's fast-growing cities has a negative affect on economic development and social and community harmony. In Africa, with one fifth of the world's population, for...
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"It doesn't take long for a food crisis to scar a generation of children with long-lasting brain and physical damage. It is urgent people get access to essential proteins, and one source that can help in...
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"Mongolia Sings its Own Song You can also read more about Mongolia and its modern culture, in Wild East: Travels in the New Mongolia, at www.wildeast.ca. Peter Marsh The author is a senior expert on Mongolia and its...
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"Hurd: famous Mongolian rock band aims to cross-over With Sa Ding Ding - the Inner Mongolian/Chinese - pop singer currently on her promotion tour in London, UK, it is time to visit the vibrant pop and rock scene on...
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"With the crisis in Zimbabwe going from worse to worse, there are still effective ways to help people there get food and survive.The beep-beep of a received text on a mobile phone is now becoming a much-needed...
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Physically isolated and socially and politically marginalized, mountain dwellers are among the most vulnerable in the world, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization. A disproportionate number of the world’s 840 million chronically undernourished people live...
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