SolarAid has been selected to receive a £400,000 Global Impact Award from Google’s Global Impact Challenge. The charity says the Award, which is decided by a panel of judges including Sir Tim Berners-Lee and Sir Richard ...
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A combination of new supply sources and rising costs at home could mean Australia's burgeoning LNG sector losing ground to new players, several speakers at an oil industry conference in Brisbane warned this week. On Sunday the chief ...
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Textile Exchange, a non-profit organization dedicated to accelerating sustainable practices in the textile industry, released the 2011-12 Farm & Fiber Report. The overall findings demonstrate that organic cotton production dropped 8% from ...
A long-standing dispute over the problems surrounding Kenya's sole refinery in Mombasa is escalating, triggering fears the country could lose clout as an investment magnet for neighboring countries. A financial crisis at the aging plant ...
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South African cement firm PPC plans to enter the Democratic Republic of Congo with a $200 million factory, its chief executive said. This cement plant is part of PPC's drive to boost sales outside its home market. The company plans to ...
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Summary - Global Safety Glass Market to 2017 - Market Size, Growth and Forecasts in Nearly 90 Countries is a comprehensive package that enables readers the critical perspectives to be able to evaluate the world market for safety glass. ...
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Tanzania’s cotton output for the ongoing season is likely to plunge 40 percent, due to outdated agricultural techniques and other factors, according to a Tanzania’s Daily News report. Tanzania’s cotton cultivation ...
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The East African country of Tanzania plans to start growing Bt cotton by 2020 once the Government aided research comes up with a solution to the existing red bollworm problem, Charles Kitwanga, Deputy Minister in the Vice President’s ...
In daily life Around the turn of the 20th century, bicycles reduced crowding in inner-city tenements by allowing workers to commute from more spacious dwellings in the suburbs. They also reduced dependence on horses. Bicycles allowed ...
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There's a new movement to create a mechanism to certify and track coloured gemstones from their countries of origin. It began with a meeting a couple weeks ago in Hong Kong led by the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice ...
April 16, 2013 - We’ve been educated on the importance of modifying our individual consumer behaviour and advocating for sustainable energy policies. Now, crowdfunding offers all of us a new way to protect our shared environment and ...
EMIRATES FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT FACTORY LLC popularly known as FIREX is the leading fire and safety equipments manufacturer in UAE with its operation spread all across the globe. The Sharjah based firm was established in the year 1998 with ...
Egypt said it has arrested three men suspected of slicing a crucial undersea Internet cable on Wednesday, causing widespread problems from Kenya to Pakistan. The South East Asia-Middle East-West Europe 4 (SEA-ME-WE 4) cable runs 12,500 ...
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The African Development Bank Group this week announced the launch of what it calls an open data platform in 20 African countries. The move comes as part of the group’s Africa Information Highway initiative, which is aimed at ...
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Scientists used an iPhone and a camera lens to diagnose intestinal worms in rural Tanzania, a breakthrough that could help doctors treat patients infected with the parasites, a study said on Tuesday. Research published by the American ...
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