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Beth
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30 Jun 2011
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http://www.nytimes....
By SONIA KOLESNIKOV-JESSOP
Published: March 21, 2011
SINGAPORE — In the aftermath of earthquakes and tsunamis, one of the most desperate needs for survivors is often to have access to clean drinking water.
In the future, help may be on the way from Singapore.
Desalination plants have long been essential to providing fresh water in places where natural supplies are lacking. Traditionally, two methods have been used to remove salt from water: thermal distillation, in which salt water...
Beth
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30 Jun 2011
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http://www.afrol....
afrol News, 6 April - A high speed ferry between São Tomé and Cape Verde is planned for operations already in June this year, according to an announcement by the Cape Verdean government.
The plans were revealed during the three-day visit of Cape Verdean Prime Minister José Maria Neves to São Tomé and Príncipe today. PM Neves headed a larger delegation of Cape Verdean ministers and businessmen to the fellow Portuguese speaking archipelago, agreeing to...
Beth
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29 Jun 2011
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http://caricom.org/...
The University of Belize in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Ministry of Economic Development, Industry, and Consumer Protection, and the European Union will officially inaugurate a Bio-Propagation Laboratory at the Department of Agriculture of the University located at the Central Farm Campus at 2 p.m. on Friday May 27, 2011.
This state of the art facility, fitted with equipment funded by the European Union, will enable Belize to produce large volumes of disease...
Beth
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29 Jun 2011
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http://caricom.org/...
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) - The upcoming 32nd regular meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community which opens in St Kitts and Nevis this Friday will focus on health, as the Community marks ten years of solid achievements in that sector, since the 2001 Nassau Declaration - the Health of the Region is the Wealth of the Region.
Acting CARICOM Secretary-General, Ambassador Lolita Applewhaite told journalists at a media conference...
Beth
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29 Jun 2011
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http://beta.adb.org...
MANILA, PHILIPPINES - Efforts by the Maldives to tackle the effects of climate change are highly encouraging, but the country must continue with reforms to address its fiscal deficit, and promote inclusive and regionally-balanced growth, Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Haruhiko Kuroda said today.
An investment plan by the Government to make the Maldives the first carbon neutral country in the world within a decade is commendable, given the island nation's extreme vulnerability to...
