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No deal on huge Antarctic marine reserves

A bad news for the future of Antarctica:  International talks on establishing huge marine reserves in Antarctica have failed to reach a consensus… BBC News explains in its article: Russia blocked attempts by western countries to set up the protected areas in the Ross Sea and...

Congo: 60 000 flee to Uganda after attack

In an article posted on News24 from the Associated Press, it is said that an aid group says about 60 000 Congolese have fled to Uganda after a rebel attack on a town by the border, stretching humanitarian capacities. Catherine Ntabadde of the Uganda Red Cross said Sunday that her...

Web monitoring devices in Iran, Sudan, Greenpeace activists, Hina Jilani and Ernesto Zedillo

Our weekly round-up of must-read stories you might have missed: Web monitoring devices made by U.S. firm Blue Coat detected in Iran, Sudan; Greenpeace activists scale London's Shard tower; Kofi Annan announces two new Elders: Hina Jilani and Ernesto Zedillo. - Report: Web monitoring...

Malala Day: Teens ready to report on historic education summit

Tomorrow, on Friday 12 July 2013, Malala Yousafzai will celebrate her 16th birthday by delivering a keynote speech to the United Nations advocating global education. The teenage was brutally shot in the head in November 2012 by the Taliban in Pakistan, for being a schoolgirl and asking...

Half The Sky Movement: The Game: Race to One Million!

We already dedicated several news to Half the Sky, in February and then in March. We think Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn are doing an amazing, inspiring job. They take a break from filming in Cartagena, Colombia, to encourage you and your friends to join the Half the Sky Movement and...

South Sudan: A Bittersweet Anniversary by Aguil Blunt

This week-end we mentioned the 2nd anniversary of South Sudan’s Independence on our latest Top Stories/Must Read. On this occasion, Aguil Blunt, who is an American-South Sudanese public health and development consultant, posted a very interesting article on Fair Observer. She points out...

Anti-NSA Rallies, Zimbabwe, The coal industry, Solar Powered Plane, South Sudan

Our weekly round-up of must-read stories you might have missed: Thousands to Join 'Restore the Fourth' Anti-NSA Rallies, Zimbabwe: Zanu-PF Streaks Ahead, The Coal Industry Knows That Enviros Are Winning, Solar Powered Plane Finishes Final Leg Of Flight To New York City, and the 2nd...

South Sudan: Dams, Droughts, Desertification and Water Wars

Eric Reeves wrote about the current situation in South Sudan. An article published on AllAfrica which provides a great insight explaining why ‘water, not oil, will determine the economic fate and well-being of Sudan and South Sudan‘… Reeves writes: South Sudan and Sudan...

Rhino Rescue: The Dream Team Saving the Animals Poachers Leave Behind

We are very concerned about the escalating elephant and rhino poaching, how their horns are hacked off with chainsaws and machetes, causing an agonizing death. In a recent article publishied on TakePart, Richard Conniff (author of The Species Seekers:  Heroes, Fools, and the Mad Pursuit...

Aegis Students and the Wiener Library Exibition Project

Aegis Students is the youth arm of the Aegis Trust committed to campaigning, educating, and fundraising to end genocide. Since 2006 Aegis Students has worked as a grassroots organization in universities and schools in the UK, Rwanda and USA. Here is their new project: This week from the...