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309,000 infants die on first day
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BBC feels the heat
Issue Date: Mar 15, 2013
In a climbdown, BBC has admitted getting its facts wrong in its flagship TV series Africa. In the episode broadcast on February 6, iconic presenter David Attenbourg told viewers: “Some parts of the continent have become 3.5°C hotter in the past 20 years.” BBC has since admitted “that is disputable” and has re-edited the episode.
Internet governance issues will dominate 2013
Treaty negotiated in Dubai is not a magic wand Author(s): Emma LlansóClash of the cyberworlds
Issue Date: Jan 15, 2013
Monkey’s tale
Issue Date: Oct 15, 2012
Future compromised
Issue Date: Jul 15, 2012
In the morning of June 19, bleary eyed negotiators left Pavilion 3 of Riocentro to return to their hotel rooms to freshen themselves up. A long round of intense negotiations had taken place the previous night to finalise the outcome draft of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, also called Rio+20.
Science and Technology - Briefs
Issue Date: Jul 15, 2012
Health sciences
Shrink the tumour
Basal cell nevus syndrome is a genetic condition that can cause dozens, even thousands, of skin cancers known as basal-cell carcinomas all over the body. The current treatment is frequent surgery, which can result in scarring. Scientists have now found that a recently approved drug, Erivedge (vismodegib), can keep the cancer at bay.
Green rider for GDP
Issue Date: Jun 30, 2012
After using gross domestic product, or GDP, as the universal measurement of economy for six decades, the world has begun looking beyond this gold standard for measuring a country’s economy.
