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19 June 2013

Russians See Themselves in Turkish Unrest

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As Turkish protests continue, Russians draw parallels between events in Turkey and their own protest movement and hard-line political leader.

10 June 2013

“Give-a-Tree.rf”—Russia's Collective Reforestation Project

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In a recent interview with Evgeny Voropai of Social Technologies Greenhouse, Sergey Skorobogadov, head of "Podari-Derevo.rf" (Give-a-Tree.rf) explained how a socially-conscious project can bring a profit and how quantitative indicators can stimulate activity in people.

3 June 2013

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Kyrgyzstan: Rule of Law Versus Rule of the Mob?

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A week-long wave of regional unrest, ostensibly due to disagreements over the fate of a key gold mine, has sent Kyrgyzstan into a state of disorder that looks all too...

29 May 2013

Video: Citizen Journalists Capture Hong Kong's Captive Dolphins Harming Themselves

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Footage of dolphins at Hong Kong Ocean Park appearing to self-harm by slamming themselves against the pool wall, recorded by citizen news outlet inmediahk.net, has created a wave of online backlash against the marine mammal center.

25 May 2013

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Indian Ruling on Vedanta Mining Plans Favours Tribal Rights

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India's Supreme Court recently ruled that village councils should make the final decision as to whether controversial British company Vedanta Resources can mine for bauxite in the eastern state of Odisha. Vedanta wants to mine on land that the local Dongria Kondh people hold sacred.

23 May 2013

Bangladesh's Planned Coal Power Plant Threatens Sundarbans Mangrove Forest

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A plan to erect a coal-fired power plant in Bangladesh next to the Sundarbans, the largest mangrove forest in the world which straddles Bangladesh and India, is drawing fire from activists in the country who say it would destroy the world heritage site.

22 May 2013

Cadmium-Laced Rice Found in China

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Rice contaminated with high levels of the toxic heavy metal cadmium, dubbed "cadmium rice," is the latest food scandal in China to trigger public panic and anger among the country's consumers.

17 May 2013

China's Kunming Residents Stage Another Chemical Plant Protest

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Hundreds of Kunming residents gathered outside city government buildings on May 16, 2013 to protest against plans for a chemical refinery near the southern Chinese city, the second major demonstration against the project after a protest on May 4.

12 May 2013

Shanghai Residents Protest Battery Plant Over Potential Pollution

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Hundreds of residents marched along a street in the outskirts of Shanghai on May 11, 2013 to oppose plans for a lithium battery plant, marking the country’s second protest in a week over potential environmental pollution.

9 May 2013

Schools Close in Panama Due to Energy Crisis

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The severe drought that is affecting Panama has motivated the government to take several measures, including suspending classes in public and private schools.

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