Malawi’s Legal Battle over Uranium Mining Subsiding By Gregory Gondwe MZUZU, DEC 20 – Raging legal battle over uranium mining in Malawi is subsiding after civil society organisations that took the matter to court announced that they have settled the matter outside court amid bribery accusations. Six Non-Governmental Organisations that included the Citizens for […]
Ask an Urban Farmer: Sustainable Fruit and Vegetable Gardening on the Balcony
Hi there, You mentioned in this entry http://www.flickr.com/photos/sillydog/63252751/ that you would be glad to answer questions about growing more plants and veggies in cities. I have a balcony that is basically storage for my bike at the moment. It’s pretty windswept, and doesn’t get much if any direct sun. I’m not allowed to put […]
Portrait of a Hanson Fan
“Funny how life gets in the way of your Hanson web site. When I was 20, it was the other way around. This is why, my friends, you should never write dolorous farewell notes or burn your internet bridges. Years will pass. The dust will gather. And you will wake up one morning with a […]
Bangladesh cyclone death toll hits 15,000
Up to 15,000 people were killed and seven million lives left devastated by the cyclone in Bangladesh last week, aid agencies have said as the full extent of the disaster became clear. The Bangladeshi Red Crescent Society, the country’s main humanitarian group, said that more than 3,000 bodies had already been recovered from villages shattered […]
International News Fai
SUVA: A powerful hurricane was heading closer to Fiji’s main islands and tourist areas Friday, prompting warnings from authorities to evacuate low lying areas. Cyclone Daman strengthened overnight to category four on a five point scale and changed course closer to the South Pacific nation’s main populated areas, officials said. By late Friday morning Daman was packing […]
HIV threat in Iran
With a population of 67.2 million in 2001 (HDR 2003), and a GDP of US$ billions 114.1 in 2001 (HDR 2003), Iran is the second most populous country and the second largest economy in the middle-eastern region. It is also the second largest OPEC oil producer and has the world’s second largest reserves of gas. […]