Daily News Roundup – 18 January 2013

Africa Mali military recapture Konna Mali’s army has recaptured the town of Konna from rebels, a week after France’s intervention. Reports say rebels were fleeing Konna, a central and strategically important town in the con...
by Tom Dunbar
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Environmental education in the U.S.: A work in progress

Knowing about the flora and fauna of the natural world has always been a part of the scientific curriculum in schools; however, a more nuanced field of environmental education that includes climate issues is growing for a few r...
by Brian Watts
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DAILY NEWS ROUNDUP – 9 AUGUST 2012

 North America US begins Agent Orange clean up  The United States (US) has begun the cleaning up of Agent Orange contamination in one of Vietnam’s region. It is the first time the US has made such a move since the end o...
by Tom Dunbar
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DAILY NEWS ROUNDUP – 4 SEPTEMBER 2012

Europe UK government reshuffle cabinet The Prime Minister of the UK David Cameron has announced his plans to reshuffle his cabinet a day after parliament returns from the summer break. Notably, Cameron has kept Chancellor Georg...
by Tom Dunbar
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Daily News Roundup – 23 October 2012

  Africa Stolen Nigerian oil ‘goes to Balkans and Singapore’ The main buyers of the estimated 180,000 barrels of oil stolen each day in Nigeria are based in the Balkans and Singapore, says campaigner Patrick Dele Cole.  M...
by Richard Scott-Jones
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Daily News Roundup – 7 December 2012

Asia North Korea rocket launch: U.S. to monitor from the Pacific The United States military has deployed vessels in the Pacific to monitor the launch of a North Korean rocket later this month. In a statement, the U.S. said the ...
by Tom Dunbar
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Weekly News Roundup: 26 May-1 June 2014

Politics EU Elections Update ‘EU elections have turned out to be what most experts expected. There was a sharp shift to the right, with many far-right parties securing extraordinary parts of the vote, some even winning the e...
by International Political Forum
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Moving UK parliament away from Westminster is not the change we need

MPs may be forced to move out of Westminster in a relocation of the British Parliament. Cue cries of jubilation up and down the country from the many who would like to see power and influence devolved permanently from the capi...
by Lucy Ratcliffe
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Daily News Roundup – 22nd June 2012

Europe Miliband to act against migrant workers Ed Miliband, leader of Britain’s Labour Party, has promised today to deter firms from employing foreign workers should he win a general election.  He has said Labour “got it w...
by Richard Scott-Jones
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