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The year 1929 may not have been the most auspicious time to start trading shares, and yet …
The Economist says we can simply adapt to climate change. We think they are mistaken.
A recent article in The Economist magazine asserted that the air temperature of the planet has been flat for the past 15 years. We question both the claim that global temperature has stabilized and the policy conclusions drawn.
ON THE AGENDA: Ten key questions from Haiti to Somaliland
Hunger in Maharashtra, statelessness in Britain, global mental health, demining in Colombia and much more ...
Norway's government pension fund divests from palm oil producers
Norway's government pension fund has withdrawn investments from companies that it says produce palm oil "unsustainably"
Could social entrepreneurs become as famous as the Kardashians?
Why has social innovation not made a bigger splash in mainstream media, you may wonder, given that so much groundbreaking work is being done in the sector?
Jeff Skoll's top 10 events in Skoll World Forum's 10-year history
"A good start" on a world where all children are educated, pandemics are history and weapons are only in antique shops
WHAT WE LEARNED THIS WEEK: Things we didn't know till now
Take a look at some of the things we learned this week as Thomson Reuters Foundation correspondents reported on a range of issues for our AlertNet and TrustLaw news services.
Can a smart bracelet protect human rights defenders?
Civil Rights Defenders, a Swedish rights group, hopes a bracelet with GPS will help protect workers who are at risk of assault or kidnapping
Guatemala Genocide Trial ? Women Seeking the Truth
AWID spoke to Maya Alvarado, Executive Director of Uni?n Nacional de Mujeres Guatemaltecas (UNAMG) about the historic trial in which Guatemala's former dictator and chief of military intelligence are charged with genocide and crimes against humanity, the first such trial to take place in the Central American country.