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What Defines Life Satisfaction for Consumers Living in Poverty?
October 21, 2011 — People whose basic needs are met get more life satisfaction when they are more connected to others and when they experience greater autonomy, according to a new study. But those who live in dire ... > full story -
Emerging Public Health Crisis Linked to Mortgage Default and Foreclosure
October 20, 2011 — Researchers warn of a looming health crisis in the wake of rising mortgage delinquencies and home foreclosures. The study is the first long-term survey of the impact the current housing crisis is ... > full story -
Cyber War Might Never Happen
October 18, 2011 — Cyber war, long considered by many experts within the defense establishment to be a significant threat, if not an ongoing one, may never take place according to one expert. He argues that cyber ... > full story -
Is the Secret to World Peace the Ability to Spin a Good Yarn?
October 14, 2011 — The key to avoiding a full scale world war lies in the story-telling abilities of great powers such as the United States, European Union, China and Russia, according to ... > full story -
Social and Economic Cost of Hunger and Food Insecurity in US in 2010 Was $167.5 Billion
October 5, 2011 — A new study finds the social and economic cost of hunger and food insecurity in the United States in 2010 hit $167.5 billion in addition to federal expenditures to address ... > full story -
Research and Innovation: New Modelling Results Link Natural Resources and Armed Conflicts
September 28, 2011 — The EU Joint Research Centre (JRC) has developed a statistical modelling tool which allows the risk of conflict occurrence in developing countries to be analyzed. Combining online news reports with ... > full story -
New Report Reveals the Impact of Global Crises on International Development
September 28, 2011 — Global crises and the slow burn of climate change are having a profound impact on the lives and livelihoods of poor people around the world, and bringing into question core ideas about what ... > full story -
GM Food Solutions at Risk from Lobbyists, Experts Say
September 23, 2011 — Powerful lobby groups opposed to genetically modified (GM) food are threatening public acceptance of the technology in Europe, research ... > full story -
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One Million More U.S. Children Living in Poverty Since 2009, New Census Data Shows
September 22, 2011 — Between 2009 and 2010, one million more children in America joined the ranks of those living in poverty, bringing the total to an estimated 15.7 million poor children in 2010, an increase of 2.6 ... > full story -
'Hidden' Child Labor: New Systematic Documentation of the Extent in Africa and Asia
September 19, 2011 — Child labor in developing countries is not only found in sweatshops, but also in the household, in family businesses, and on the farm. These forms of ‘hidden’ child labor have now been ... > full story -
International Innovation Needed for Efficient Nitrogen Management
September 16, 2011 — The use of nitrogen in chemical fertilizers has had enormous benefits: feeding the ever-increasing world population. But there is a downside: the huge burden to the environment, public health and ... > full story -
Restoring Forests and Planting Trees on Farms Can Greatly Improve Food Security
September 15, 2011 — Restoring and preserving dryland forests and planting more trees to provide food, fodder and fertilizer on small farms are critical steps toward preventing the recurrence of the famine now ... > full story
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