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Arab countries call for joint action to deal with water issues
Water officials from Arab countries met in Cairo on Thursday to discuss the ways to deal with water issues facing these countries.
Poor countries suffer more from climate change: researcher
A British researcher says the urban poor in developing countries are likely to bear the brunt of the effects of climate change, even though they do little to cause it.
10 Largest Countries in the World
Several of the largest countries in the world are also extremely popular tourist destinations. If you enjoy traveling chances are you've visited at least a few of the world's largest nations. These are the 10 largest countries in the world. Contributor: Laura Nazimiec Published: Apr 12, 2010
'Countries storing chemical arms cannot be peace advocates'
TEHRAN, June 30 (MNA) President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Wednesday that those countries that have stockpiled thousands of biological and chemical weapons cant claim to be the advocates of peace in the world.
Polluting countries talk climate control in Rome
Climate change talks among some of the world's most polluting nations are continuing for a second day in Rome. The meeting is part of periodic negotiations of the Major Economies Forum, a group created last year by the United States to prod along the slow-moving U.N. negotiations on a global climate change agreement by bringing together leaders of 17 key countries in a private, relaxed setting.
IFC to Increase Investment in Agricultural Projects in Arab Countries
The International Finance Corp. plans to focus on supporting investment in agricultural projects in Arab countries to help boost food production, a senior manager at the World Bank unit said.
Disclose all pacts with foreign countries, group tells Noynoy
The government of President Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III should disclose all pacts signed by previous administrations with foreign countries, a group monitoring the country"s free trade agreement with the European Union (EU) said Friday.
People in developing countries 'have lower IQs because their bodies are focused on surviving'
People in developing countries have lower IQs because their bodies divert energy from brainpower to fighting disease, researchers claimed today.
'Competition from low-cost countries to impact margins'
The Indian information technology (IT) industry will need to move up the value chain to tackle competition from countries like China, Philippines and Vietnam, said Ratan Tata. The Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) chairman was addressing the 15th annual general meeting (AGM) of the company.
Lower IQs found in disease-rife countries, scientists claim
Energy can be diverted away from brain development to fight infection, explaining 'lower intelligence in warmer countries' People who live in countries where disease is rife may have lower IQs because they have to divert energy away from brain development to fight infections, scientists in the US claim. The controversial idea might help explain why national IQ scores differ around the world, and ...