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• BBC News

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• NY Times

  • North Korea Resumes Work on Nuclear Reactor, Group Says
  • Figure in China’s Political Drama Found in Cambodia
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  • Greek Stimulus Is an Option, Merkel Says
  • Whites Account for Under Half of Births in U.S.

• Business News

  • Global demand for gold grows 16pc - Telegraph.co.uk
  • Republicans reject Dems' calls for stricter oversight of Wall Street - Detroit Free Press
  • HSBC says getting bank in shape, euro zone a worry - Chicago Tribune
  • Asian markets edge higher but Greek fears weigh - Economic Times
  • Fed says several members could support further easing - Boston Globe

• Science/Tech News

  • Verizon Wireless to End Unlimited Data for Upgraders - First Coast News
  • First 'ring of fire' eclipse visible in US in nearly 20 years; also can be ... - Washington Post
  • Latest Apple rumor: Bigger iPhone screen - HeraldNet
  • Facebook's IPO: Should we jump in? - Arizona Daily Star
  • Nielsen: Americans have 28 percent more mobile apps in 2012, look down on the ... - Engadget

• Health News

  • Paralyzed Taunton woman uses thoughts to control robot arm - Enterprise News
  • Flesh-eating condition caused by common bacteria - CNN International
  • A positive coffee buzz: It might help you live longer - Philadelphia Inquirer
  • State awarded $128 million for Health Benefit Exchange - The Spokesman Review
  • US lowers threshold for lead poisoning in children - Chicago Tribune

• Earthwire

  • Arctic seabirds adapt to climate change
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  • Wasted milk is a real drain on our resources, study shows
  • Ethiopia: Country's Efforts on Food Security Amid Drought Praised
  • EU airline carbon cash should help fill climate fund

• Environment

  • Letter: Carbon revolution
  • Country diary: Achvaneran: The awesome feeling of a badger at close quarters
  • Vedanta fatality record under the spotlight
  • Luxembourg by e-bike: a natural high | Frederika Whitehead
  • El Salvador women put their faith in agroecology

• Health/Poverty

  • Maternal deaths continue to decline but more progress needed - UN report
  • Hypertension and diabetes on the rise worldwide, says UN report
  • Sub-Saharan Africa cannot sustain growth without ending hunger - UN report
  • New UN-backed guidelines aim to protect rights to land, fisheries and forests
  • Funding gap threatens efforts to assist millions facing hunger in Africa - UN official

• Human Rights

  • UN expert urges Canada to adopt national strategy to ensure right to food
  • Senior UN official condemns killing of Syrian citizen journalist
  • UNESCO chief calls for investigation into death of Honduran journalist
  • UN envoy welcomes deal to end hunger strike by Palestinian prisoners in Israel
  • Mexico: UN and regional experts urge government to take action to protect journalists

• Women/Children

  • Increase of women in parliament is a step towards gender equity in Algeria - UN
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  • As death toll rises, UN urges greater protection of civilians in Yemen, especially minors
  • Children in Mali suffering from triple disaster, warns UNICEF
  • UN launches initiative to help end new HIV infections among children by 2015