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UN 'to Seek' End to CIA Drone Raids

U.N. Biodiversity Plan Demands Voice for Women :: "Women provide up to 90 percent of the rural poor's food and produce up to 80 percent of food in most developing countries, and yet they are almost completely ignored when policy decisions are made about agriculture and biodiversity."

Who's In Charge, China or Nigeria? :: "For some, the rapid growth of China's presence in Africa has been disquieting. Beijing is not always helpful where it has political influence. It occasionally colludes with corrupt and abusive governments, and its thirst for natural resources has raised the specter of a second “scramble for Africa.”"

Why Talking to Yourself Might be The Highest Form of Intelligence

Fast-tracking: Alternatives to college. How Zoho's internal program finds talent outside universities. :: "Sridhar's efforts at Zoho and their development center in Madras tell us something about how to develop a 21st century workforce by tapping into those who would not normally go to college. In short, his answer is not to prepare them for college but to prepare them to be productive in the workplace -- and to do that preparation in the workplace."

FTC: Scammers Stole Millions Using Micro Charges to Credit Cards

An Unexpected Apple Ally: Porn Industry to Drop Flash :: HTML5 is the new standard...bye bye Flash?