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Crossing Borders: Microloans help women lift their families out of poverty
April 07, 2013

Obituary: Dr. Philip Palmer pioneered radiology techniques in Africa, taught at UC Davis
January 13, 2013

Sacramento wrestling community shocked sport is dropped by Olympics
February 18, 2013

The Conversation: Bringing back jobs from abroad?
February 03, 2013

Club, Kohl's will take e-waste, donated clothing; shred documents
January 02, 2013

Prime hospital abruptly stops billing Medicare for rare ailment
December 20, 2012

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Developing Countries Videos

Man Killed Kicking Soccer Ball From U.S. to Brazil
May 15, 2013 | Newsy.com

Local Dr and photographer aim to help with "Operation Smile
April 18, 2013 | KRNV Reno

World Bank's Kim on Outlook for Global Economy
April 18, 2013 | Bloomberg

Developing Countries Wikipedia Information

A developing country has a relatively low standard of living, an undeveloped industrial base, and a moderate to low Human Development Index (HDI) score. In developing countries, there is low per capita income, widespread poverty, and low capital formation. The term has tended to edge out earlier ones, including the Cold War-defined "Third World", which has come to have unintentional...

Sacramento Connect

Guv Brown Cap and Trade Endangers Rain Forest, Per Progressives
May 07, 2013
California Cap-and-Trade Scheme Could Endanger Rainforest Peoples Common Dreams, Friends of the Earth, 5/7/13 SACRAMENTO, Calif. – May 6 – Under California’s...

Electronics Industry Lobbies to Classify e-Waste as non-Waste to allow Export to Developing Countries
May 03, 2013
GENEVA, Switzerland, May 3, 2013 - At this week's meeting of the Basel Convention – an international treaty designed to protect developing countries from...

Boom in jellyfish: overfishing called into question
May 03, 2013
© IRD/J-M Boré May 3, 2013 - Will we soon be forced to eat jellyfish? Since the beginning of the 20...

U.S. Lags Behind on Climate Change Action, Again
May 03, 2013
WASHINGTON, May 2, 2013 - Japan has announced new legislation to phase-down the "super" greenhouse gases hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), joining the European Union...

Robert Reich: Earth to Washington: Repeal the Sequester
April 29, 2013
April 26, 2013 - Economic forecasters exist to make astrologers look good. Most had forecast growth of at least 3 percent (on an annualized basis) in the first...

Robin Hood Tax legislation introduced, could generate billions of dollars to fight climate change
April 18, 2013
WASHINGTON, D.C. April 17, 2013 - Friends of the Earth U.S. joined Congressman Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) on Capitol Hill today to support the introduction of the...

Other local news reports

Bangladesh grassroots schools project shows promise
May 01, 2013 | UC Davis News
'' I think this program speaks to the potential and promise of using nonformal education to provide access to quality education for hard-to-reach and marginalized children in other developing countries ...

International agriculture expert to speak in Chancellor's Colloquium series
January 31, 2013 | UC Davis News
Brylyne Chitsunge, an internationally acclaimed authority on small-scale farming in developing countries ... She advocates that agriculture can serve as an economic engine to combat poverty in developing countries ...

From around the web

Cure. org helps you save kids across the world with your smartphone
May 17, 2013 | VentureBeat
Launching this week, the company's new iPhone app features profiles of kids in developing countries who desperately require surgeries. You can donate directly through the app...

Smartphones Have Bridged The Digital Divide
May 17, 2013 | ReadWrite
Mobile Finance Options Changing Lives In Developing Countries - Bankless Times Mobile Technology's Role In Combating Global Poverty And Enabling Entrepreneurship - Brookings...

Millions in casino cash spent, but where are the jobs?
May 17, 2013 | indystar.com
In North Vernon, two separate regional grants totaling $1.6 million were awarded to Windstream Technologies, a company that builds and sells small wind and solar power units, primarily in developing countries ...

Man Dribbling Soccer Ball From Seattle To Brazil Gets Hit By Car, Dies
May 14, 2013 | Deadspin
Swanson was making the 10, ooo-mile trip to promote One World Futbol, which donates soccer balls to developing countries. He made a website, BreakawayBrazil.com, where people...

Flying car crashes near elementary school in Canada
May 10, 2013 | VentureBeat
A parachute-equipped flying car designed by a Florida-based company for the use of missionaries in developing countries has crashed in Canada, just feet from an elementary school...

Corn- fed Congo?
May 05, 2013 | MetaFilter
Two economists found a direct correlation between U.S. food aid and civil conflict from a sample of developing countries between 1972 and 2006. The results also confirm anecdotal...

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YouTube Videos

Triple Hit for Developing Countries - Food, Fuel and Finance.
October 09, 2008

Comparing Developed & Developing Countries
May 02, 2011

Wealth Creation in Developing Countries
January 07, 2011

Developing Countries Books

Climate Change, Trade, And Competitiveness: Is a Collision Inevitable (Brookings Trade Forum 2008/2009)
$8.18

Transition To A New World Order: What We Leave Behind for the Next Generation
B Bahramian, $15.68

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