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Indian banknotes change sparks worry in Mumbai
2016-11-09 02:09:48| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
How do people feel about the the shock decision to scrap two of India's most widely used banknotes?
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Olympics' climate change message sparks conservative backlash
2016-08-06 16:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Hill: Conservative backlash spread on social media after the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics' opening ceremony featured a warning about climate change. The primetime spectacle started with a young boy with a Pau-Brasil tree in the center of the stadium, a rare tree on on the list of Brazils endangered plants. A video then showed a dramatic depiction of Earth and several major cities affected by rising water levels as Antarctic ice sheets rapidly melt. While some were happy the Olympics used its global...
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Name change sparks legal skirmish between two Houston law schools
2016-06-27 21:44:00| American School & University
University of Houston Law Center says in lawsuit that the newly named Houston College of Law is infringing on the university's intellectual property read more
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Climate Change Fight Sparks Renewed Debate in US
2015-08-22 15:10:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Voice of America: The Obama administration's proposal to fight climate change by cutting carbon pollution is opening yet another round of political debate in the United States. And the fallout will be seen in contentious legal challenges from states in the coming months. Climate change has long been a politicized issue in the U.S. to a degree not found in other countries, experts say, even though its impacts span the globe. An Ipso Mori Global Trends poll found that Americans are generally much more skeptical...
Climate change sparks tension in India tea gardens
2015-05-05 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Usha Ghatowar smiles wryly when asked about the pay she earns picking leaves at a colonial-era tea garden in Assam. "Do you think 3,000 rupees are enough when your monthly expenses can be double that?" she mumbles, as she puts on her "jaapi" hat of woven bamboo and palm leaves and takes a sip of tea from a steel mug. As the women workers around Ghatowar nod in agreement the heavens open - it has started raining heavily in recent days after three largely dry months. Unrest is brewing among...
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