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The Internet's Precarious Health
2018-11-09 18:56:10| TechNewsWorld
Mozilla has launched the first full edition of its Internet Health Report. The report is "an open source effort to explore the state of human life on the Internet," said Mozilla Executive Director Mark Surman. It consists of research and analysis about the Internet compiled by researchers, engineers, data scientists, policy analysts and artists in Mozilla's extended community.
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Indian unions step up fight against precarious work
2017-11-29 13:16:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
A group of unions in India, including some representing the country's apparel, textile and footwear sectors, have pledged to intensify their fight against precarious work and strengthen union power.
Research in Focus - Alcoholic Drinks in 2014: Subdued, Uneven and Precarious
2015-05-13 14:05:01| Daily beverage news and comment - from just-drinks.com
Volume growth for alcoholic drinks globally remains subdued for a second year running and, at merely 0.8% for 2014, last year is set to be amongst the three lowest over the past decade.
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Scientists warn about 'precarious' state of world's primary forests
2014-08-24 06:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
DNA India: Scientists have warned about the precarious state of the world's primary forests, as a new study shows that say just 22% of these forests are located in protected areas, equivalent of only 5% of the original ones. Brendan Mackey, Director of the Climate Change Response Program at Griffith University in Queensland, Australia, said that international negotiations are failing to halt the loss of the world's most important primary forests and in the absence of specific policies for primary forest protection...
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Climate change wins precarious slot in proposed development goals
2014-07-22 07:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Proposed new global development goals, drafted by a U.N. working group, include a goal to take urgent action on climate change, despite opposition from some countries - even though the goal is weaker than many campaigners would like. How the "post-2015 development agenda' -- which will follow the expiring Millennium Development Goals -- should approach climate change has been a thorny issue for the past 18 months, not least because the world is simultaneously trying to hammer out a new deal to...
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