State of the world's nursing 2025
<p>Central to the achievement of the Agenda for Sustainable Development is an adequate, equitably distributed and fully supported health workforce. Nurses are the largest occupational group and represent
Global
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Global madness
The whole world is at risk of the mad cow disease, says WHO
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Demystifying science
To promote public understanding of science, it is essential not only to initiate openness and dialogue between the scientific community and the public, but also to focus on ways of empowering the latter
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Vanishing green
It is estimated that around 8,000 years ago, more than six billion hectares (around 40 per cent) of the Earth's surface was covered by forests. Today, the figure has plummeted to a mere 3.6 billion
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Tapping wind power
in a report entitled "North Sea Offshore Wind-A European Powerhouse', the German Wind Energy Institute has highlighted the wind power potential of five countries
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Victory dance of the impotent
It is sickening to see the Union home minister rejoice when dam oustees despair
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Green reflections
The <font class='UCASE'>un</font> hopes to take a lead in environmental management. Whether it lives up to the challenge or not, is still to be seen
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New heavenly bodies
ten new planets have been discovered outside the earth's solar system. The discoveries of these planets has increased the tally of the total confirmed planets to around 50. At least six of the 10
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The real culprit
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Warning signals
The burning of fossil fuels leads to the release of carbon dioxide and other gases into the atmosphere. Once in the atmosphere, these gases act like glass walls and trap heat on the Earth's surface.
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Wanted: a green WTO
Calls to set up a World Environment Organisation are getting more strident