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This week's development news focused on global health and climate change. As the International AIDS conference winds down, the media report on past accomplishments and failures as well as new research promoting the fight against AIDS and other global health threats. Climate change coverage reported increased flooding in developing countries at the same time rich countries are shutting down a program aimed at strengthening poor countries’ ability to forecast and withstand such climate-related threats.
Sample articles:
Climate-Change Program to Aid Poor Nations Is Shut (New York Times:...