Archive for May 27th, 2008

Kenya’s IDPs in Central Reluctant to Return to Rift Valley

Posted on 27 May 2008. Filed under: Governance, Humanitarian, Insecurity, Refugees/ IDPs |

Photo: Waweru Mugo/IRIN

Samuel Ngumo Kamau and wife, Teresia Muthoni, and their three-week old baby

RURING’U, 23 May 2008 (IRIN) – Samuel Ngumo Kamau cannot dispel the images of burning houses and Kenyans killing each other from his mind – a key factor in his decision not to return to his home of nearly four [...]

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Plastic Not Fantastic? – Bag Bans Around the World

Posted on 27 May 2008. Filed under: Environment, Governance, Lifestyle |

(Reuters) — China will become the latest country to outlaw ultra-thin plastic bags, when a ban takes effect on Sunday, in a bid to cut pollution and save resources.
The ban, announced by the State Council in January, halts the production of bags that are thinner than 0.025 mm and forbids their use in supermarkets and [...]

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