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STEPS Centre Media Briefing
Today's social, technology and environment stories in the media
22 January 2008
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THE GUARDIAN www.guardian.co.uk
London market falls sharply as trading begins FTSE 100 drops more than 200 points, adding to yesterday's biggest fall since 9/11
Straw defends Human Rights Act
China's celebrities 'buy' extra children
No light, no heat, no bread: stark reality for the powerless in Gaza
Video: Shortages bite after fuel blockade
In pictures: Gaza plunged into darkness
Sudan's president appoints Janjaweed leader as adviser
Accuracy fears over DNA test website Service claims to offer insight on risk of inherited disease, but experts warn science is not exact
Accuracy fears over DNA test website Service claims to offer insight on risk of inherited disease, but experts warn science is not exact
UK urged to protect heathlands New survey warns six plant and animal species are facing extinction as lowland heath is being lost
Gallery: Heathland habitats under threat
MPs call for delay on biofuel targets
Desert state channels oil wealth into world's first sustainable city
Green dreams Academia is making moves to tackle climate change - but are they going far enough, fast enough? Bibi van der Zee
THE INDEPENDENT www.independent.co.uk
Davos: Wealth, power and a sprinkLing of stardust
Flood warnings as Britain is divided by the weather
The poor and the sick suffer as Israel cuts power to Gaza Israel has authorised limited supplies of fuel and medicine to Gaza after a wave of international condemnation for its imposition of a four-day-old total embargo, which left much of the Strip without electricity
THE TIMES www.timesonline.co.uk
Stem-cell protest forces ministers to rethink Tough new consent laws are to be reviewed by the Government after a protest to The Times by leading scientists
Disarmed Ebola virus to aid quest for vaccine New version of the virus, which kills up to 90 per cent of those it infects, will allow it to be handled at lower levels of security
London braced for losses as Asia plunges
Kenya protests over British stance on election The British High Commissioner to Kenya was called in in a sign of increasing tension between the two countries
Raising use of biofuels would harm the planet Biofuels often increase greenhouse gas emissions and exacerbate climate change a committee of MPs have concluded
Chinese bloggers rise up over village killing A wave of cyber-protest has forced Chinese authorities to act after a man was beaten to death for filming a scuffle
THE FINANCIAL TIMES www.ft.com/home/uk
Asian markets plunge for second day Fears of a US recession sent regional stocks reeling for a second day, with Australia recording its biggest fall in eight years, Japan shedding more than 5% and India plunging more than 10% at one point
Top Chinese economist set for Bank job The World Bank will appoint a Chinese economist to a senior position in a move that will buttress the institution’s ties with Beijing and lift the profile of developing countries
Indian market slide triggers trading halt Indian stocks were down over 8 per cent in the afternoon, after a tumble of over 11 per cent seconds after opening forced the stock exchange to suspend trading for an hour
Nigeria warns on oil contracts Lagos wants renegotiation of contracts covering offshore oilfields completed in the next three months, saying western groups are having ‘a ball’ as prices soar
Venezuela’s Chávez raises milk prices 37% President Hugo Chávez has raised milk prices in Venezuela by 37 per cent in a bid to ease widespread shortages, while threatening to expropriate the property of companies failing to respect new officially controlled prices
Let us not lose faith in democracy Comment: the problem with George W. Bush’s freedom agenda is not the idea of supporting democrats around the world but that the policy is now applied so selectively it appears delusional and hypocritical, writes Gideon Rachman
Peanut power Brussels wants biofuels to account for 10 per cent of road fuel consumption by 2020, but there are good reasons why Europe’s leaders should rethink this policy
BBC
Global stock market slump deepens Global share prices continue to fall sharply amid fears that a US recession will lead to a global economic slowdown.
Q&A: Stock market falls
Should we fear a 'bear' market?
Davos focuses on market turmoil
East DR Congo peace deal 'agreed' A peace deal for eastern DR Congo may be signed on Tuesday, as rebels and the government reach agreement
Kenya's 'mafia'
President Kibaki's inner circle feels the heat from opposition
In pictures One million South African pilgrims flock to 'holy mountain'
S Africa cuts power to neighbours
Zimbabwe cities hit by power cuts
'Janjaweed leader' is Sudan aide
Zambia declares floods 'disaster'
'Huge' oil field found off Brazil A massive natural gas field is found off Rio de Janeiro's coastline, Brazil's state-controlled oil company says.
Fidel Castro hails Cuban voters
Chavez threatens to seize farms
Fighting back
Residents of a Chinese city unite against a chemical plant
Call to abandon biofuels targets
Refugee link to wildlife decline The hunting of wild animals by hungry refugees in East Africa threatens wildlife populations, say conservationists.
'Safe Ebola' created for research Scientists have made the lethal virus Ebola harmless in the lab, aiding research into a vaccine or cure.
NEWS FROM AROUND THE WORLD
Gates Foundation's agriculture aid a hard sell Seattle Times - United States The foundation is also backing irrigation programs, such as a low-cost drip system created by the US nonprofit International Development Enterprise (IDE)
International organisation sees bright future for B dos Barbados Advocate - Barbados
AN international development organisation has high hopes for the sustained social, economic and environmental development of Barbados
HIV/AIDS: Making Anti-retroviral Drugs Available to Grassroots This Day (subscription) - Apapa,Lagos,Nigeria
'Catastrophic' growth of health care burden pushes families into ... Jerusalem Post – Israel
20 lakh birds to be culled in a week Hindu - Chennai,India
Israel looking to invest in India's agriculture sector Economic Times - Gurgaon,Haryana,India
Agriculture in Punjab under deep crisis : NGO Economic Times - Gurgaon,Haryana,India
PHD Studentships linked to the ESRC STEPS Centre EASST - The European Association... - http://www.easst.net
Georgia water plan speeds up with drought MSNBC - USA
Kenya: Tree Threatens Water Levels, Says Expert AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
