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In the middle hills and Terai belt of eastern Nepal, a village spent a rare government donation -- about $3,000 -- to build a well that local leaders hoped would relieve the community from acute water stress. But they lacked an understanding of regional groundwater trends, and within three months, the tap dried up

SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chile gave the green light on Monday to the divisive $3.5 billion HidroAysen hydro-power dam project that promises to ease energy squeezes, despite objections that it will ruin pristine Patagonian valleys.

Osama Bin Laden is dead . At least, that's what we've been told, and I tend to believe such things. But how do they know it's him

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The Ugandan government, facing social unrest over high food and fuel prices, will order its ISPs to block Twitter and Facebook.

You know those solar backpacks they sell?

Funding for projects like Data.gov and mobile apps for agencies is in danger of being almost fully slashed. The Obama administration swept into Washington in 2008 with promises of both increased transparency and increased use of modern technologies, two things our political system desperatley needed. And while both promises somewhat fell victim to standard Washington infighting and inertia, some of the results were impressive, especially the high-profile Data.gov , which aggregates all government data sets, and USASpending.gov , where you can see how much money government contracts are worth.

Paul Baran didn't exactly invent the Internet. He would have been the first person to tell you that. I'm sad to report that Mr.

By Tom Doggett WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Gasoline containing up to 15 percent ethanol should be available for the coming summer driving season as the government moves to finalize labeling and other issues for the new motor fuel. [More]

As the government prepares to update U.S. dietary guidelines, a look back at what people have tried to lose weight shows what hasn't changed is the quest for an easy fix