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Chemistry World January 21, 2013 Maria Burke	Global convention to limit mercury agreed Governments from around the world agreed to a global, legally-binding treaty on Saturday to limit mercury use. This is the first new major environmental treaty in over a decade.
Chemistry World December 19, 2012 Laura Howes	Home office to help student job seekers In a speech last week, the UK's home secretary announced that from April 2013, all international PhD students will be allowed to remain in the country for one year to find work or start a business after their course has finished.
Chemistry World December 14, 2012 Nuala Moran	Single EU patent agreed for 2014 After 40 years of debate and diplomacy, a historic agreement to establish a single, harmonized European patent system has been achieved.
HBS Working Knowledge December 12, 2012 Kim Girard	Power to the People: The Unexpected Influence of Small Coalitions J. Gunnar Trumbull discusses his new book, Strength in Numbers, in which he argues that diffuse groups -- environmentalists, consumer activists, farmers -- wield great influence in areas of regulation in the developed world.
Chemistry World December 3, 2012 Maria Burke	Push for renewables may have unforeseen consequences On a global scale, lots of studies indicate fully integrated planning of resources should be synchronized across sectors and countries, says Antony Froggatt, senior research fellow at Chatham House, but it is hard to put into practice.
Information Today December 3, 2012 Paula J. Hane	The Fight for a Free and Open Internet Vinton Cerf fears forces are at work that threaten to undermine the free and open nature of the net. Some 42 countries filter and censor content out of the 72 studied by the Open Net Initiative.
National Defense December 2012 Lawrence P. Farrell Jr.	Piracy: A Threat to Maritime Security and the Global Economy One of the least understood global security threats is the ongoing struggle to contain piracy off Somalia, in the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean.
National Defense November 2012 Dan Parsons	U.S. Pacific Shift Aims to Manage, Not Challenge China's Rise Defense Department leaders are set to manage a strategic "shift" or "pivot" that has been in works for a while, but will accelerate once U.S. troops leave Afghanistan in 2014.
Chemistry World October 9, 2012 Yan Yan	Developing countries look to greater scientific cooperation Science and technology ministers from a number of developing countries have called for improved multinational cooperation to develop their respective science bases at the recent annual meeting of The Academy of Sciences for the Developing World.
Chemistry World September 18, 2012 James Urquhart	UN report urges chemical industry to clean-up Governments and industry worldwide must address the management of chemicals in order to curtail the escalating heath and environmental risks associated with the widespread production, use and disposal of chemicals, warns the United Nations Environment Program.
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