The World Health Organization is facing a serious setback in its fight to eradicate Malaria—a new drug-resistant strain has been discovered on the Thai-Burmese border. [NPR]
A Chilean court has ruled in favor of the controversial HidroAysen dam in Patagonia. Although the project still needs government approval, the court’s decision eliminated the project’s last legal battle. [BBC]
Columbia’s president is determined to help the country’s 20 million citizens who live in poverty. But his master plan might be destined to fail. [The Guardian]
The death of a rape victim in Morocco forced to marry her rapist is prompting international protests and calls for a change in the law. [New York Times]
With climate change threatening food production, Cuba’s development of agro-ecology could provide a lesson on how to farm more sustainably and productively in the future. [Slate]
