Despite independent journalists uncovering more details about last year's nerve-gas attack against Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, public sentiment in the country remains unmoved. The primary reason is not that Russian citizens don't know about the crime; it is that too many just don't care.
Alexei Navalny's coming return to Russia is forcing an examination of Russians' tolerance of flagrant abuses of power.
Although the plight of major US public pension funds is nothing new, the gap between actual and assumed returns is widening faster than ever, owing to today's ultra-low interest rates. But these funds also have inherent advantages that, if used wisely, can place them on a much sounder financial footing.
explains how struggling institutional investors can meet their goals in today's financial environment.
马特·索默维尔（Matt Sommerville）
卢萨卡—全球定位系统（GPS）技术最初是冷战时期开发用来追踪核潜艇的。多年来，它帮助全球各地司机避免迷路。如今，GPS工具具有记录撒哈拉以南非洲数百万勉强糊口的农民的土地的潜力，从而保护他们不会被夺走土地，消除该地区的一大经济发展障碍。
有了具备GPS功能的平板和智能手机，本地和国际非政府组织以及非洲政府就可以绘制各种产权边界，如加纳的蛤蜊养殖场和赞比亚的棉花田。这项工作的拨款来自美国国际开发署（USAID）、英国国际开发部（DFID）和国家财政。
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