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Abstract/Sommario: The A. turns a critical eye to the hazy policies that have made China a global leader in pollution. Most of the large cities do not meet the minimum requirements (170 million urban residents live in cities that even by China's relaxed standards are too polluted). Air pollution has increased rapidly in the last years.

Abstract/Sommario: The A. examines the steps being made toward bringing peace and stability to the war-torn Mindanao and Sulu Islands. The Philippine Government has offered self-determination to the MILF, but the details remain to be filled in. This is expected to include Moro rights over Mindanao's rich mineral resources, as well as local government taxation. But Manila says this would not mean an independent State and the central government would keep control of defence and foreign affairs. Four decad ...; [Leggi tutto...] The A. examines the steps being made toward bringing peace and stability to the war-torn Mindanao and Sulu Islands. The Philippine Government has offered self-determination to the MILF, but the details remain to be filled in. This is expected to include Moro rights over Mindanao's rich mineral resources, as well as local government taxation. But Manila says this would not mean an independent State and the central government would keep control of defence and foreign affairs. Four decades of insurgency have cost 120,000 lives in Southern Philippines: there are real signs that Moros want a lasting peace