• Wilson, E. Half-Earth: Our Planet's Fight for Life (Liveright, New York, 2016). (nature.com)
  • Many of the world's best distance runners could use the Cardiff Half Marathon as their warm-up for the 2016 Olympic Games if the IAAF decides to award the 2016 World Half Marathon Championships to Wales at their council meeting in Monaco on Friday (Nov 15). (walesonline.co.uk)
  • As soon as we heard the IAAF were looking for bids to host their World Half Marathon race in 2016 we decided to go for broke. (walesonline.co.uk)
  • It is Wales' biggest mass participation sporting event and now we are hoping to get it endorsed by the IAAF and adopted as the course for the 2016 World Half Marathon Championships. (walesonline.co.uk)
  • The numbers are stark: Between 1980 and 2016, the poorest half of humanity pocketed just 12 cents on each dollar of global income growth, compared with the 27 cents captured by the top one percent, the report found. (asianage.com)
  • The theme for World Maritime Day 2023 also aims to stimulate further discussions on the IMO's future work to enhance the sustainable use and protection of our planet and oceans. (lu.se)
  • 3 The WHO evaluation policy (2018) is availab le at: https://apps.who.int/gb/ebwha/pdf_files/EB143/B143(9)- en.pdf?ua=1, accessed 16 March 2023. (who.int)
  • Oxfam calculated that 85 people had as much wealth as the poorest half of humanity in 2014, a staggering finding that researchers with the anti-poverty organization discovered through crunching numbers provided by Forbes magazine in its rich list and by the investment bank Credit Suisse in its global wealth distribution report. (counterpunch.org)
  • The world's 26 richest people own the same wealth as the poorest half of humanity, Oxfam said Monday, urging governments to hike taxes on the wealthy to fight soaring inequality. (asianage.com)
  • How Did 80 People Get Half of the World's Wealth? (truthdig.com)
  • Englishman Bland was one of the great stories of the 2021 season, winning his first DP World Tour event at the 478th time of asking and then becoming the oldest ever 36-hole leader at the U.S. Open - where DeChambeau was defending champion. (europeantour.com)
  • WASHINGTON-In 2019, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspected fewer than one-half of 1% of U.S. firms it regulated, the non-partisan watchdog Government Accountability Office told Congress on May 25. (peoplesworld.org)
  • All citations were issued as a result of inspections, and OSHA and the agency inspects only a small percentage of all establishments it oversees each year-less than one-half of 1% in fiscal year 2019, for example," Costa reported. (peoplesworld.org)
  • In 2019, while the world heralded the 50th anniversary of Apollo and the first moon walk, NCEZID highlighted two important historic accomplishments, both involving laboratories-the backbone of what we do. (cdc.gov)
  • According to the World Health Organization, there is "compelling evidence" that male circumcision reduces the risk of heterosexual sexual transmission of HIV by as much as 60 per cent in men. (dawn.com)
  • This pat- may come from families in which is low, but most of the tern has been considered by the World Health Organization clusters will occur among families for which was higher. (cdc.gov)
  • The Cardiff Half Marathon has grown over the past 11 years into one of the biggest road races in the UK and turning it into a World Championships event would be the crowning glory of all the hard work that has been poured into the event over the past decade. (walesonline.co.uk)
  • Welsh Athletics has already hosted the World Trail Championships in north Wales this year and has successfully bid to host the World Mountain Championships in the Snowdonia region in 2015. (walesonline.co.uk)
  • World Number One Jon Rahm got his quest for a first World Golf Championships title off to a winning start at the 2022 WGC - Dell Technologies Match Play . (europeantour.com)
  • It's a genomic world. (cdc.gov)
  • So is the genomic medicine glass half full or half empty as a result of GWAS? (cdc.gov)
  • A new report from the charity, published ahead of the World Economic Forum in Davos, also found that billionaires around the world saw their combined fortunes grow by USD2.5 billion each day in 2018. (asianage.com)
  • At the very top, this year's data finds that collectively the richest eight individuals have a net wealth of $426 bn, which is the same as the net wealth of the bottom half of humanity. (counterpunch.org)
  • News and developments both at home and abroad this week gave us further evidence demonstrating that a foreign and national security policy based on appeasement and half measures makes us less safe. (augustafreepress.com)
  • When you sign up to receive email from Opportunity International, we'll keep you informed with updates, news, and stories from our work around the world. (opportunity.org)
  • Run 4 Wales, who took over control of the Cardiff Half Marathon in 2012, will be the event organisers. (walesonline.co.uk)
  • This year's Cardiff Half Marathon grew to more than 19,200 entries and 14,000+ finishers to firmly establish itself as the second biggest half-marathon in the UK behind the Great North Run. (walesonline.co.uk)
  • The Cardiff Half Marathon is no longer just a race, it has become one of the most important dates on a Welsh sporting calendar that includes international rugby and football, Premier League football and Test cricket. (walesonline.co.uk)
  • The bid is based on hosting a mass participation race in March, with the current Cardiff Half Marathon continuing with its early October slot. (walesonline.co.uk)
  • January 12, 2013, I ran the Disney half marathon. (cdc.gov)
  • We understand now that my Disney half marathon training is what prepared my heart for the real life marathon I was to endure. (cdc.gov)
  • How do the past five decades compare with earlier half-century historical periods? (astronomy.com)
  • Astronomers recently located half of the ordinary matter in the universe - a detection that has eluded scientists for decades. (earthmagazine.org)
  • In the more than seven decades that have elapsed since the Second World War, weapons of mass destruction have become more lethal and tensions between feuding countries more strained and consequential. (topdocumentaryfilms.com)
  • New research estimates that by the end of 2018, bitcoin mining could consume as much as half a percent of annual worldwide electricity - enough to power Austria. (scrippsnews.com)
  • The progressive metal band are celebrating 15 years of metal with a brand new two-disc set, aptly titled A Decade and a Half , and we've got the exclusive stream of all 24 tracks below. (guitarworld.com)
  • A Decade and a Half is out Tuesday, January 17, on SPV/Steamhammer. (guitarworld.com)
  • Ten Best of the Decade from Half of the World's Fair) This series began with the kindness of a friend who agreed to let me ask him about his book about Barry Commoner, science, and modern environmentalism. (scienceblogs.com)
  • World War Three: Two and a Half Minutes to Midnight explores this frightening possibility. (topdocumentaryfilms.com)
  • This thesis explores how Half of a Yellow Sun (2006) by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Mister Pip (2006) by Lloyd Jones engage with the issue of the white male outsider's activity of writing black people's stories. (lu.se)
  • Your morning cereal featuring Tony the Tiger on the box is likely to turn out to be an unhealthy option, as a new study conducted by Australian obesity researchers branded half the products using animation in their promotions detrimental to health. (rt.com)
  • San Diego researchers are among many scientists around the world trying to understand how a warming climate is affecting the world's major ice sheets. (kpbs.org)
  • Two Scripps Institution of Oceanography researchers are studying the changes in different parts of the world about the change that could affect local oceans. (kpbs.org)
  • In the House, national security remains a top priority, and I urge the President to put aside political calculation to fully commit in joining us in this critical effort against Islamic extremism and terrorism wherever it may persist to make our world a safer place. (augustafreepress.com)
  • Though the design, space, and research capabilities of the HCLs have changed over the years, CDC's commitment to stopping infectious diseases and making the world safer for Americans and others around the globe hasn't. (cdc.gov)
  • M]any people experiencing poverty around the world are seeing an erosion of their main source of wealth - namely land, natural resources and homes - as a consequence of insecure land rights, land grabbing, land fragmentation and erosion, climate change, urban eviction and forced displacement. (counterpunch.org)
  • At least half of the world's population still lacks access to essential health services and out-of-pocket expenses on health drive almost 100 million people into poverty each year. (bvsalud.org)
  • The starvation will occur in third world countries and poorer sectors of the U.S. (powerlineblog.com)
  • Everybody In The World Is Half Pop Star And Half Monster - So What's Your Combo? (buzzfeed.com)
  • In what was called "a year of eye-catching steps forward for renewable energy", the report notes that wind, solar, biomass and waste-to-power, geothermal, small hydro and marine power contributed an estimated 9.1 percent of world electricity generation in 2014, up from 8.5 percent in 2013. (juancole.com)
  • This, says the report, means that the world's electricity systems emitted 1.3 gigatonnes of CO2 - roughly twice the emissions of the world's airline industry - less than it would have if that 9.1 percent had been produced by the same fossil-dominated mix generating the other 90.9 percent of world power. (juancole.com)
  • Using video, websites, games, blogs and other educational tools, Half the Sky raises awareness of women's issues, but also promotes concrete, market-based solutions-like microfinance-to fight these problems and empower women. (opportunity.org)
  • In their piece for Fortune , BCG's Rich Lesser and Marin Gjaja propose a plan for US leaders and vaccine manufacturers to redistribute excess vaccine supply, potentially saving half a million lives around the world. (bcg.com)
  • This month individuals around the world will also be able to get involved in accelerating vaccine equity via a new fund-raising campaign. (bvsalud.org)
  • The amount of financial wealth in the world reached $250 trillion in 2020, having grown 8.3% despite the pandemic's worst effects. (forbes.com)
  • The charity is calling on governments to ban harmful industrial activities in designated world heritage sites and their surroundings, and calling to account international companies with interests in such areas. (minesandcommunities.org)
  • Food supplies around the world face collapse if the use of nitrogen fertiliser is severely restricted under Net Zero requirements. (powerlineblog.com)
  • Another challenge, says the report, is the impact of the more than 50 percent collapse in oil prices in the second half of last year. (juancole.com)
  • My name is Christian Lindmeier and I'm welcoming you to today's global COVID-19 press conference ahead of World Health Day, which we celebrate on 7th April. (bvsalud.org)
  • Thirty years ago, scientists began creating models and simulations of the universe. (earthmagazine.org)
  • The scientists plan to continue studying more quasars across the sky to determine if what they found is characteristic of intergalactic space in other parts of the universe or if there is substantial variation. (earthmagazine.org)
  • Now if you want to get one of these commemorative half-dollars for your self, it isn't too hard to find one at a decent price in a circulated condition in the lower grades. (bellaonline.com)
  • Depending on the landscape conservation strategy, we find that, globally, 15-31% of cropland, 10-45% of pasture land, 23-25% of non-food calories and 3-29% of food calories from crops could be lost if half of Earth's terrestrial ecoregions were given back to nature. (nature.com)
  • Crossing half the world to find allies against the ruthless High King, she learns harsh lessons of blood and deceit. (barnesandnoble.com)
  • With eye-popping plot twists and rollicking good action, Half a King is definitely a full adventure. (barnesandnoble.com)
  • Half a King is full of all the adventure I've come to expect from Abercrombie and a tenderness I never knew he had. (barnesandnoble.com)
  • The world is full of light and life, and the true crime is not to be interested in it. (scienceblogs.com)
  • Public Health Impact of Genome-Wide Association Studies: Glass Half Full or Half Empty? (cdc.gov)
  • WWF highlighted the case of the Belize Barrier Reef, where the construction of buildings along the coast, accompanying clearance of the mangrove swamps - which provide a shelter against storm damage and erosion - are affecting the lives of 190,000 people, or about half the state's population. (minesandcommunities.org)
  • More than half of the world's population now lives in towns and cities. (lu.se)
  • At least 114 of the 229 world heritage sites classed as being of outstanding importance for their natural habitats or their flora and fauna are now subject to fossil fuel extraction concessions, or are under close threat from other industrial activities, according to the report. (minesandcommunities.org)
  • The threat of a third world war has lingered in our consciousness for some time. (topdocumentaryfilms.com)
  • And could anyone but time travelers have predicted that astoundingly fecund half-century of revelations? (astronomy.com)
  • Time and again, these simulations, and more refined ones since, found that the universe should be home to an immense amount of matter not caught up in stars and galaxies. (earthmagazine.org)
  • Please observe, all showings starts half hour after the specified time. (lu.se)
  • In the year ahead the world needs to make five vital changes. (bvsalud.org)
  • Before the arrival of commercial nitrogen fertilisers, famine was a frequent feature of the unreliable food supply across parts of the world. (powerlineblog.com)
  • However, according to Udo Steffens, President of the Frankfurt School of Finance and Management, the price of oil is only likely to dampen investor confidence in parts of the sector, such as solar in oil-exporting countries and biofuels in most parts of the world. (juancole.com)
  • Boston Consulting Group predicts this wealth is only going to increase over the next five years, surpassing the half-quadrillion dollar mark as major economies claw back their pandemic losses. (forbes.com)
  • Amid widespread concerns about biodiversity loss, a single clear conservation message is engaging leading conservationists: the proposal to give half the surface of the Earth back to nature. (nature.com)
  • They have seen and backed the potential within our event and we want to deliver back to them by attracting more and more runners from around the world to the Welsh capital. (walesonline.co.uk)
  • The Half-Made World is a 2010 steampunk fantasy novel by British writer Felix Gilman. (wikipedia.org)
  • This commemorative half-dollar was made in enormous quantities for two years, 1892 and 1893, and sold at a premium. (bellaonline.com)
  • Six members of the Harlem Globetrotters made 348 half court shots in one hour to set a Guinness World Record. (upi.com)
  • Six members of the exhibition basketball team set the Guinness World Record for most basketball half-court shots made in one hour (team) with 348 made baskets , while appearing on Good Morning America in New York. (upi.com)
  • After the Globetrotters surpassed the required 200 made shots and set their own mark, Guinness World Records adjudicators Michael Furnari and Alex Angert tallied the count and presented the players with their world record certificate. (upi.com)
  • Once again in 2014, renewables made up nearly half of the net power capacity added worldwide," said Achim Steiner, Executive Director of UNEP. (juancole.com)
  • By 2029, China will be home to $10.4 trillion in ultra assets, more than anywhere else in the world, predicts the Global Wealth Report. (forbes.com)
  • Outside Asia, North America and Western Europe "the remaining regions of the world will have only a marginal impact on new wealth generation," says the report. (forbes.com)
  • In the World Social Protection Report 2020-2022 released on Wednesday, the International Labor Organization (ILO) showed that only 47 percent of the world's population is currently effectively covered by at least one social protection benefit. (plenglish.com)
  • These investments helped see an additional 103Gw of generating capacity - roughly that of all U.S. nuclear plants combined -around the world, making 2014 the best year ever for newly-installed capacity, according to the 9th annual "Global Trends in Renewable Energy Investments" report from the U.N. Environment Programme (UNEP) released Mar. 31. (juancole.com)
  • Initially the Exposition Commission had hoped that 40 million of the World's Columbian half-dollars would be issued. (bellaonline.com)
  • As measured by the new index, half of the world's poor are in South Asia (51 percent or 844 million people) and one quarter in Africa (28 per cent or 458 million). (wsws.org)
  • The United Nations World Food Program (UNWFP) recently painted an alarming picture, reporting that nearly 350 million people-roughly 35 percent of India's population -was food insecure and consumed less than 80 percent of their total energy requirements. (wsws.org)
  • And I agree that it's a problem in the west, it's a problem in rich countries, but I lived for many years in the developing world and it's certainly a problem, for example, in South Africa where I lived, a deep, deep problem of inequality there. (truthdig.com)
  • About half a dozen years earlier than I was hoping for. (scienceblogs.com)
  • Consequently most of these commemorative half-dollars were released into general circulation after it was very obvious to the Government that people weren't going to buy them "at premium. (bellaonline.com)
  • The Yasutoko Brothers have caught the attention of young people the world over. (prnewswire.com)
  • More than half the deaths that we've seen in the United States have been among people who live in long term care facilities. (cdc.gov)
  • Fig. 1: Feeding the world under a global deal for nature. (nature.com)
  • World Maritime Day, in particular, underscores the critical role that the shipping industry plays in global trade, security, and environmental protection. (lu.se)
  • The world's total net wealth has hit $431 trillion, nearly half a quadrillion dollars, and over a quarter of it is controlled by millionaires. (forbes.com)
  • Use this printable handout to compare and contrast artistic interpretations of the book from around the world, and discuss the differences with your students. (teachervision.com)
  • We're proud to say that Opportunity is partnering with the growing Half the Sky movement as part of our commitment to invest in women. (opportunity.org)
  • The rate of new HIV infections has been reduced by half," Velephi Okello of the Swazi health ministry told journalists at an HIV science conference in Paris. (dawn.com)
  • If stockpiles are depleted by April and chipmakers don't have orders locked up in other regions of the world, it likely means further constraints for the broader supply chain and inability to manufacture the end-product for many key customers,' he said. (yahoo.com)
  • As light from the quasar passes through the universe, regions with hot baryons absorb some of the light, effectively blocking out specific wavelengths and thus leaving their mark on the remaining light from the quasar that we observe. (earthmagazine.org)
  • Like you, we believe a well-informed public that doesn't have blind faith in the status quo can help change the world. (truthdig.com)
  • That's why if we want to change the world, we need to focus on providing women with economic opportunities. (opportunity.org)
  • Ninety-three percent of our loans go to women, who consistently show inspiring resilience and determination to change their own world and the future of their children. (opportunity.org)
  • Whether in North Africa or the Middle East, in the historically backward and the advanced countries of the world, the urgent need is to resolve the crisis of leadership of the working class on the basis of Leon Trotsky's Theory of Permanent Revolution. (wsws.org)
  • Now we can study the entire process and better understand how the universe evolved to its current state, and [how it] will evolve in the future," he says. (earthmagazine.org)
  • An international effort by spam fighters has taken down the infamous Grum botnet, slashing in half the worldwide amount of spam email. (csoonline.com)
  • Jan. 2 (UPI) -- The Harlem Globetrotters set a world record by making nearly 350 half court shots in an hour while appearing on live television. (upi.com)
  • Addressing the hundreds of workers and youth at Keerthi's funeral, North emphasised the enormous significance of his role: "In the period immediately ahead, the workers, not only in Asia but throughout the world, will read and study the writings of Comrade Keerthi. (wsws.org)
  • Close to half of the sites around the world designated for special protection as areas of outstanding importance for nature are now being threatened by industrial development, a new survey has shown. (minesandcommunities.org)
  • Half a King is my favorite book by Joe Abercrombie so far, and that's saying something. (barnesandnoble.com)
  • Charm your students with colorful book covers from J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince . (teachervision.com)
  • Discover the magic of Harry Potter around the world with these colorful book covers from J.K. (teachervision.com)
  • The novels are framed around the white outsider's activity of writing a book in the postcolonial world. (lu.se)
  • ROME, Mar 31 2015 (IPS) - Driven by solar and wind, world investments in renewable energy reversed a two-year dip last year, brushing aside the challenge from sharply lower oil prices and registering a 17 percent leap over the previous year to stand at 270 billion dollars. (juancole.com)
  • The World Bank says that while there are 9 billion devices connected to the Internet today, more than half the world's population is still not able to access information online. (voanews.com)
  • Half world at risk (3.2 billion). (who.int)
  • Most Columbian half-dollars in the MS-62 to MS-64 grades can probably be found for under $100. (bellaonline.com)
  • We are accustomed to hearing that chief executive officers in U.S.-based corporations earn hundreds of times more than their average employee, but this dynamic can be found in the developing world as well. (counterpunch.org)
  • The great political ideal which inspired all his works was the cause of proletarian internationalism, which for Comrade Keerthi, found its supreme expression in the struggle to build the world party of socialist revolution. (wsws.org)