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A centre for Indonesian biodiversity has been set up with funding from the US, as part of a science partnership between the two nations.

Pakistan's science budget has been cut by more than a third compared with last year, with several ministries that fund science affected.

Haiti should reinvent its education system to gear it towards science, experts have said, at a science policy meeting in Puerto Rico.

A new line of funding created by the Argentinean ministry of S&T seeks to boost innovation in the productive and scientific sectors.

Experimental AIDS vaccine ready for testing, Africa declared worst-hit by desertification, Ghana's agriculture investment on the rise, and more.

An unpublished report appears to back a scientist convicted of defamation after criticising a colleague's research on GM maize.

India is still a long way from contributing a major share of global research, but its output has been growing rapidly, says a study.

Peru's economics and finance minister has admitted for the first time that the country's science funding is too low.

A study reveals that Brazil is achieving a significant increase in PhD candidates trained and employed in the country, but much remains to be done.

A study suggesting the number of new cases of hepatitis C in Egypt is five times higher than thought has been disputed by health officals.

Two UN agencies have joined forces to convince African policymakers of the potential use of space technology in disaster management.

If a reform of Colombia's constitution is approved, science research could receive more than US$250 million a year from a resource tax.

Ecuador hopes to reinvigorate its research by attracting senior and retired scientists living abroad.

With civil war in Sri Lanka at an end, the country is pressing ahead with a long-awaited plan to boost its science.

A review of southern Africa's scientific output finds the region contributes less than one per cent of the world's publications.

A new immigration law in Arizona has led Mexican universities to postpone or cancel collaborative programmes.

Uganda tackles methane, private lives of mosquitoes key to malaria control, urgent water treatment needed in South Africa, and more.

In a renewed effort to make science relevant, the Thai government has invited private sector input into scientists' research agendas.

In Uruguay, one in every four OLPC laptops is broken, damaged or has been stolen, and the percentage is higher in poor areas.

While Chinese astronauts visited a space-tracking centre in Namibia, a top science official predicted many spin-offs for the African country.