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To save endangered languages, tribes turn to tech

Endangered Languages - AP

... But these are no Silicon Valley techies in town for one of the city's massive electronics shows. Many are from far-flung American Indian reservations, and their high-tech devices are serving a decidedly old-school purpose: trying to save their languages from the brink of extinction.

 

Tribe, ranchers fight over rainforest in Panama

Deforestation is blamed for 20 percent of harmful carbon dioxide emissions and the extinction of thousands of unique species of plants, animals and insects. The issue means nothing less than survival in Panama, where ranchers and tribesmen are at odds over a dwindling rainforest.

 

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