News headlines in August 2010, page 6

  1. ENERGY: Is Fracking Even Worse Than Drilling?

    - Inter Press Service

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    With cleanup of the Gulf of Mexico barely underway, energy companies are already assuming a crouching stance in anticipation of a no-holds-barred attack by environmentalists on what the industry says is the next major breakthrough in natural resource extraction.

  2. NICARAGUA: Major Blow to Illiteracy Among Native Groups

    - Inter Press Service

    A story from Inter Press Service, an international news agency

    For 46 years, Nicanor García didn't know that his first name was seven letters long and that the first letter was also the start of the names of his country, Nicaragua, and his father, Norberto. He found out just eight months ago, when he finally learned how to read and write.

  3. Fish Kills Worry Gulf Scientists, Fishers, Environmentalists

    - Inter Press Service

    A story from Inter Press Service, an international news agency

    Another massive fish kill, this time in Louisiana, has alarmed scientists, fishers and environmentalists who believe they are caused by oil and dispersants.

  4. UGANDA: Unfriendly Nurses and Culture Hinder Male Involvement in HIV Prevention

    - Inter Press Service

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    Irene Wangolo was advised to take an HIV test during her antenatal visit and to return to the clinic with her husband so they could be counselled on preventing HIV transmission to their unborn baby.

  5. MALAWI: Women Candidates Hard Hit by Election Postponement

    - Inter Press Service

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    News that Malawi’s November local government elections are to be postponed yet again has hit female candidates hard — and mostly in their pockets. And it could mean that the country will have less female candidates to vote for when they finally go to the polls.

  6. HEALTH-UGANDA: Problems with Anti-Counterfeit Bill Persist

    - Inter Press Service

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    Health rights activists still insist that, despite some improvements to Uganda’s controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Bill, it will affect the availability of generic medicine if enacted in present form.

  7. Climate-related Security Predictions Coming True in Pakistan

    - Inter Press Service

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    Analysts have been warning for several years that the impacts of climate change directly relate to the national security of the U.S. and other countries, but the link has never been so clear as it is today in northwest Pakistan.

  8. CHILE: Forestry Industry Sows Poverty, Study Says

    - Inter Press Service

    A story from Inter Press Service, an international news agency

    The poverty rate in the districts of southern Chile where the logging industry is the main economic activity is nearly twice the national average, a new study shows.

  9. Mobile HIV Test Unit a Hit in Congo

    - Inter Press Service

    A story from Inter Press Service, an international news agency

    'I came here out of curiosity, but I ended up taking an AIDS test. I have the results,' Gerard, 30 years old, told IPS. He adds, right before leaving: 'The results are negative.'

  10. SOUTH AFRICA: Teachers' Voices Heard in Public Sector Strike

    - Inter Press Service

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    South African teachers - along with other public service employees - have embarked on an indefinite strike over wages. The unions are demanding an 8.6 percent wage increase. Government says it cannot afford to offer 1.3 million striking public servants any more than seven percent.

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