News stories by IPS Correspondents, page 42
PHILIPPINES: Eagle Conservation Suffers Setbacks (1)
- Inter Press Service

DAVAO CITY, Philippines, Dic 17 (IPS) - Diola died almost a year ago, but she is still sorely missed by the people at the Philippine Eagle Foundation Inc (PEFI).
BANGLADESH: IODINE DEFICIENY PLAGUES COUNTRYSIDE
- Inter Press Service

JAMALPUR, BANGLADESH, Dic 17 (IPS) - MALEKA, 24, WIFE OF A WEALTHY LAND OWNER OF CHARNAGAR VILLAGE IN JAMALPUR DISTRICT, SOME 190 KMS NORTH OF THE CAPITAL DHAKA, WAS DISTRAUGHT AFTER THE DELIVERY OF HER SECOND STILL-BORN CHILD.
FRANCE: NGOs Press For Alternatives to Nuclear Power
- Inter Press Service

PARIS, Dic 17 (IPS) - A coalition of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in France are pushing their own proposals for a sustainable future in a debate on alternatives to nuclear-run power which is at the moment dominated by the nuclear industry.
COMMODITIES-GRAINS: Shortage Could Send Oilseed Prices Spiralling
- Inter Press Service

LONDON, Dic 17 (IPS) - A developing shortage of oilseeds and oilseed animal feed ingredients could lead to sharply higher prices, warned officials.
MALAYSIA-ECONOMY: Potholes on the Development Track
- Inter Press Service

KUALA LUMPUR, Dic 16 (IPS) - Malaysia's economy continues to speed along the development track, but warning lights are signalling problems that could choke its growth engine in the years ahead.
RWANDA-REFUGEES: A 'Hidden' Tribe Suffers In Silence
- Inter Press Service

LONDON, Dic 16 (IPS) - Amid the barrage of media coverage of the ethnic slaughter which raged in Rwanda this year between the Hutu and Tutsi peoples, the name Twa barely registered a mention.
BANGLADESH-TRANSPORT: ROAD TRANSPORT REVOLUTIONISES INDUSTRY
- Inter Press Service

DHAKA, Dic 16 (IPS) - A BULLOCK CART AND TIRED RICKSHAW PULLER AMBLE DOWN A DUSTY ROAD IN THE RURAL STRETCH SURROUNDING THIS CITY TILL THEY ARE STARTLED BY THA LOUD BLOWING OF A HORN.
TURKEY: Turkish And Kurdish Families Shattered by South-East War
- Inter Press Service

ISTANBUL, Dic 16 (IPS) - The war in south-east Turkey is tearing apart the families on both sides of a conflict that has already claimed as many as 15,000 lives.
ENERGY-FRANCE: NGOs Press For Alternatives to Nuclear Power
- Inter Press Service

PARIS, Dic 16 (IPS) - A coalition of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in France are pushing their own proposals for a sustainable future in a debate on alternatives to nuclear-run power which is at the moment dominated by the nuclear industry.
COMMODITIES-COPPER: Red Metal Price Hits Five-Year High
- Inter Press Service

LONDON, Dic 16 (IPS) - Copper briefly crashed over the 3,000 dollars a tonne mark for three-month metal Friday before edging back but still closed in a buoyant mood. This five-and-a-half year high is highly bullish for the red metal.

