News stories by IPS Correspondents, page 42

  1. PHILIPPINES: Eagle Conservation Suffers Setbacks (1)

    - Inter Press Service

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    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).

  2. BANGLADESH: IODINE DEFICIENY PLAGUES COUNTRYSIDE

    - Inter Press Service

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    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.

  3. FRANCE: NGOs Press For Alternatives to Nuclear Power

    - Inter Press Service

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    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.

  4. COMMODITIES-GRAINS: Shortage Could Send Oilseed Prices Spiralling

    - Inter Press Service

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    LONDON, Dic 17 (IPS) - A developing shortage of oilseeds and oilseed animal feed ingredients could lead to sharply higher prices, warned officials.

  5. MALAYSIA-ECONOMY: Potholes on the Development Track

    - Inter Press Service

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    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.

  6. RWANDA-REFUGEES: A 'Hidden' Tribe Suffers In Silence

    - Inter Press Service

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    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.

  7. BANGLADESH-TRANSPORT: ROAD TRANSPORT REVOLUTIONISES INDUSTRY

    - Inter Press Service

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    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.

  8. TURKEY: Turkish And Kurdish Families Shattered by South-East War

    - Inter Press Service

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    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.

  9. ENERGY-FRANCE: NGOs Press For Alternatives to Nuclear Power

    - Inter Press Service

    A story from Inter Press Service, an international news agency

    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.

  10. COMMODITIES-COPPER: Red Metal Price Hits Five-Year High

    - Inter Press Service

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    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.

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