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TB Remains World’s Single Largest Infectious Killer, says WHO
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON DC, Oct 10 (IPS) - Mandy Slutsker is the policy and advocacy manager for ACTION Global Health Advocacy Partnership's Secretariat, Washington, D.C. A disease that we know how to prevent, treat, and cure has become the world's leading infectious killer: tuberculosis (TB), an airborne bacterial infection.
“Our Choices Matter More Than Ever Before” To Limit Climate Change
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 10 (IPS) - The release of a groundbreaking report has left the international community reeling over very real, intensified impacts of climate change which will hit home sooner rather than later. So what now?
New Agreement with Canada and U.S. Is Win-Lose for Mexico
- Inter Press Service
MEXICO CITY, Oct 09 (IPS) - Following the fanfare of the countries' leaders and the relief of the export and investment sectors, experts are analysing the renewed trilateral agreement with Canada and the United States, where Mexico made concessions in sectors such as e-commerce, biotechnology, automotive and agriculture.
As Amazon Warms, Tropical Butterflies and Lizards Seek the Shade
- Inter Press Service
PORT OF SPAIN, Oct 09 (IPS) - Recent research at a centre in Guyana shows that some types of butterflies and lizards in the Amazon have been seeking shelter from the heat as Amazonian temperatures rise.
Improving Infrastructure Planning In Developing Countries
- Inter Press Service
KUALA LUMPUR and SYDNEY, Oct 09 (IPS) - Infrastructure investment is necessary, but hardly sufficient to enable developing countries to transform their economies to achieve sustainable prosperity, according to this year's UNCTAD Trade and Development Report: Power, Platforms and the Free Trade Delusion (TDR 2018), released in late September.
Consumption & Emissions: Rich Indians v/s Rich (& Poor) Americans
- Inter Press Service
NEW DELHI, Oct 09 (IPS) - The growing consumption of the ‘rich' in ‘poor' countries has been a running theme in the climate change debate for some time now. A large majority of opinion makers in developed countries, especially the US, are convinced that rising consumption of the rich in the developing world is responsible for climate change.
Farmers Generate Their Own Electricity in El Salvador
- Inter Press Service
Joya de Talchiga, EL SALVADOR, Oct 08 (IPS) - In Lilian Gómez's house, nestled in the mountains of eastern El Salvador, the darkness of the night was barely relieved by the faint, trembling flames of a pair of candles, just like in the houses of her neighbours. Until now.
Caribbean-American Artist Blazes in New Show
- Inter Press Service
PARIS, Oct 08 (IPS) - When Jean-Michel Basquiat's paintings were shown in France a few years ago, a visitor overheard a teenager remarking that the artwork seemed to have come from "a very angry little boy".
Cyber Attacks Growing Problem in Developing Nations
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON DC, Oct 08 (IPS) - Few experiences undermine a digital financial services (DFS) customer's finances and trust in DFS like becoming the victim of a cybercrime. This is especially true of low-income customers, who are least able to rebound from the losses, and of the newly banked, whose trust in financial services may be fragile.
Leveraging the Potential for Green Growth in Vulnerable Countries
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 08 (IPS) - In May the United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres announced next year's summit on climate. This assertion has given green growth and the Global Green Growth Institute international momentum, which was reflected in the events of the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City.
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