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The Fearful World of Network News in 2015
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jan 26 (IPS) - If your view of world events outside the U.S. was shaped in substantial part by watching the evening news shows on the three major U.S. networks last year, you'd probably want to stay home.
Activists Accuse India of Violating UN Convention on Child Rights
- Inter Press Service
NEW DELHI, Jan 26 (IPS) - Civil rights groups and child welfare activists have strongly protested against the enactment of a new Juvenile Justice Act by the Indian parliament, lowering the age of a legally defined juvenile for trial from 18 to 16- years old in heinous crimes cases.
Mexico Creates First and Second-class Migrants
- Inter Press Service
MEXICO CITY, Jan 25 (IPS) - The Mexican government's decision to grant humanitarian visas to Cuban migrants stranded in Costa Rica contrasts sharply with the poor treatment received by the tens of thousands of Central American migrants who face myriad risks as they make their way through this country on their long journey to the United States, social organisations and activists complain.
Time to Repeal Anti-Terrorism Law in Ethiopia
- Inter Press Service
OAKLAND, California, Jan 25 (IPS) - With the African Union celebrating the African Year of Human Rights at its 26th summit, at its headquarters in Addis, Ethiopia, the venue raises serious concerns about commitment to human rights.
Nevis Has A Date With Geothermal Energy
- Inter Press Service
CHARLESTOWN, St. Kitts and Nevis, Jan 25 (IPS) - Legislators on the tiny volcanic island of Nevis in the northern region of the Lesser Antilles say they are on a path to going completely green and have now set a date when they will replace diesel-fired electrical generation with 100 per cent renewable energy.
Precarious Nature of Public Employment Facilitated Mass Lay-offs in Argentina
- Inter Press Service
Iraq’s Civilians Continue to Bear the Brunt of Instability: UAE Paper/Newswire
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Jan 22 (IPS) - At least 18,802 people were killed in Iraq and another 36,245 were injured; this is the number of civilians killed in violence over the past two years and it is staggering.
Trees are the Earth’s Lungs, Says Guyana’s President, We Must Finance Their Survival
- Inter Press Service
, Jan 22 (IPS) - Guyana's new president, David Granger, sits down with IPS correspondent Desmond Brown to talk about how his country is preparing for climate change – and hoping to avert the worst before it happens.
Trees are the Earth’s Lungs, Says Guyana’s President, We Must Finance Their Survival
- Inter Press Service
, Jan 22 (IPS) - Guyana's new president, David Granger, sits down with IPS correspondent Desmond Brown to talk about how his country is preparing for climate change – and hoping to avert the worst before it happens.
After a Historic Success, Urgent Challenges Face the WTO
- Inter Press Service
GENEVA, Jan 22 (IPS) - In 2015 the international community took some huge strides forward on a number of vital issues.
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