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The Road to Myanmar Is Inviting but Potholed
- Inter Press Service
YANGON, Jan 17 (IPS) - Myanmar is flinging open the gates to foreign investment, seen as key to the southeast Asian country's future after decades of stagnation under military rule. From Coca-Cola and Unilever to Samsung and Fujitsu, the key brands of international companies can be seen hogging billboards.
Syrian Crisis Threatens Development in Arab World
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jan 17 (IPS) - The widespread sectarian violence and ongoing military conflicts in several political hotspots, including Syria, Iraq and Lebanon, have not only claimed thousands of human lives and devastated fragile economies but also undermined the U.N.'s longstanding plans to eradicate hunger and extreme poverty worldwide.
Pacific Trade Deal “Backtracking†on Environment Safeguards
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jan 16 (IPS) - An accord that would be the largest trade agreement ever negotiated appears to be rolling back environmental safeguards that have been a key part of U.S.-led trade deals for much of the past decade.
The Legacy of Canada's First PM Much Darker to First Nations
- Inter Press Service
TORONTO, Jan 16 (IPS) - Many of the challenges faced by the Conservative government in its relations with Canada's aboriginal peoples may come to a head at the 200th birthday events for Sir John A. Macdonald, the country's first prime minister, set for Jan. 11, 2015.
A Mexican State Armed to the Teeth
- Inter Press Service
MEXICO CITY, Jan 16 (IPS) - "The army decided to open fire on the people," Estanislao Beltrán, a spokesman for the self-defence forces of Michoacán, said in a radio interview after the government's attempt to disarm the vigilante groups in the state of Mexico, in which at least two people were killed.
Egyptians 'Say Yes' to New Constitution
- Inter Press Service
DOHA, Jan 16 (IPS) - Egyptians have overwhelmingly voted in favour of a new constitution drafted by the army-backed interim government, according to early results.
Tanzania Struggles to End Clashes Between Farmers and Herders
- Inter Press Service
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania, Jan 16 (IPS) - Tanzanian authorities are finding it increasingly difficult to deal with ongoing conflicts between farmers and pastoralists as they fight over limited land and water resources in this East African nation.
Israel Lobby Thwarted in Iran Sanctions Bid For Now
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jan 16 (IPS) - In what looks to be a clear victory - at least for now - for President Barack Obama, a major effort by the Israel lobby and its most powerful constituent, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), to pass a new sanctions bill against Iran has stalled in the U.S. Senate.
Clean Energy Investment Sags Amid Mounting Climate Risks
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jan 16 (IPS) - Despite Wall Street’s nascent rediscovery of green energy, global investment in alternative energy declined by 12 percent last year.
Obama, Nobel Laureates Urge Rise in U.S. Minimum Wage
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jan 15 (IPS) - Seventy-five economists, including seven Nobel Prize laureates, sent an open letter to President Barack Obama and the U.S. Congress on Tuesday, urging them to raise the federal minimum wage.
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