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Kim the Third
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Dic 19 (IPS) - A very Shakespearean epic is unraveling today in Pyongyang.
OP-ED: Bahraini Prime Minister Dodges Corruption Bullet, for Now
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Dic 19 (IPS) - The recent collapse of the British Serious Fraud Office court case against Victor Dahdaleh has left the Bahraini prime minister's reputation for corruption intact.
Nevis Embarks on Geothermal Energy Journey
- Inter Press Service
CHARLESTOWN, Nevis, Dic 19 (IPS) - The tiny island of Nevis in the northern region of the Lesser Antilles is one of the few remaining unspoiled places in the Caribbean. It is now seeking to become the greenest, joining a growing list of Caribbean countries pursuing clean geothermal power.
Cameroonians Flee Atrocities in Central African Republic
- Inter Press Service
YAOUNDÉ, Dic 19 (IPS) - "We couldn't stand the violence anymore," said 27-year-old Baba Hamadou shortly after alighting from a chartered flight at the Douala International Airport earlier this week.
Mexico Needs a Bouncer at the Oil Industry Door
- Inter Press Service
MEXICO CITY, Dic 19 (IPS) - As Mexico is about to open its oil industry up to foreign investment, it will need penalties for negligence and regulations that force private firms to follow best practices in order to avoid problems like oil spills, analysts say.
Q&A: “Libyan Women Were Handed Over as Spoils of War”
- Inter Press Service
TRIPOLI, Dic 19 (IPS) - Unless immediate changes are enforced, Libya is heading towards an "Afghan" model regarding women´s rights, Aicha Almagrabi, a Libyan writer and senior women rights activist, told IPS from her residence in Tripoli.
World Bank Raises 52b Dollars for Poorest Countries
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Dic 18 (IPS) - The World Bank has raised some 52 billion dollars, a record amount, for its fund for development in the world's poorest countries, though some are expressing concerns over the terms under which some of this money is being offered by donor governments.
U.N. Advice to Aid Worker: Write Last Will Before Leaving Home
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Dic 18 (IPS) - When Anoja Wijeyesekera, an aid worker with the U.N. children's agency UNICEF, received her new assignment in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan back in 1997, her appointment letter arrived with a "survival manual" and chilling instructions: write your last will before leaving home.
Nuclear Energy Small but Strategic in Brazil
- Inter Press Service
ANGRA DOS REIS, Brazil, Dic 18 (IPS) - Brazil has continued to develop nuclear energy despite the costs involved and the fact that the industry will never account for more than a small portion of the country's energy production.
When NATO Leaves Afghanistan
- Inter Press Service
JALALABAD,Afghanistan, Dic 18 (IPS) - Afghanistan's 30 million people are deeply divided over whether President Hamid Karzai should sign the Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) with Washington that will allow U.S. military operations to continue in the conflict-ravaged country after NATO forces leave in 2014.
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