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Cuba, a Country with a Broken Heart
- Inter Press Service
HAVANA, Aug 05 (IPS) - For Cubans, baseball is not a sport, much less a game: it is almost a religion, and taken very seriously.
Geothermal Energy Stuck in a Hole in Switzerland
- Inter Press Service
ST. GALLEN, Switzerland, Aug 05 (IPS) - An accident in a flagship project threatens the future of geothermal energy in Switzerland. The mishap that was followed by earthquakes has come as a warning that geothermal deep drilling still has a long way to go.
Underage Girls Are Egypt’s Summer Rentals
- Inter Press Service
El HAWAMDIA, Egypt, Aug 05 (IPS) - Each summer, wealthy male tourists from Gulf Arab states flock to Egypt to escape the oppressive heat of the Arabian Peninsula, taking residence at upscale hotels and rented flats in Cairo and Alexandria. Many come with their families and housekeeping staff, spending their days by the pool, shopping, and frequenting cafes and nightclubs. Others come for a more sinister purpose.
Steps to Protect South Africa’s Wattled Cranes
- Inter Press Service
KWAZULU-NATAL MIDLANDS, South Africa, Aug 05 (IPS) - On a winter's afternoon in late July, potato farmer John Campbell and the Endangered Wildlife Trust's Tanya Smith surveyed the Umgeni Vlei Nature Reserve from a hilltop on Ivanhoe Farm in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands.
Military Boot Pushes Down on Democracy
- Inter Press Service
CAIRO, Aug 04 (IPS) - Egypt's military chief, General Abdel Fatah El-Sissi, who in July announced on state television that the army had ousted Egypt's first democratically elected president, has tried to wrap a veneer of democracy around actions that most others have condemned as a coup.
India Moves to Protect the Rented Womb
- Inter Press Service
KOLKATA, India, Aug 03 (IPS) - India's matinee idol Shah Rukh Khan and his wife Gauri Khan announced recently that they had their third child through surrogacy. Gossip columns said that Gauri Khan, a mother of two teenagers, had tried to conceive for the last couple of years and at last resorted to surrogacy.
Nepali - But Not in the Eyes of Nepal
- Inter Press Service
KATHMANDU, Aug 03 (IPS) - Ten years after she was trafficked to an Indian circus, 22-year-old Radha has returned home stateless, with no document to prove she is a Nepali citizen. Her parents are Nepali but she married a fellow Indian circus member, and does not qualify to be a Nepali citizen any more.
Extremist Violence Returns to Hit Mogadishu
- Inter Press Service
MOGADISHU/NAIROBI, Aug 03 (IPS) - As the Somali government announced it would set up a coastguard to combat piracy in this Horn of African nation, insecurity is emerging as the biggest challenge that the government faces – and it is only getting worse.
New Brazilian Law Guarantees Protocol for Rape Victims
- Inter Press Service
RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 02 (IPS) - Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff signed a law guaranteeing treatment - including emergency contraception - for rape victims in public hospitals, in spite of strong opposition from religious conservatives who believe it will lead to the decriminalisation of abortion.
Fearing August Terror Attacks, U.S. Takes Precautions Overseas
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Aug 02 (IPS) - U.S. authorities claim the month of August may be a dangerous one for U.S. citizens residing abroad, and they are apparently going to great lengths to reduce the risk.
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