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U.N. Downplays Health Effects of Nuclear Radiation
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 26 (IPS) - The United Nations has come under criticism from medical experts and members of civil society for what these critics consider inaccurate statements about the effects of lingering radioactivity on local populations.
Q&A: Empower Indigenous Women to Assert Their Rights
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 26 (IPS) - Women around the world are exposed to domestic violence, sexual and economic exploitation, gender-based violence, female genital mutilation and child marriage. For indigenous women and girls, however, the risk of being victims of such issues are especially high.
Education in Afghanistan – the Good, the Bad and the Ugly
- Inter Press Service
KABUL, Jun 26 (IPS) - Despite impressive advancements in enrolment rates, media reports of gas attacks on girls' schools, shoddy books, and a lack of classroom facilities continue to mar the reputation of the education system in Afghanistan.
Creating Their Own Spring
- Inter Press Service
GIRKE LEGE, Syria, Jun 26 (IPS) - The soldiers of former Libyan strongman Muammar Gaddafi had left just a few days before, but a group of about 50 children were already singing in the Amazigh language in the village of Yefren, 110 kilometres south of Tripoli. This month will mark two years since the establishment of the first Amazigh school in Libya.
‘Smiling Coast of Africa’ Works to Attract Tourists
- Inter Press Service
BANJUL, Jun 26 (IPS) - Mr. and Mrs. Gridley* are among a handful of tourists laying pool side and working on their tropical tan at the Kairaba Beach Hotel, a five-star hotel on the idyllic coast of Kololi in the Gambia.
U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down Key Voting Rights Provision
- Inter Press Service
ATLANTA, Georgia, Jun 26 (IPS) - The U.S. Supreme Court struck down a key provision, Section 4, of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) of 1965 in a five to four ruling today, halting enforcement of Section 5 of the act.
Obama Unveils Plan to Circumvent Congress on Climate Change
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jun 25 (IPS) - Stymied by the U.S. Congress, President Barack Obama on Tuesday unveiled his vision to reset the United States' incoherent national plan to combat climate change, offering dozens of regulatory tweaks and targets that his administration could now implement without Congressional approval.
Police Brutality Fuels Protests in Brazil
- Inter Press Service
RIO DE JANEIRO, Jun 25 (IPS) - Matheus Mendes Costa, a 21-year-old university student, spent 13 hours in a three-square-metre police station holding cell after he was arrested in this Brazilian city for allegedly assaulting police officers and destroying public property.
Flood Risks in Venezuela Increased by “New Rains” Linked to Climate Change
- Inter Press Service
CARACAS, Jun 25 (IPS) - "The river is reclaiming its place, the water has risen up to here," says Ana Polanco, crouching down to hold her hand high above her head in the little tin house she shares with her children in El Hueco, one of the communities on the east side of the Venezuelan capital besieged by the polluted and deceptively calm Guaire River.
Caribbean Apprehensive as Dangers of Climate Change Increase
- Inter Press Service
KINGSTON, Jun 25 (IPS) - It has taken just eight inches of water for Jamaica to be affected by rising sea levels, with parts of the island nation have disappearing completely, threatening people's livelihoods and much more.
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