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Chevron Rejects Shareholder Demands to Explain Record Political Spending
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, May 29 (IPS) - At an annual shareholder meeting held Wednesday, upper-level management for the oil conglomerate Chevron faced renewed questioning over its record-setting political contributions during last year's national election.
Youth Say Coca-Cola Is Easier to Find Than Condoms
- Inter Press Service
KUALA LUMPUR, May 29 (IPS) - "If I am thirsty and want a bottle of Coca-Cola I can get it, no matter where in the world I am. Why can't I get contraceptives or sexual heathcare?" asked Carlos Jimmy Macazana Quispe, a youth representative from Peru currently in Kuala Lumpur for the third edition of the Women Deliver global conference on the "health and well-being of women and girls."
U.S. Accused of Politicising Weapons of Mass Destruction
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, May 29 (IPS) - When the United States invaded Iraq back in March 2003, one of its primary objectives was to track down and destroy weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) reportedly stockpiled by the regime of President Saddam Hussein.
Despite Push by Obama, Minimum Wage Hike Plan Stagnating
- Inter Press Service
ATLANTA, Georgia, May 29 (IPS) - During his State of the Union address earlier this year, U.S. President Barack Obama spoke about the need to increase the federal minimum wage, which Congress has not voted to raise since 2007.
Post-Coup Polarisation Marks Honduran Election Campaign
- Inter Press Service
TEGUCIGALPA, May 29 (IPS) - The unhealed wounds left by the 2009 coup in Honduras will continue to mark the campaign for the Nov. 24 elections, in which nine parties are participating, four of them new political groups, spanning a wide ideological range.
Philippines Ramps Up Renewable Energy
- Inter Press Service
MANILA, May 29 (IPS) - As the Philippines grapples with frequent power outages and a growing demand for energy, government agencies and private groups say the answer to the country's power needs may lie in alternative sources.
The Bitter Taste of Liberia’s Palm Oil Plantations
- Inter Press Service
BOEGBOR, Liberia, May 29 (IPS) - Sackie Qwemie works for Equatorial Palm Oil, the company that took his land in northwestern Liberia.
Child Malnutrition Costs Global Economy Billions Yearly - Report
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, May 29 (IPS) - In addition to the serious health problems it causes, child malnutrition is costing the global economy tens of billions of dollars a year by depriving its victims of the ability to learn basic skills, according to a new report released Tuesday by Save the Children (STC).
Africa “Net Creditor” to Rest of World, New Data Shows
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, May 28 (IPS) - Over the past three decades, Africa has functioned as a "net creditor" to the rest of the world, the result of a cumulative outflow of nearly a trillion and a half dollars from the continent.
Cuba to Open Public Internet Outlets – at 4.50 Dollars an Hour
- Inter Press Service
HAVANA, May 28 (IPS) - Cuba will continue to prioritise public Internet access over connectivity in private homes, as indicated by a government announcement Tuesday that 118 new public cyber salons would open nationwide as of early June.
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