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China Outranks West to Grab Top Spot in Global Tourism
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Apr 22 (IPS) - China, which has outranked Japan as the world's second largest economy and moved ahead of Russia as the world's second largest military spender, has hit the top spot in global tourism.
Paraguay’s Colorado Party Back in Power
- Inter Press Service
ASUNCION, Apr 22 (IPS) - Paraguay's right-wing Colorado Party, which ruled the country for 60 years until 2008, will return to power under President-elect Horacio Cartes, who won Sunday's presidential elections with a wide margin.
Iceland Project Plays Dice With Nature, And Loses
- Inter Press Service
REYKJAVIK, Apr 22 (IPS) - Since the controversial Karahnjukar dam in East Iceland was brought into operation in 2006, conditions in the downstream Lagarfljot lake have become much worse, according to information gathered by the energy company Landsvirkjun. Some of the changes are irreversible, scientists say.
‘Tell Us About Jail – Just In Case’
- Inter Press Service
HEBRON, Occupied West Bank, Apr 22 (IPS) - "Three interrogators questioned me for three hours. I was handcuffed. They beat me, slapped me, kicked me, boxed me, accused me of throwing stones; played a video of a demonstration. I denied I was there. So again, they beat me up," recounts Zein Abu-Mariya, 17, seated on a sofa next to dad.
Somali Women Cashing in on Business
- Inter Press Service
MOGADISHU, Apr 22 (IPS) - In the Hamarweyne market, Mogadishu's largest, 24-year-old Maryama Yunis is finding success with her tiny cosmetic store. The young Somali entrepreneur has been in business for two years, selling everything from soaps and shampoos to lipsticks and eyeliners, and now she's turning a decent profit.
Wind Brings Light to Somaliland
- Inter Press Service
HARGEISA, Apr 22 (IPS) - A wind turbine, situated some 20 kilometres outside of Somaliland's capital Hargeisa, has become a significant totem of the country's changing energy landscape.
Civil Society Raises Pressure Over NPT
- Inter Press Service
GENEVA, Apr 21 (IPS) - As parties to the treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) begin their second preparatory conference in Geneva on Monday, representatives of civil society and several countries have decided to bring the festering nuclear issue and its potential humanitarian consequences to the centre stage.
An End to a Cold War?
- Inter Press Service
BELGRADE, Apr 21 (IPS) - On Apr. 19, Serbia and Kosovo put years of animosity aside when their prime ministers Ivica Dacic and Hashim Thaci initialled the first ever agreement between Belgrade and Pristina that should lead to normalisation of relations between the two former enemies.
Poachers Close in on Last Rhino Retreat
- Inter Press Service
GUWAHATI, India, Apr 21 (IPS) - The year 2013 opened on a disastrous note for the one-horned rhinoceros of the northeastern Indian state of Assam. At the beginning of April, officials in the Kaziranga National Park (KNP), one of the last retreats left in South Asia for these endangered creatures, reported that 17 rhinos had been poached.
Global Campaign to Ban Killer Robots Will Sidestep Landmines
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Apr 20 (IPS) - When international human rights groups launch a global campaign next week to ban "fully autonomous weapons", they will follow in the footsteps of the highly-successful 1990s collective worldwide effort to ban anti-personnel landmines and blinding lasers.
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