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OP-ED: Obama and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: It’s Time to Act
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Mar 05 (IPS) - As President Barack Obama travels to Israel and Palestine in the spring, Washington's unconditional backing of Israel could soon begin to harm U.S. interests and security in Arab Muslim countries.
U.S. “Stalling” Could Force Acceptance of Onerous TPP
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Mar 05 (IPS) - Civil society opposition here has strengthened against a U.S.-proposed free trade zone that would include some dozen countries around the Pacific Rim.
Immigrant Groups Say Spanish Hospitality in Danger
- Inter Press Service
MALAGA, Spain, Mar 04 (IPS) - "We used to be seen as really useful, and now we're a pain in the neck," said Roberto Suárez, an Ecuadorian who was complaining about proposed fines or prison sentences that could target Spanish citizens who help undocumented immigrants.
Millions of Kenyans Vote in Historic Election
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Mar 04 (IPS) - On Monday, Mar. 4, Betty Amollo was one of the millions of Kenyans who turned out in large numbers to cast her ballot in the country's first general election since the 2007 disputed polls left almost 1,200 people dead and displaced 600,000 in the resultant inter-ethnic violence.
The World Needs More Trade to Contain the Slowdown
- Inter Press Service
GENEVA, Mar 04 (IPS) - The global economy is facing strong headwinds that have set back world trade and output growth. Despite the measures implemented in many countries to contain the slowdown, production and employment trends continue to be negative. In the light of these developments, the World Trade Organisation (WTO) recently revised its forecast for world trade growth in 2012 to 2.5 percent, down from the previous 3.7 percent forecast. We foresee a volume of trade growth of 4.5 percent in 2013, below the long-term annual average of five to six percent that we have enjoyed for the last 20 years.
Cuba Diversifies - But Energy Focus Still on Oil
- Inter Press Service
HAVANA, Mar 04 (IPS) - Cuba continues to focus heavily on oil for its energy needs, through agreements with partners like Venezuela, with the hope of discovering commercially exploitable wells in the Gulf of Mexico.
Q&A: Without More Women, Media Cannot Tell the Full Story
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 04 (IPS) - The fact that women are underrepresented in the media industry should surprise few. The severity of this imbalance and its consequences, however, are less obvious. In a new report, the Women's Media Centre exposes these disparities and their effects on society.
Reframing Gender, from Chaos to Creativity Post-2015
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 04 (IPS) - The U.N. has opened up public platforms to engage the world on how best to replace the expiring Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and frame a new development agenda, post-2015.
In Arms in a Forgotten War
- Inter Press Service
STEPANAKERT (Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, Caucasus), Mar 04 (IPS) - A Soviet-era 4x4 snores down the muddy road to the frontline. It's another foggy day in the flatlands east of the borders of the tiny and once autonomous region Nagorno-Karabakh, sandwiched between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
Bangladesh Finds a Touch of the Arab Spring
- Inter Press Service
DHAKA, Mar 03 (IPS) - Is Bangladesh just trying to process its dark legacy, the trauma of the genocide that took place during the country´s liberation war in 1971? Or is something more afoot?
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