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To Walk Down The Street
- Inter Press Service
HEBRON, Occupied West Bank, Mar 01 (IPS) - Molotov cocktails, clouds of teargas, live gunfire, ambulance sirens wailing as they ferried the wounded, and round after round of rubber-coated metal bullets exploding in the street…these were familiar scenes in Palestinian protest.
Argentina's Deal with Iran Could Carry Political Price
- Inter Press Service
BUENOS AIRES, Mar 01 (IPS) - Despite the government's insistence that the purpose of the agreement struck with Iran is merely to investigate the 1994 bombing of the Jewish institution AMIA, as the Argentine parliament voted its ratification, discussions focused on geopolitics and the country's position in the changing international scenario.
U.S. Finally Passes Stronger Protections for Women against Abuse
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Mar 01 (IPS) - The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday ended more than a year of stonewalling a piece of legislation that for two decades has offered legal protections for women against sexual violence, harassment and abuse.
Ahead of March Iran Talks, U.S. Urged to Back Possible Israeli Strike
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Feb 28 (IPS) - In the same week that talks between Iran and the P5+1 (the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council plus Germany) concluded in Kazakhstan with rare positive Iranian feedback, a joint resolution declaring U.S. support for Israel in the event of an Israeli military strike on Iran's nuclear programme was brought before Congress.
Notorious Former Super-Lobbyist Urges Ethics Reform
- Inter Press Service
ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb 28 (IPS) - Notorious former Republican super-lobbyist Jack Abramoff, who spent more than three years in federal prison for tax evasion, conspiracy to bribe public officials and fraud, is now touring the U.S. urging ethics reform at the federal level.
'Media Needs an Alliance With Minorities'
- Inter Press Service
VIENNA, Feb 28 (IPS) - Amid calls from world leaders for media diversity and plurality to be strengthened to combat a rising tide of extremism and intolerance, media experts have warned that change should not be expected overnight and that governments and states have a crucial role to play in the process.
Q&A: No "Us" and "Them" in Fight for Women's Rights
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 28 (IPS) - As the earthquake in Haiti has proven, even more important than a recognised name or robust physical presence is the quality of services delivered by humanitarian relief organisations.
China Maps Out Venezuela's Valuable Mining Resources
- Inter Press Service
CARACAS, Feb 28 (IPS) - An agreement signed by the government of Venezuela and the Chinese state-owned company Citic Group for prospecting and mapping the country's mining reserves is being challenged by both the opposition and experts who argue that it will leave valuable natural resources dangerously exposed.
Aid Hurting Palestinians
- Inter Press Service
RAMALLAH, Occupied West Bank, Feb 28 (IPS) - Local food for local people. That's the idea behind Sharaka (‘partnership', in Arabic), an entirely volunteer-run, Palestinian organisation that aims to bring locally grown products directly to Palestinian dinner tables.
Women Struggle for a Place in the Pacific
- Inter Press Service
SYDNEY, Feb 28 (IPS) - Women face greater odds in achieving equal political representation in the Pacific Islands than in any other region of the world, holding just 3 percent of seats in national parliaments, compared to 20 percent in Sub-Saharan Africa and 18.5 percent in South East Asia.
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