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Land Is Life, and It’s Slipping Away
- Inter Press Service
PHNOM PENH, Feb 14 (IPS) - Nean Narin, a humble man and father of three children, says his family is going hungry.
Fish Swim Against the Taliban Tide
- Inter Press Service
PESHAWAR, Feb 14 (IPS) - The rivers in northern Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province were once thick with trout. Spanning hundreds of kilometres, these water bodies played host to the exotic fish, first introduced by the British in the early 1900s, which eventually became a staple in the diets and livelihoods of the province's 20 million residents.
'No Blue Skies Opportunities' in South African Mining
- Inter Press Service
CAPE TOWN, South Africa, Feb 14 (IPS) - A calamitous year in mining has left many wondering whether it should still have a part in South Africa's future. Illegal strikes, including one that left 47 people dead near Marikana in the northwest of the country, soaring costs and depressed world commodity markets have left the industry in its worst crisis in years.
U.S. Urged to Lean Harder on Bahrain's Ruling Family
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Feb 14 (IPS) - On the eve of the second anniversary of the uprising in Bahrain, the administration of President Barack Obama is being urged to press the royal family to make genuine compromises with the predominantly Shi'a opposition.
Cuba - Five Decisive Years
- Inter Press Service
HAVANA, Feb 13 (IPS) - Early this month, Cubans went to the polls to elect delegates nominated by municipal and provincial assemblies to the island's parliament, the highest government body where citizens' votes carry decisive weight. The turnout, as usual, was over 90 percent, and all the municipal candidates, as usual, were voted in.
Spain's Crisis Pits Fair Trade Against Empty Wallets
- Inter Press Service
Energy, Economy Key in Major Obama Address
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Feb 13 (IPS) - In a major annual address Tuesday night, President Barack Obama offered further details on a broad and ambitious range of policy priorities, taking advantage of perhaps his single most significant opportunity to guide the public conversation on his second-term agenda.
Native Peoples Say: No Consultations, No Concessions
- Inter Press Service
LIMA, Feb 13 (IPS) - Representatives of native communities in the Amazon region of Peru, where the first ever "prior consultation" about a project affecting their territory will be held, have pressured the authorities into promising that their views will be taken into account every step of the way. But the government's word is no longer enough to assuage their mistrust.
Brazilian President Stumbles on Energy
- Inter Press Service
RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb 13 (IPS) - Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, whose political career was fuelled by her stellar performance in the energy sector, is now faced with an ironic challenge: how to bring down the unusually high price of electricity predominantly generated by hydropower – the cheapest source – in this South American country of 196.6 million people.
The Energy Is in the Nuclear Talk
- Inter Press Service
PARIS, Feb 13 (IPS) - Nuclear energy and defence deals will be high on the agenda when French President François Hollande makes a state visit to India this week, but few analysts expect any solid contracts to result from the two-day trip Thursday and Friday.
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