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Israelis Ski on Thin Snow
- Inter Press Service
MOUNT HERMON, Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, Feb 13 (IPS) - Unbending winds howl in the mountain; seldom carrying echoes of the two-year-old civil war closing in on Damascus just 35 kilometres away. But Israelis revel in immaculate pleasure. Albeit an internationally-recognised Syrian territory, the Israeli-controlled high ground is de facto their one and only ski resort.
African Troops Arrive As Divisions Fracture Malian Army
- Inter Press Service
BAMAKO, Feb 13 (IPS) - Soldiers belonging to the African-led International Support Mission to Mali continue to stream into this West African nation, as several hundred troops have already been deployed to secure towns across the country.
African Smallholder Farmers Need to Become Virus Detectors
- Inter Press Service
KAMPALA, Feb 13 (IPS) - Unless African smallholder farmers, who comprise the majority of food growers on the continent, are given the tools and knowledge to cope with the increased occurrences of plant virus diseases, the livelihoods of millions will be at stake, according to Nteranya Sanginga, the director general of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture.
North Korean Test Puts More Pressure on Obama
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Feb 13 (IPS) - Tuesday's nuclear test by North Korea poses major new questions about the sustainability of President Barack Obama's first-term policy of "strategic patience" in dealing with Pyongyang.
Investing in Kids Isn't Rocket Science
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 13 (IPS) - The Millennium Development Goals challenged the world to cut extreme poverty in half, dramatically reduce child mortality, and make primary education universal, but Jody Heymann and Kristen McNeill say the world can do more.
River Restoration Remains Out of Reach
- Inter Press Service
BUENOS AIRES, Feb 12 (IPS) - The process of cleaning the Matanza-Riachuelo river basin, which in its final flow borders the Argentinian capital, shows remarkable progress. But the biggest challenge remains the cleaning of the watercourse, which has been damaged by centuries of neglect.
North Korea Defies World Body with Third Nuke Test
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 12 (IPS) - North Korea, which conducted its third nuclear test Monday, is following closely in the heavy footsteps of Israel as one of the world's most intransigent nations, ignoring Security Council resolutions and defying the international community.
In the Land of Gas, the Residents Have None
- Inter Press Service
LA PAZ, Feb 12 (IPS) - The 19,000 inhabitants of the municipality of Caraparí, the area supplying a third of Bolivia's gas exports, do not have access to gas or petrol, six years after the nationalisation of the mega deposit and almost a quarter century after its discovery.
Q&A: Community Radio Reflects Levels of Democracy
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 12 (IPS) - In 1983, producers of popular radio, alternative radio and educational radio convened in Montreal to define a new genre of radio: community radio. Those dialogues led to the formation of the World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters (AMARC).
Khamenei Looks Off-Balance After Dramatic Week
- Inter Press Service
TEHRAN, Feb 12 (IPS) - Last week's dramatic and very public display of deep fissures among the leading politicians of Iran has left many here wondering if the conflict will escalate into an all-out war among various political factions in the run-up to the presidential election in June.
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