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Bangladesh Must Pause Down the Nuclear Path
- Inter Press Service
, Jan 28 (IPS) - Few critical questions have been raised so far by Bangladesh's intellectual community over the deal towards construction of two nuclear power plants in Rooppur, 180km from capital Dhaka.
Better to Ride These Bikes Than Make Them
- Inter Press Service
Turning on Taps a Risky Business in Zimbabwe
- Inter Press Service
HARARE, Jan 28 (IPS) - For three weeks Tavonga Kwidini and his wife Maria had no tap water in their home in Glen View, one of the many dry suburbs in Zimbabwe's capital, Harare.
No Woman Should Die Giving Life
- Inter Press Service
ADDIS ABABA, Jan 27 (IPS) - Every single day, 452 women in sub-Saharan Africa die from pregnancy-related causes; that's 18 women every hour.
New Revolution Against New Constitution
- Inter Press Service
CAIRO, Jan 27 (IPS) - Hundreds of thousands hit the streets countrywide on and after the second anniversary of Egypt's Tahrir Square uprising Jan. 25 to protest the policies of President Mohamed Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood from which he hails. A chief demand was the abrogation – or modification at least – of Egypt's newly-approved constitution.
Who's Watching Those Unblinking Eyes in the Sky?
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jan 26 (IPS) - On the long meadows of Prospect Park in Brooklyn, New York, a man pilots an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) – more commonly referred to as drones – in figure eights to the amusement of his Labrador.
Dubious Awards Presented at Davos
- Inter Press Service
DAVOS, Jan 26 (IPS) - Only a stone's throw from the Davos World Economic Forum meeting, a group of non-governmental organisations presented the annual Public Eye Awards this week to Goldman Sachs and Royal Dutch Shell.
Can Europe and Latin America Meet as Equals?
- Inter Press Service
RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan 26 (IPS) - The European Union's serious economic and financial crisis stands in stark contrast to the relative stability and decade-long growth enjoyed by Latin America and the Caribbean and could put the two blocs on equal footing, giving the Southern region more leverage to further its demands and economic growth.
Portugal's Disappearing Middle Class
- Inter Press Service
LISBON, Jan 25 (IPS) - Poverty in Portugal has risen to levels that were unimaginable a year ago despite the bleak outlook forecasted by the harsh measures imposed by the troika of creditors in exchange for the country's financial bailout.
Women Navigate Political Minefield in Kenya
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Jan 25 (IPS) - Few women in Kenya harbour illusions of entering politics. Blatant discrimination, threats and intimidations, an uneven playing field and a largely unsympathetic public have turned electoral politics into a veritable minefield for women hoping to secure top government posts.
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