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Despite Immigration Reform, Travel Still Tricky for Cubans
- Inter Press Service
HAVANA, Jan 14 (IPS) - Maria Lourdes, a Cuban, has two passports, one from the island and another from Spain, but until now traveling was only a dream.
Mexico Tearing Its Hair Out Over Mercury
- Inter Press Service
MEXICO CITY, Jan 14 (IPS) - The Coatzacoalcos river basin in southern Mexico is so polluted that you can sense the mercury in the air, feel it and breathe it, and the population living in the area is only too aware of its undesirable neighbours: refineries and petrochemical complexes that emit this toxic element into the air and water.
Hugo Chavez and Colombia's Peace
- Inter Press Service
BOGOTA, Jan 14 (IPS) - Colombia has suffered an internal armed conflict for so many decades that it almost amounts to a "forgotten crisis" for external donors. But the president of neighbouring Venezuela, Hugo Chavez, is well aware of the conflict, and understands that it destabilises Latin America, where centre-left governments proliferate.
To Save the U.S. Economy, Lift the Bottom
- Inter Press Service
A Hundred Killed, A Community Cornered
- Inter Press Service
KARACHI, Pakistan, Jan 14 (IPS) - "I want justice," says Shukria Jamali, 20. "But I wouldn't want my worst enemies to feel the intense pain I am feeling now."
In Caribbean, Climate-Smart Agriculture Bolsters Farm Production
- Inter Press Service
ST. JOHN'S, Antigua, Jan 13 (IPS) - A new initiative is catching on in the Caribbean that aims to increase and sustain agricultural productivity by incorporating information about weather and climate into the farming process, all under the umbrella of climate-smart agriculture.
OP-ED: Learning from Haiti's Goudou Goudou
- Inter Press Service
SEATTLE. U.S., Jan 13 (IPS) - On a hillside overlooking Port-au-Prince, a muscular Haitian man in a green tank top raises a heavy steel pry bar over his head and brings it down into a hole, shattering a bit of Haiti's limestone skeleton.
Bloody Entertainment Draws Thousands
- Inter Press Service
GUWAHATI, INDIA, Jan 13 (IPS) - It's the time of the year when people of Hajo, a small town 30 kilometres from Guwahati, capital of the eastern Indian state Assam, get eager to witness the famous Bulbul fight. The Red vented Bulbul is a familiar bird on the Indian subcontinent.
Latin America and the Venezuelan Question Mark
- Inter Press Service
RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan 12 (IPS) - A lot of water has passed under the bridge in Latin America since Hugo Chávez first took office as president of Venezuela in 1999, with left-wing and centre-left governments coming to power and the emergence of paths toward integration that exclude the United States.
South Africa-Brazil Trade Partnership Hits Potholes
- Inter Press Service
JOHANNESBURG, Jan 12 (IPS) - As the five members of the BRICS group of emerging economies – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa – tighten ranks and seek to expand their global influence, the inevitable trade spats have begun.
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