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Deforestation Wreaks Havoc in Guatemala’s Caribbean Region
- Inter Press Service
GUATEMALA CITY, Dic 17 (IPS) - "Many tourists come to this area for bird watching, but the terrible deforestation is leading to the disappearance of so much of our flora and fauna. The cleared land is used for cattle ranching," said Haroldo Figueroa, who works as a guide in nature reserves along Guatemala's Caribbean coast.
Ceasefire Means 'Nothing' to Gaza Fishers
- Inter Press Service
GAZA CITY, Dic 17 (IPS) - Shortly after Israel and Hamas signed a ceasefire agreement on Nov. 21, the Israeli navy abducted 30 Palestinian fishers from Gaza's waters, destroyed and sank a Palestinian fishing vessel, and confiscated nine fishing boats in the space of four days.
Urgent Action Is Needed to Restore Growth
- Inter Press Service
GENEVA, Dic 17 (IPS) - The global economy weakened significantly towards the end of 2011 and further downward pressure emerged in the course of 2012. The growth rate of global output, which had already decelerated from 4.1 percent in 2010 to 2.7 percent in 2011, is expected to slow down even more in 2012 to around 2.3 per cent. Developed economies as a whole are likely to grow by only slightly more than one per cent in 2012, owing mainly to the recession currently gripping the European Union (EU).
South-South Political Alliances Yet to Influence Business
- Inter Press Service
JOHNNESBURG, Dic 17 (IPS) - Politicians in the leading developing nations have been active in boosting mutual ties, as one way of counterbalancing the influence of the developed world. But the economic success of the Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa and the India, Brazil, and South Africa groupings will depend on the extent to which businesses take advantage of the new opportunities which are being created.
Remittances Soothe the Scourge of Militancy
- Inter Press Service
PESHWAR, Pakistan, Dic 16 (IPS) - Fifty-nine-year-old Sherdil Shah, a resident of South Waziristan – a hotbed of militancy in northern Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) – used to run a modest grain shop that fetched enough money to keep his family of 10 well-fed and looked after.
Detained at the Eastern Border – Part 1
- Inter Press Service
WARSAW, Dic 16 (IPS) - A recent hunger strike, involving over 70 migrants detained in heavily guarded centers across Poland, is forcing the country to face its new responsibilities as a migration hub within the European Union.
Kashmiri Separatists Scrabble for Political Relevance
- Inter Press Service
SRINAGAR, Dic 15 (IPS) - Amid growing scepticism among Kashmiri people that the separatist leadership has lost relevance in the region's fast-changing political landscape, the All Parties Hurriyat (Freedom) Conference – an alliance of separatist political parties and religious and social groups - is making a Herculean effort to reclaim some relevance in this disputed region.
Some Take Cannabis Illicitly, Israelis Take it Seriously
- Inter Press Service
KIBBUTZ NA’AN, Israel, Dic 15 (IPS) - With his shaky hands, eighty-year-old Moshe Roth can barely pour the green powder into his pipe. Seated in a wheelchair, he murmurs in a trembling voice, "Even the scent's good."
Seven Years After Katrina, Preparing for the Next Disaster
- Inter Press Service
ATLANTA, Georgia, Dic 15 (IPS) - Many residents are still rebuilding their lives seven years after Hurricane Katrina devastated the city of New Orleans and the Gulf Coast region of the United States. Those who are able are looking ahead and organising so that they will be better prepared for future natural disasters.
Q&A: "Syria Needs a Political Solution with Peace, Justice and an End to Impunity"
- Inter Press Service
GENEVA, Dic 14 (IPS) - The first woman to preside over the United Nations Human Rights Council, Uruguayan diplomat Laura Dupuy, has made it with flying colours through one of the periods of greatest tension and conflict since the council replaced the U.N. Commission on Human Rights in 2006.
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