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Mankind Approaching 'Carbon Cliff', Report Warns
- Inter Press Service
UXBRIDGE, Canada, Nov 07 (IPS) - A new international business report warns fossil fuel use is pushing humanity towards a catastrophic overheating of the planet, with temperature increases of four or even six degrees Celsius. No major developed or developing country is doing anything close to what's needed to prevent large parts of the planet from becoming uninhabitable, the report found.
Netanyahu's 2010 Order Was Not a Move to War on Iran
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Nov 06 (IPS) - A new twist was added to the longrunning media theme of a threat by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to go to war with Iran when news stories seemed to suggest Monday that Netanyahu had ordered the Israeli military to prepare for an imminent attack on Iranian nuclear sites in 2010.
U.N. Warns Syria Heading Towards Destruction
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 06 (IPS) - Following its failed efforts to contain the 19-month-old insurrection in battle-torn Syria, the United Nations has issued a new warning: the besieged country is heading towards "destruction".
Low Wages, No Labour Rights the Norm in Mexico
- Inter Press Service
MEXICO CITY, Nov 06 (IPS) - Miguel* is one of millions of Mexicans scraping by on a meagre income – he earns 60 dollars a week working 11 hours a day in an electronic products store in the northern city of Mexicali.
Brazil Embarks on Cloning of Wild Animals
- Inter Press Service
RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov 06 (IPS) - Brazilian scientists are attempting to clone animals in danger of extinction, like the jaguar and maned wolf, although the potential impact on the conservation of these threatened species is still not clear.
Little Support for Military Offensive on Af-Pak Border
- Inter Press Service
KARACHI, Nov 06 (IPS) - As shock and outrage over the Taliban's shooting of young Malala Yousafzai - a female activist - subsides, a new question has begun to make its rounds among political commentators in Pakistan: whether or not the government should launch an offensive against militants along the country's border with Afghanistan.
Sierra Leone - Women Shoot Themselves in the Foot in Elections
- Inter Press Service
FREETOWN, Nov 06 (IPS) - Only 38 women - of a total of 586 candidates - will contest parliamentary seats in Sierra Leone's November elections, and the blame for this can be laid squarely on the shoulders of the current group of female lawmakers, according to Barbara Bangura, the director of the women's organisation Grassroots Empowerment for Self Reliance.
Focus on Swing States Could Weaken Democracy in the U.S.
- Inter Press Service
Rights Community Welcomes First U.N. Statement on Tibet
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Nov 06 (IPS) - Human rights workers and Tibet-focused activists are hailing a strongly worded statement by the United Nations' top official on human rights, drawing attention to growing public discontent in Tibet just ahead of a major leadership shuffle that will reverberate throughout the Communist Party of China.
Voter Suppression Tactics Likely to Affect U.S. Election
- Inter Press Service
ATLANTA, Georgia, Nov 06 (IPS) - Voter suppression has reached new heights in the United States, analysts and experts say, as elected state officials have increasingly resorted to a new and growing generation of voter suppression tactics.
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