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Some Women’s Groups Say Uruguay’s New Abortion Law Falls Short
- Inter Press Service
MONTEVIDEO, Oct 18 (IPS) - The Uruguayan Congress passed a law Wednesday decriminalising abortion, making it the second country in Latin America where abortion is legal in cases other than rape, incest, malformation of the fetus or danger to the mother’s life.
But activists who backed the bill are not pleased with the modifications introduced in the final version.
India to Conserve Biodiversity at Grassroots
- Inter Press Service
HYDERABAD, India, Oct 17 (IPS) - India’s National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) is actively promoting decentralised grassroots livelihoods as the best way to conserve biodiversity as mandated by the Nagoya Protocol on access and benefit sharing (ABS).
In TB Fight, It's 'Pay Now or Pay Later'
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Oct 17 (IPS) - The next several years could see either the elimination of tuberculosis in some regions or millions of otherwise preventable deaths, according to new research released in Washington Wednesday by the World health Organisation (WHO).
An Empty Chair in Colombia’s Peace Talks in Oslo
- Inter Press Service
BOGOTA, Oct 17 (IPS) - Closed-door talks between members of the FARC guerrillas and the Colombian government began in Oslo Wednesday, after the delegates were taken from the airport to an undisclosed location.
Some Caribbean Hotels Back Away from Battered Coastlines
- Inter Press Service
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, Oct 17 (IPS) - The postcards portray sand, sea and sun. But key players in the Caribbean tourism industry are warning that it's time to shift gears away from the region's threatened coastlines and instead promote inland attractions like biodiversity.
Malawi Considers Controversial EU Trade Deal
- Inter Press Service
BLANTYRE, Oct 17 (IPS) - Malawi has opened up negotiations on the economic partnership agreement (EPA) with the European Union, which have been deadlocked since 2002.
Communities Organise to Confront Climate Change in El Salvador
- Inter Press Service
SAN NICOLÁS LEMPA, El Salvador, Oct 17 (IPS) - Armed with chainsaws, machetes and shovels, local residents of El Salvador’s Lower Lempa River Basin, near the Pacific Ocean, are unblocking the flow of rivers and pruning the branches of trees on riverbanks to keep them from falling into the chocolate-colored water.
OP-ED: What We Owe Our Youth
- Inter Press Service
MEXICO CITY, Oct 17 (IPS) - On Wednesday, we kick off a three-day meeting in Mexico City to discuss how to boost the involvement of young people in politics and expand their role in consolidating democracy in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Violence Against Women Persists in Bangladesh
- Inter Press Service
DHAKA, Oct 17 (IPS) - Bangladesh, often cited as a model of progress in achieving the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), appears to be sliding backwards when it comes to dealing with violence against women (VAW).
Local Money Sets Its Own Stamp
- Inter Press Service
VENICE, Oct 17 (IPS) - Bristol, the eighth most populous town in the UK, has launched a local currency - the Bristol Pound. That makes it one of the largest localities to embrace a complementary currency among more than 2,500 worldwide.
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