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The Frightening Scenario of the Nuclear War
- Inter Press Service
NORTHAMPTON, U.S., Dic 18 (IPS) - Soon after President Barack Obama was elected in 2008, hundreds of leaders of the global medical community wrote an open letter to him, and to newly elected Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, urging them to make the abolition of nuclear weapons their highest priority:
Bolivia’s Ayoreo Indians, Devoured by the City
- Inter Press Service
SANTA CRUZ, Bolivia, Dic 18 (IPS) - No one knows exactly when they will show up, but when they do, it's impossible not to notice them. In one of the busiest street markets in this bustling city in eastern Bolivia, a handful of members of the Ayoreo indigenous community periodically take over a portion of the sidewalk.
Detained at the Eastern Border – Part 2
- Inter Press Service
WARSAW, Dic 18 (IPS) - Twenty-two years ago today, on Dec. 18, 1990, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families.
Women and Activists Lament Japan’s Election Outcome
- Inter Press Service
TOKYO, Dic 18 (IPS) - The return to power of Japan's conservative and hard-line Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) on Sunday indicates that voters traded urgently needed social and environmental reforms for traditional male-led leadership, according to analysts here.
China is Opening a Confrontation on the Sea
- Inter Press Service
SAN SALVADOR, BAHAMAS, Dic 18 (IPS) - The victory of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in the recent Japanese elections, with Shinzo Abe coming back as prime minister after five years, will probably mean an escalation of tensions with China. Both countries are embarking on a fresh burst of nationalism, but for different reasons.
Farmers Need to Grow Climate Smart
- Inter Press Service
BULAWAYO, Dic 18 (IPS) - Farmers cannot wait much longer for negotiators to reach an agreement on including a work programme on agriculture in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. And until one is approved, "it will continue to be difficult for farmers to produce the food needed, and at the same time reduce greenhouse gas emissions."
In Dominica, Diminished Rivers Among Climate Change's Effects
- Inter Press Service
ROSEAU, Dominica, Dic 18 (IPS) - Eighty-year-old Rupert Lawrence has been living in the Dominica capital, Roseau, for nearly 60 years. Like visitors to the island, he too is fascinated by the fact that the town square has a river running right through its centre.
Financial Crimes Cost Developing World At Least a Trillion Dollars
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Dic 18 (IPS) - The developing world lost nearly one trillion dollars in 2010 as a result of corruption, tax evasion, and other financial crimes not involving cash transactions, according to a new report released here Monday by Global Financial Integrity (GFI).
Q&A: Documentary Tackles Child Abuse in Cuba
- Inter Press Service
HAVANA, Dic 18 (IPS) - "Child abuse merits a different, in-depth approach. The objective of this film is to make the problem visible and promote debate and reflection," says Eric Corvalán, director of a documentary that required "breaking through walls."
Rate of U.S., Russian Nuclear Disarmament “Slowing”
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Dic 17 (IPS) - Although the United States and Russia have massively reduced their collective number of nuclear weapons since the heyday of the Cold War, the rate of that reduction is slowing, the Federation of American Scientists (FAS) warned Monday.
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