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U.S.: Government and Industry Partner to Promote Electric Cars
- Inter Press Service
ATLANTA, Aug 29 (IPS) - A 120-million-dollar grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to the nationwide Electric Vehicle (EV) Project aims to promote and expand the use of electric vehicles in the United States.
OP-ED: Radical Salafis Overrunning the Syrian Revolution
- Inter Press Service
, Aug 29 (IPS) - The recent visit by Abd al-Halim Murad, head of the Bahraini Salafi al-Asalah movement, to Syria to meet with Syrian rebels is an attempt by him and other Gulf Salafis to hijack the Syrian revolution.
Intervention in Eastern Congo a Rising Priority for Activists
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Aug 29 (IPS) - As the situation in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) continues to deteriorate in the wake of an armed rebellion that began in April, some activists have strengthened calls for foreign military intervention.
Sweden to Fund Innovations in Water Sector
- Inter Press Service
STOCKHOLM, Aug 29 (IPS) - When the international community was struggling to ward off a potential decline in development aid in early 2000, it came up with a novel idea: a proposal for "new and innovative sources of financing", including a tax on airline tickets and a levy on foreign exchange transactions.
Q&A: The Undying Legacy of Dambudzo Marechera
- Inter Press Service
WINDHOEK, Aug 29 (IPS) - Legendary and controversial Zimbabwean writer Dambudzo Marechera, who once famously told people to let him write and drink his beer, has been dead for 25 years. However, interest in the life and work of the author, who has become a cult icon to aspiring young writers in Zimbabwe and abroad, will not die.
As Temperatures Rise in Sri Lanka, Drought Wreaks Havoc
- Inter Press Service
PUTTALAM, Sri Lanka, Aug 29 (IPS) - It is a time of extreme heat and anxiety in Sri Lanka. Even the rains last week felt like a sudden burst of cold water on the smouldering asbestos sheets on most Sri Lankan household roofs, creating a blast of cold air before the heat returns once the rains end.
Spain Hit by Epidemic of Despair
- Inter Press Service
MÁLAGA, Spain, Aug 29 (IPS) - Rising rates of depression and suicide are among the most obvious signs of the increase in mental illness resulting from the economic crisis in Spain.
- Inter Press Service
Palestinian and Israeli Kids Play a Serious Game
- Inter Press Service
JERUSALEM, Aug 29 (IPS) - On a sunny summer afternoon, kids start arriving with their parents at a park near Ein Rafa, a Palestinian village in the south of Jerusalem. The Arabic speaking kids stay in one cluster at first, and the Hebrew speaking kids chat among themselves. Soon a ball appears, and before long all the kids intermingle in a fast-paced game of Chinese football.
Palestinian and Israeli Kids Play a Serious Game
- Inter Press Service
JERUSALEM, Aug 29 (IPS) - On a sunny summer afternoon, kids start arriving with their parents at a park near Ein Rafa, a Palestinian village in the south of Jerusalem. The Arabic speaking kids stay in one cluster at first, and the Hebrew speaking kids chat among themselves. Soon a ball appears, and before long all the kids intermingle in a fast-paced game of Chinese football.
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