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War Widows Struggle in a ‘Man’s World’
- Inter Press Service
DHARAN, Nepal/KILINOCHCHI, Sri Lanka, Dic 13 (IPS) - Sita Tamang's husband went missing sometime in 2004, two years before Nepal's civil war came to an end. A native of Dharan, a town about 600 kilometres southeast of Kathmandu, Tamang waited seven years after his disappearance before she tried to claim compensation offered by the government after the 2006 peace deal ended this country's bloodshed.
Saving Tanzania’s Poorest Children
- Inter Press Service
DAR ES SALAAM, Dic 13 (IPS) - Half asleep, Anuary lies exhausted on his bed in Amana Hospital in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania's capital. His mother, Mariam Saidi, sits on the edge of his mattress, staring blankly out of the window. Every now and then, she turns to wipe her 18-month-old son's forehead.
Argentina Making Strides in Protection of Ocean Areas
- Inter Press Service
BUENOS AIRES, Dic 13 (IPS) - Argentina is creating protected marine areas at a rate of knots. In the last 10 years, the preservation of saltwater areas has expanded, and for the first time an Atlantic ocean zone is being added to the list.
Bolivia’s Tapiete People – a Culture in the Hands of 38 Families
- Inter Press Service
SAMUGUATE, Bolivia, Dic 13 (IPS) - Three and a half hours away from the nearest town along a dirt road, 38 families are struggling to preserve their land, customs and language in Bolivia's Gran Chaco region. They are the Tapiete Indians, who refuse to disappear.
Major Study Suggests Crimes Against Humanity in Sudan
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Dic 12 (IPS) - Reporting on the results of a two-year investigation, on Wednesday the U.S.-based Human Rights Watch presented findings that suggest that the Sudanese government's aerial bombardment of civilians in the country's south could amount to crimes against humanity.
Favelas - the Football in the Run-Up to Brazil's World Cup
- Inter Press Service
RIO DE JANEIRO, Dic 12 (IPS) - Opinions are divided in Morro da Providência, Brazil's oldest favela, over construction works for the 2014 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 Olympics. While some residents are optimistic about the improvements that lie ahead, others point out that hundreds of dwellings will be demolished.
Outrage Over Acquittal in Argentine Sex Trafficking Case
- Inter Press Service
BUENOS AIRES, Dic 12 (IPS) - The courtroom broke out in angry shouts and cries when judges in Argentina unexpectedly acquitted 13 defendants accused of kidnapping a young woman and forcing her into prostitution in 2002.
Dreams of a ‘Green Utopia’ Wither in the Maghreb
- Inter Press Service
BERLIN, Dic 12 (IPS) - When the Desertec Industrial Initiative (DII), an alliance of 21 major European corporations, first unveiled plans to install a network of solar thermal, photovoltaic, and wind plants across the North African Maghreb region to generate electricity, the project was greeted as a ‘green utopia'.
Native Communities in Peru Take Charge of Environmental Monitoring
- Inter Press Service
LIMA, Dic 12 (IPS) - At the end of every month, with the skill of an environmental engineer, Wilson Sandi prepares a work plan that will be used by Achuar indigenous people, like him, to document the scars left by 40 years of oil drilling in the Peruvian Amazon region of Loreto.
Changing the Game to Achieve Nuclear Disarmament
- Inter Press Service
LONDON, Dic 12 (IPS) - Twenty-five years ago, on Dec. 8, presidents Mikhail Gorbachev and Ronald Reagan signed the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty. This historic agreement eliminated a modern class of land-based "theatre" weapons - the SS20s, cruise and Pershing missiles - that had been brought into Europe in the early 1980s.
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