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With Egyptian Loan Request, Some Fear Loss of Revolution's Gains
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Aug 23 (IPS) - After 18 months of talks, on Wednesday Egypt's government formally requested a 4.8-billion-dollar loan from the Washington-based International Monetary Fund (IMF), hoping to stabilise an economy that has continued to badly stutter in the aftermath of the popular uprising that led to the downfall of former President Hosni Mubarak.
Activists Alarmed at Release of Dorothy Stang’s Murderer
- Inter Press Service
RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 23 (IPS) - The release from prison of the Brazilian rancher found guilty of ordering the 2005 murder of U.S.-born rainforest activist and nun Dorothy Stang has alarmed human rights defenders, who warn that it could set a dangerous precedent in other cases involving land disputes and the rights of poor farmers.
Riding Towards Sustainable Development, on Bamboo
- Inter Press Service
KUMASI, Ghana, Aug 23 (IPS) - In Ghana, a country burgeoning with traffic congestion, increasing economic growth, and a stark urban-rural divide, making frames of bicycles out of bamboo could be the key to promoting sustainable development. It also makes stronger, longer-lasting bikes.
Q&A: “The Trend in the Western World Is the Dissolution of Cities”
- Inter Press Service
MEXICO CITY, Aug 23 (IPS) - The prevailing trend in much of “the Western capitalist world is the destruction and dissolution of cities,” which represents a threaten to democracy, “because the city is the place where public freedoms were born,” warns urban planner Jordi Borja in an interview with Tierramérica*.
Washington’s War Drums Drown out Opportunities for Peace in Syria
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Aug 23 (IPS) - As violence in Syria spikes after a short lull, the prospect of international military intervention appears to be growing by the day. Earlier this week, almost exactly one year after President Barack Obama first called on Syrian president Bashar Al-Assad to step down, Obama warned of “enormous consequences if we start seeing movement on the chemical weapons front or the use of chemical weapons”.
Shelters for Undocumented Migrants under Threat in Mexico
- Inter Press Service
MEXICO CITY, Aug 23 (IPS) - Two years after the massacre of 72 migrants in Mexico, shelters for undocumented migrants are facing challenges and threats, due to the rise in the number of people seeking assistance, the lack of solidarity on the part of local communities, pressure from organised crime, and a lack of adequate public policies addressing the problem of migration.
Palestinians Live on the Edge in New Libya
- Inter Press Service
TRIPOLI, Aug 23 (IPS) - Just before the overthrow of the Gaddafi regime one year ago, Huda and her Palestinian family were forcefully evicted from their Tripoli home.
Getting a Grip on Food Security in DR Congo
- Inter Press Service
KINSHASA, Aug 23 (IPS) - The Association for Integrated Rural Development is one of a number of rural organisations on the periphery of Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, which are strengthening the city's food security while demonstrating how to maximise sustainable use of agricultural land.
Shelters for Undocumented Migrants under Threat in Mexico
- Inter Press Service
MEXICO CITY, Aug 23 (IPS) - Two years after the massacre of 72 migrants in Mexico, shelters for undocumented migrants are facing challenges and threats, due to the rise in the number of people seeking assistance, the lack of solidarity on the part of local communities, pressure from organised crime, and a lack of adequate public policies addressing the problem of migration.
Q&A: U.S. Should Encourage NATO-Led Assistance to Syrian Opposition
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Aug 22 (IPS) - Intervention in Syria was "only a matter of time", wrote Emile Nakhleh in February in the Financial Times. Seven months later, the fighting and divisions within Syria continue to worsen. Now, a diplomatic solution is no longer possible, Nakhleh, a retired CIA analyst, believes.
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