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Europe Thinks Again About Food
- Inter Press Service
WARSAW, Aug 19 (IPS) - Present day European farming is based on the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), which was created over six decades ago by countries emerging from severe food shortages that swept the continent during and after the Second World War.
Treating Doctors for Corruption
- Inter Press Service
BRATISLAVA, Aug 19 (IPS) - Slovak doctors have launched an unprecedented campaign to rid their own profession of what is widely perceived as endemic bribery.
Cambodia’s Hydro Plans Carry Steep Costs
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Aug 18 (IPS) - The Cambodian government has committed to the construction of two dams along the Mekong River in order to meet a huge demand for electricity, but environmental groups warn that severe repercussions loom for this strategy.
Palestinians Step Again Towards Nationhood
- Inter Press Service
RAMALLAH, Aug 18 (IPS) - A year after their bid for statehood flopped in the United Nations’ Security Council, the Palestine Liberation Organisation is again planning to seek an upgrade in UN status. On Sep. 27, the PLO will approach the UN General Assembly in hopes of becoming a non-member observer state. If their bid is successful, the Palestinians will be eligible to join various UN agencies and will also be able to bring allegations of Israeli war crimes to the International Criminal Court.
Immigrants’ Fear Palpable in Arizona
- Inter Press Service
TUCSON, Arizona, Aug 18 (IPS) - Fear stalks the streets in the U.S. state of Arizona. Seven-year-old Matthew feels it when his mother crosses the line permitted by the guards of the Tent City - an extension of the Maricopa County Jail - to be photographed with a sign protesting the imprisonment of immigrants.
U.S. Court Upholds Status Quo on Gene Patents
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Aug 17 (IPS) - Is a gene more like a tree trunk or more like a baseball bat? A federal court Thursday took a stand on the question, ruling that isolated DNA molecules are “not found in nature", and are therefore more like inventions, such as baseball bats, than natural phenomenon, such as tree trunks.
Millions of Jobless Desperate in Spain
- Inter Press Service
MADRID, Aug 17 (IPS) - The sun is shining in Spain as it does every summer. But millions of people in this crisis-stricken country are living in the shadow cast by Europe’s highest unemployment rate.
World Bank Releases Draft Strategy for Myanmar
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Aug 17 (IPS) - Following on calls by civil society, the World Bank has released a draft summary framework for its re-engagement with Myanmar over the next year and a half. The formal interim strategy is slated to be ready by the end of October.
U.S. Breaks Silence on Bahrain Crackdown
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Aug 17 (IPS) - The U.S. State Department released a statement Friday urging the Bahraini government to reconsider a ruling that sentenced the director of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights, Nabeel Rajab, to a three-year jail term for organising opposition rallies.
Q&A: Water and Food Security Are Inseparable
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 17 (IPS) - With the U.N. ominously warning of an impending food crisis following severe droughts in farmlands in the United States, Brazil, Russia and at least two rain-deprived states in India, the world will once again turn its attention to a finite natural resource: water.
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