News headlines
New HIV Epidemic Looms over Romania
- Inter Press Service
WARSAW, Nov 27 (IPS) - New HIV infections among Romanian drug users have grown exponentially over the past couple of years, from three to five cases annually between 2007 and 2009, to 98 just in the first half of 2012.
Fears Rise Over Afghans in Iranian Jails
- Inter Press Service
HERAT, Afghanistan, Nov 27 (IPS) - It appears that Iran has hanged Afghan prisoners on death row despite pending mercy pleas from their relatives.
Egypt’s Brutal Security Forces Also Victims of State Brutality
- Inter Press Service
CAIRO, Nov 27 (IPS) - Three people have been killed, more than 400 wounded and over 200 arrested as clashes between Egyptians protesting President Muhammad Morsi's attempt to expand his presidential powers and supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) and Egyptian security forces continue to rock the capital and enflame major cities around the country.
Local Opposition Rises Against Fracking Proposal
- Inter Press Service
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov 27 (IPS) - Efforts to promote the use of hydraulic fracturing, a controversial method of obtaining oil and natural gas, face stiff opposition from researchers and citizens who say that in its present form, the technology's risks far outweigh its worth.
African Negotiators Saving Kyoto from the Grave
- Inter Press Service
DOHA, Nov 27 (IPS) - African negotiators attending the United Nations climate change talks in Doha, Qatar say they are determined to ensure that developed countries do not let the Kyoto Protocol die as its commitment period comes to an end.
Chinese and Brazilian Firms Building the New Angola
- Inter Press Service
LUANDA, Nov 27 (IPS) - "In Luanda there are no matches." This was the first line of a report written by Nobel Literature laureate Gabriel García Márquez in the Angolan capital in 1977.
A Green Needle in the Haystack of Cuban Small Enterprise
- Inter Press Service
HAVANA, Nov 27 (IPS) - Oasis Nelva is a refreshing green space in the midst of the grey asphalt landscape of Old Havana. The ornamental plant shop is also one of only a handful of eco-friendly initiatives among the upsurge of private small businesses in Cuba.
Will there finally be a cure for diseases that affect the poor?
- Inter Press Service
GENEVA, Nov 27 (IPS) - Innovation in the pharmaceutical industry has declined drastically in the last ten years despite the high profitability of the so-called "research-based" industry, and the availability of better and more powerful science and technological tools. Not only has productivity in terms of research fallen, but the vast majority of new molecules introduced to the market do not provide new therapeutic solutions since other treatments already exist, normally at a lower cost.
Egyptian President Battles Judiciary
- Inter Press Service
CAIRO, Nov 27 (IPS) - Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi issued a controversial decree last week that temporarily puts his decisions beyond judicial challenge. While critics decry the move as a blatant power grab, the presidency says it was necessary to safeguard Egypt's post-revolution democratic transition.
Children Face the Fallout of Gaza War
- Inter Press Service
GAZA CITY, Nov 27 (IPS) - As Israel and Hamas separately celebrate the ceasefire and their "victory" over the other following Israel's blistering eight-day military assault on the Gaza strip, civilians continue to pay the price.
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