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Parents Worry After Malala Attack
- Inter Press Service
PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Nov 05 (IPS) - Young schoolgirls seemed undeterred by the attempt to kill Malala Yousafzai, but parents in northern Pakistan are becoming increasingly concerned over their children going to school.
Q&A: Exposing the Good, the Bad and the Lack of Media Freedom
- Inter Press Service
JOHANNESBURG, Nov 04 (IPS) - Pansy Tlakula, the African Union's Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression and Access to Information, has done her best to address the continued harassment of journalists in the Gambia.
Migrants in Poland Find a Voice At Last
- Inter Press Service
WARSAW, Nov 04 (IPS) - It took hunger strikes and a case like Layla Naimi's to push authorities in Poland to amend laws dealing with irregular migrants.
Military Curfew Slowly Strangling Nigerian Town
- Inter Press Service
KANO, Nigeria, Nov 03 (IPS) - A recent military curfew imposed on the violence-wracked north-eastern Nigerian town of Potiskum has not only made life unbearable for residents, but it has also reduced their chances of survival.
World Bank Returns to Myanmar, Pledging 245 Million Dollars
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Nov 03 (IPS) - The World Bank has approved a major new development package for Myanmar, marking the first time the Washington-based development institution has lent to the country in a quarter century.
U.S. Impatient with African Response to Northern Mali Conflict
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Nov 02 (IPS) - Despite growing western concerns about the continuing reign in northern Mali by an Al Qaeda-linked group, analysts here say it will take months before conditions could be ripe to oust it from the region, by military force if necessary.
Cultural Barriers Falling in the Wake of Hurricane Sandy
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 02 (IPS) - In one night, Hurricane Sandy devastated large parts of the East Coast of the United States. But in the long run, the aftermath of the storm could have some positive effects as different religious communities learn to work side by side to tackle challenges brought on by the disaster.
Hurricane Sandy a Taste of More Extreme Weather to Come
- Inter Press Service
UXBRIDGE, Canada, Nov 02 (IPS) - Killing nearly 200 people in the United States, Canada and the Caribbean and crippling much of New York City and surrounding areas earlier this week, Hurricane Sandy was the kind of extreme weather event scientists have long predicted will occur with global warming.
New Media Law, New Voices in Argentina
- Inter Press Service
Q&A: Is Print Media Headed for the Graveyard?
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Nov 02 (IPS) - As the digital revolution continues to spin out of control, several newspapers in the United States have either stopped their presses and ended print runs, or gone online.
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