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AZERBAIJAN: Signs Point to Russia's Departure from Gabala Radar Base
- Inter Press Service
BAKU, Aug 03 (IPS) - It may look like just a 27-year-old radar station in a remote stretch of northern Azerbaijan. But, in reality, Gabala is all about Baku’s desire to assert its own weight as a regional power – even against its onetime patron, Russia.
Q&A: U.N. Spotlights Pirates in the Malacca Strait at Expo 2012
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 03 (IPS) - At the Yeosu World Expo 2012, the U.N. commemorated the thirtieth anniversary of the U.N. Convention of the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), highlighting efforts to quell the global scourge of piracy.
Mexican Communities Fight Mini-Dams
- Inter Press Service
MEXICO CITY, Aug 03 (IPS) - Small-scale hydroelectric dams with a capacity of under 30 MW are seen by the authorities in Mexico as an important alternative for generating energy. But local communities reject them on the argument that they would cause social, economic and environmental damages.
Using Cameroon’s Community Grapevine to Prevent Mother-to-Child Transmission
- Inter Press Service
YAOUNDE, Aug 03 (IPS) - For nearly two years, not a single child with HIV has been born at the public hospital in the Cité-Verte district of Yaoundé, the capital of Cameroon. Dr Emilien Fouda, the hospital’s director, says this proud record is the result of combined effort by his staff and community support groups.
Pakistan Says Goodbye to Refugees Not Leaving
- Inter Press Service
KARACHI, Aug 03 (IPS) - Pakistan faces increased international pressure to extend the stay of Afghan refugees as it seeks to push them back to war-torn Afghanistan.
As Fighting Escalates in Syria, a Frustrated Mediator Resigns
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 03 (IPS) - After five months of intense shuttle diplomacy aimed at resolving the growing 17-month old political crisis in Syria, a visibly frustrated Joint Special Envoy Kofi Annan called it quits.
Salvadoran Civil Society Groups Opposed to Carbon Credit Plan
- Inter Press Service
SAN SALVADOR, Aug 02 (IPS) - Civil society organisations are asking the World Bank to reject the Salvadoran government's proposal to join a programme for reducing greenhouse gas emissions linked to deforestation, on the argument that it will actually harm the environment.
Many Chilean Women Keep Mum About Unequal Wages
- Inter Press Service
SANTIAGO, Aug 02 (IPS) - "I know that my male colleagues earn more than I do and work the same amount or even less. And my employers keep me in a non-managerial post, even though I do tasks at that level,” said Pamela, a Chilean professional who holds a doctorate in economics.
Treaty That Saved the Ozone May Worsen Climate Change
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 02 (IPS) - The Montreal Protocol, a climate treaty that gathers all U.N. member countries behind the goal of protecting the ozone layer, may not be the "most successful international agreement" anymore, as former U.N. secretary general Kofi Annan used to put it.
UZBEKISTAN: Tashkent’s Sticky Fingers Spoiling Foreign Investors’ Appetites
- Inter Press Service
TASHKENT, Aug 02 (IPS) - The recent travails in Uzbekistan of Russian cellphone giant MTS – hit by employee arrests and a three-month suspension – highlight the perils for foreigners of doing business in Central Asia’s most populous country.
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