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Gang Truce Can Break Down, Prevention Should Be Priority
- Inter Press Service
GUATEMALA CITY, Oct 22 (IPS) - El Salvador has managed to bring down one of the world’s highest murder rates thanks to a truce between gangs that was lauded by the United Nations as an example to be followed in other countries of Central America.
EU Crisis’ Ripple Effects in Latin America
- Inter Press Service
CARACAS, Oct 22 (IPS) - The crisis in Europe may provide an opportunity for Latin America and the Caribbean to recast the bi-regional relationship based on higher education and investments with a social and environmental focus, according to the ministerial Council of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System.
Treaty Tolls Death Knell for Mexican Countryside
- Inter Press Service
MEXICO CITY, Oct 22 (IPS) - The Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement negotiations, which Mexico is to join in December, are threatening to eliminate the last defences of the country’s agricultural sector.
Violence Arising From Madrassas
- Inter Press Service
PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Oct 22 (IPS) - The increasing numbers of religious schools is being cited as the main reason behind violent protests in the northern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan bordering Afghanistan.
Palau Proves Sharks Worth More Alive Than Dead
- Inter Press Service
UXBRIDGE, Canada, Oct 22 (IPS) - Sharks have a safe haven the size of France, and the Republic of Palau that protects them is making millions of dollars from shark tourism.
Bombing Leaves Lebanon Shaken
- Inter Press Service
BEIRUT, Oct 21 (IPS) - The assassination of Lebanon’s top security official on Friday not only ravaged a quiet Beirut neighbourhood but also shattered the precarious sense of security many Lebanese have been desperately clinging to in recent months.
Pill Fails to Cure Occupation
- Inter Press Service
GAZA CITY, Oct 21 (IPS) - It’s being taken as an antidote to the stresses of Occupation. But the prevalence of the painkiller Tramadol in the Gaza Strip has more to do with its ease of availability than its singular effectiveness as a reality-numbing substance.
Q&A: Health Impacts of Genetically Modified Foods Still Unknown
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 20 (IPS) - In 1994, genetically modified produce, in the form of tomatoes, first appeared in grocery stores in the United States. Numerous other types of produce have been genetically modified since, and consuming them has become common practise. But because the phenomenon is so recent, the long-term effects of eating such foods remain unknown.
Cuban Families Grapple with Migration Reform
- Inter Press Service
HAVANA, Oct 20 (IPS) - Her voice is calm. She no longer has any question that her âdestinyâ is to live outside of Cuba. âMy father is getting older every day. Itâs time for me to help him,â the 27-year-old woman tells IPS, commenting on her plans to emigrate and become her familyâs provider.
Injured Struggle in the Sahara
- Inter Press Service
KUFRA, southern Libya, Oct 20 (IPS) - Safia’s six-year-old body is riddled with scars from the rocket that hit her home in February. With her immediate family all killed in the violent attack, this sole survivor smiles shyly as she visits the medics that fought to save her life.
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