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Amid Food Crisis, Caribbean Agriculture Going to Seed
- Inter Press Service
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, Oct 19 (IPS) - With the average age of a farmer in the Caribbean now 62 years old, there is growing concern that commercial agriculture is on a path to extinction – a dire scenario for a region already shouldering a massive food import bill.
Brazil Frustrated with European “Backtracking” on IMF Reforms
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Oct 19 (IPS) - In the aftermath of last week’s elections to the International Monetary Fund (IMF)’s executive board, Brazil and others are expressing frustration that a reforms process aimed at increasing the representation of developing countries is being stymied by European countries.
Argentina - Fighting the Worst Child Obesity Rate in the Region
- Inter Press Service
BUENOS AIRES, Oct 19 (IPS) - Pediatricians and nutritionists stress that there is no single factor explaining why Argentina is the country in Latin America with the highest rate of obese and overweight children.
Cooperatives Help Women Farmers Tighten Ranks
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Oct 19 (IPS) - It is a tried and tested truth that when women come together in groups they can address their issues more powerfully than they can as individuals.
‘Urban Planning Must Factor in Biodiversity’
- Inter Press Service
HYDERABAD, India, Oct 19 (IPS) - “With more than 60 percent of the world projected to be urban by 2030 why not prepare for it and build cities that include biodiversity preservation into planning?” asks Kobie Brand of ICLEI Local Governments for Sustainability in Cape Town, South Africa.
Tibetan Exiles Report High Rates of Hepatitis B
- Inter Press Service
DHARAMSALA, India, Oct 19 (IPS) - As the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) works to address some of its more immediate political problems, long-term public health issues have emerged, including high rates of hepatitis B among the exiled community.
Violence Against Women Surging in India
- Inter Press Service
NEW DELHI/THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, Oct 19 (IPS) - As gender-based violence across India becomes more frequent, and more savage, increasing numbers of women are speaking out against the cruelty.
Kenya Pushes Dubiously Against Islamists
- Inter Press Service
MOGADISHU, Oct 19 (IPS) - A Kenyan military advance into Somali territory to push back Islamic militants has had some measured military success - but is not without controversy.
Saudi Insider Likely Key to Aramco Cyber-Attack
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Oct 19 (IPS) - Last weekend’s disclosure that Iranian cyber warriors had disabled some 30,000 computers owned by the Saudi oil giant Aramco is attracting considerable attention here, particularly in light of a warning last week by Pentagon chief Leon Panetta that Washington could face a “cyber-Pearl Harbor".
Shale Gas Extraction Brings Local Health Impacts
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Oct 18 (IPS) - Shale gas extraction is putting some U.S. communities at risk of health issues, new research released here Thursday warns.
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