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Romney Offers Few Details in Major Foreign Policy Speech
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jul 25 (IPS) - Reprising the neo-conservative rhetoric of the primary election campaign, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney Tuesday harshly criticised Barack Obama's foreign policy but offered few clues as to specific changes he would make if he defeats the president in November.
Assault on Colombian Trade Unions Continues Unabated
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jul 24 (IPS) - Two months after a free-trade agreement between the United States and Colombia went into effect, workers and activists are warning that U.S.-stipulated labour reforms have not been fully implemented and have yet to result in promised improvements in the lives of workers.
Poets Caught in Political Web
- Inter Press Service
BAKU, Jul 24 (IPS) - As two young Azeri poets enter their 11th week in detention in Iran, efforts to secure their release are not losing steam, nor are political tensions between the two countries.
Mexican Official: CIA 'Manages' Drug Trade
- Inter Press Service
JUAREZ, Mexico, Jul 24 (IPS) - The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency and other international security forces "don't fight drug traffickers", a spokesman for the Chihuahua state government in northern Mexico has told Al Jazeera, instead "they try to manage the drug trade".
Israel Pins Bombing on Hezbollah to Get EU Terror Ruling
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jul 24 (IPS) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's claim Sunday of absolutely reliable intelligence linking Hezbollah to the bombing in Burgas, Bulgaria last week was apparently aimed at supporting his government’s determination to get the EU to declare Hezbollah a terrorist organisation.
Sea Turtles Trapped by Sudden Drop in Temperature in Uruguay
- Inter Press Service
MONTEVIDEO, Jul 24 (IPS) - A record number of sea turtles are turning up on Uruguayan beaches along the Atlantic Ocean and Río de la Plata this Southern hemisphere winter, suffering from cold shock and hypothermia.
Scientists Discover New Threats to Corals
- Inter Press Service
CAIRNS, Australia, Jul 24 (IPS) - Most corals thrive only in shallow waters, where there is enough light for them to grow. But the rapid rise in sea level, due to the melting of polar ice, is making these conditions increasingly scarce.
Expo 2012 Moves from World's Oceans to Law of the Sea
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 24 (IPS) - As part of its overall theme to educate the public about the state of the world's oceans, the international exhibition Expo 2012 will shift its focus next month to what has been described as "possibly the most significant legal instrument" of the 21st century: the U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).
Balkans Bristles Under Turkey’s Gaze
- Inter Press Service
BELGRADE, Jul 24 (IPS) - In the decade following the break-up of Yugoslavia, it was rare for a statement made by a foreign politician to stir heated debate in the Eastern European bloc.
OP-ED: Communication Missing in the International Year of Cooperatives
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Jul 24 (IPS) - Six months have passed since the beginning of the United Nations International Year of the Cooperatives (IYC). There can be no doubt it has fallen far short of its goal of calling the world's attention to this formidable instrument of social production.
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