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A Green Gold Mine in the Heart of the DRC Capital
- Inter Press Service
KINSHASA, Sep 03 (IPS) - A disused cemetery in the heart of Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, has been transformed into a profitable urban garden. Relying on compost they make themselves on the site, a small group of gardeners are enjoying plentiful returns.
Pacific Nations Women Promised a Better Deal
- Inter Press Service
BRISBANE, Sep 03 (IPS) - Leaders of 15 Pacific Island nations have pledged to remove barriers to women’s economic empowerment, end violence against women and pave the way for their increased political representation, at the conclusion of the 43rd Pacific Islands Forum in Rarotonga in the Cook Islands, last week. The meeting was also attended by the Executive Director of UN Women, Michelle Bachelet.
AIDS Spreading Fast Across East Europe
- Inter Press Service
KIEV, Sep 03 (IPS) - Despite pledges from governments across Eastern Europe and Central Asia to fight HIV/AIDS – one of the eight Millennium Development Goals – the region has the world’s fastest-growing HIV epidemic.
Israel ‘Pillaging’ Palestinian Resources
- Inter Press Service
JERUSALEM, Sep 03 (IPS) - By mining natural resources from the occupied Palestinian territories for its own economic purposes, Israel is committing the war crime of pillage in the Dead Sea area, according to a report released Monday by Palestinian human rights group Al Haq.
Women Take up Care of Tohoku Elders
- Inter Press Service
TOKYO, Sep 02 (IPS) - Yumiko Yonekura, who survived last year’s massive earthquake and tsunami that devastated Tohoku in northeast Japan, has just launched ‘Hot Care Kesenuma’, a welfare company that provides special care for feeble elders in the affected region.
Taiwan Verdict Exposes Death Penalty Dangers
- Inter Press Service
TAIPEI, Sep 02 (IPS) - The end of Taiwan’s most controversial death penalty case this week has “punctured the myth that the judicial system never makes mistakes in death penalty cases,” Judicial Reform Foundation (JRF) executive director Lin Feng-cheng told IPS.
Libyan Weapons Arming Regional Conflicts
- Inter Press Service
TRIPOLI, Sep 02 (IPS) - In the aftermath of Libya’s revolution, Libyan fighters and weapons are flooding areas of conflict in neighbouring countries, according to local fighters and officials in several countries.
IAEA Report Shows Iran Reduced Its Breakout Capacity
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Sep 01 (IPS) - The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) report made public Thursday reveals that Iran has actually reduced the amount of 20-percent enriched uranium available for any possible “breakout” to weapons grade enrichment over the last three months rather than increasing it.
Israelis Brace Dubiously for War With Iran
- Inter Press Service
JERUSALEM, Sep 01 (IPS) - Parviz Barkhordar says he loves both Israel and Iran. For many, this dual affinity might seem contradictory, but according to Barkhordar, it makes total sense.
‘Super’ Cabinet Seeks to Save Myanmar
- Inter Press Service
YANGON, Sep 01 (IPS) - After months of speculation and rumours, President Thein Sein of Myanmar (earlier Burma) has created a “super” cabinet to try to salvage his besieged administration – riven with divisions and inertia. Currently he is embroiled in a constitutional crisis – a battle for power between the president and the parliament – that threatens to paralyse the government until it is resolved. This has left the president increasingly isolated, with only the army offering concrete support.
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