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IAEA Reports Progress in Iran Nuclear Talks
- Inter Press Service
The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog has said he expects to sign a deal with Iran soon on investigating suspected weapons activities connected to the country's nuclear programme.
'Africa - a Place Where You Will Make Money, Not Lose Money'
- Inter Press Service
Africa needs to reduce its dependency on foreign aid and get to the point of financing its own development, some of the continent’s key development experts say. Timing is optimal now that Africa is experiencing an economic boom with annual growth rates of up to eight percent.
Mangroves Lead Battle Against Rising Seas
- Inter Press Service
Sea level rise near Papua New Guinea, a Small Island Developing State (SIDS) in the southwest Pacific, is estimated at seven millimetres per year, double the global annual average of 2.8-3.6 mm.
Caribbean Courts Mexico as Ally in the G20
- Inter Press Service
The Caribbean Community bloc (Caricom) is lobbying Mexico to use its influence as chair of the G20, which controls 90 percent of world trade, to promote the interests of the Caribbean and other small island developing states when it meets in June.
Nothing to Show for Hard Work but Burnt Fields of Maize
- Inter Press Service
Gertrude Mkoloi earns a living harvesting maize on a small piece of land in rural Zimbabwe. Or at least she used to.
Action Needed Now to Prepare for Severe Drought
- Inter Press Service
Mexico and Central America look like they are covered in dried blood on maps projecting future soil moisture conditions.
Uneven struggle of poor peasants against giant multinational
- Inter Press Service
The Bunong tribe of Cambodia, the Bagyeli people of Cameroon, and the villagers of Malen Chiefdom in Sierra Leone share a common struggle against industrial plantations of oil palms and rubber by the subsidiaries of Socfin (Societe Financiere des Caoutchoucs), a company whose main shareholder is the Bolloré Group, owned by the French businessman Vincent Bolloré, writes Frederic Mousseau, policy director of The Oakland Institute.
Overcoming Austerity
- Inter Press Service
After so many budget cuts, belt-tightening, and structural adjustment programmes, a feeling of asphyxiation is gripping large numbers of citizens in many countries of the European Union, writes Ignacio Ramonet, editor of Le Monde diplomatique en espanol.
Big Hydropower Dams Trump Alternative Energy in Chile
- Inter Press Service
Chile has enormous potential for producing non-conventional renewable energies (NCRE) like solar and geothermal, yet they only contribute three percent of the country's energy mix.
Vaccination — Pakistan’s Missing Shots
- Inter Press Service
The deaths of 20 children, in an outbreak of measles in Pakistan’s Federally Administered Tribal Agency (FATA), are raising concerns over the state of immunisation in the conflict-ridden areas along the Afghanistan border.
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