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Bomb Hits Syrian Truck Escorting U.N. Convoy
- Inter Press Service
A roadside bomb struck a Syrian military truck near Deraa, wounding six soldiers just seconds after a convoy carrying the head of the U.N. observer mission passed by.
Tunisia's Revolution is Just Beginning
- Inter Press Service
Lingering violence, intolerance and oppression in Tunisia, following the ousting of former dictator Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali in January 2011, tells the revolutionaries who sparked the Arab Spring that their work is just beginning.
Q&A: Protecting Oceans Equals Protecting Our Planet
- Inter Press Service
The U.N. Environment Programme (UNEP), whose mandate includes the preservation and protection of the world's fast-degrading oceans, will play a pivotal role in Expo 2012, an international exhibition to be formally opened later this week in the coastal town of Yeosu in South Korea.
Argentina Will Try to Double Number of Engineering Graduates
- Inter Press Service
An educational stimulus programme launched in Argentina is aimed at doubling the number of engineering graduates by 2021, in an attempt to fulfil unmet growing demand from industry.
Africa’s Two Female Presidents Join Forces for Women
- Inter Press Service
The only two female heads of state in Africa, Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Malawian President Joyce Banda, have just committed to using their positions to improve the lives of women across the continent.
Renewable Energies Need New Incentives
- Inter Press Service
Clean, renewable energies contribute to economic growth and job creation while decreasing dependency on imports. This is why governments should be increasing incentives for the development of renewable energy during a crisis like the one facing Europe today, German engineer Björn Pieprzyk told Tierramérica.
Islamists Stall Gender Equality Bill
- Inter Press Service
The fate of a gender equality bill pending in Indonesia’s parliament and aligned with the United Nations convention on the elimination of all forms discrimination against women (CEDAW) has become uncertain after falling afoul of powerful Islamist groups.
Bo Xilai, China and Media Hypocrisy
- Inter Press Service
The story of Chinese 'princeling' Bo Xilai, his 'Jackie Kennedy wife' Gu Kailai, and murdered 'British businessman' Neil Heywood is a textbook case of mass media hypocrisy in covering international affairs.
IMF Policies Crippling Jamaican Economy
- Inter Press Service
Jamaica's fragile economic recovery would be dangerously hampered by demands by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and other donors, according to a new report released here by the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR).
Q&A:: Water Infrastructure Falls Far Short in Southern Africa
- Inter Press Service
The cost of maintaining and expanding water infrastructure in southern Africa is high. And while South Africa may be in a better economic position than the rest of the region, it also faces funding challenges that are similar to those of its neighbours.
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