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Greeks Gear Up to Cast ‘Protest Votes’ Against Austerity
- Inter Press Service
Aggeliki Anagnostopoulou (30) sits in a corner of the huge room that volunteers from the new party, Independent Greeks, are using as a headquarters for their pre-election campaign in the lead up to polling day on May 6.
OP-ED: Nobel Laureates and Students Discuss Role of Women in Human Rights
- Inter Press Service
Last week, in a lecture hall at the University of Illinois Chicago, 2003 Nobel Peace Laureate Shirin Ebadi took a reality many of us working in human rights know well, and drove it home with a story from her own nation, a land her government says she is no longer allowed to call home.
Epidemic of Premature Births in Rich and Poor Nations Alike
- Inter Press Service
Fifteen million babies, or more than one in 10 infants, are born prematurely each year. Over one million die soon after birth, or survive to face a lifetime of health complications, says a new report by the World Health Organisation and co- sponsors.
Chinese Dissident Chen Seeks U.S. Exile Deal
- Inter Press Service
Chen Guangcheng, the blind Chinese activist, has said he wants to leave for the U.S. rather than stay in China, throwing into doubt a deal used to coax him out of the U.S. embassy in Beijing and defuse an impasse that has strained China-U.S. ties.
Cashew Producers' Pain Is Intermediaries’ Gain in Senegal
- Inter Press Service
Cashew nut growers in the southern Senegalese region of Casamance are complaining bitterly that intermediaries are cutting them out of a fair share of the profits.
Spreading Climate Literacy in Cuba
- Inter Press Service
Local communities can play a key role in adaptation to climate change if they are helped to properly understand the problem and take it on board. 'Climate literacy is needed,' says Ángela Corvea, a long-time Cuban environmental activist.
U.S. Corporations Sponsor Carbon Scam in Europe**
- Inter Press Service
Major publicly traded U.S. corporations, including Dow Chemical, ConocoPhillips, Chevron and Cabot Corporation, have secured multi-million-dollar dubious carbon credits to compensate for their greenhouse gas emissions in Europe, as revealed in this investigative report.
Morocco Still Divided Over Marriage of Minors
- Inter Press Service
The widespread practice of marrying minors continues to be one of the most incendiary legal and political issues in Morocco today, causing open confrontations between hard-line Islamists and moderates throughout the country.
Lebanese Groups Arming Syrian Unrest
- Inter Press Service
The Lebanese army seized a ship last weekend carrying three containers filled with weapons reportedly intended for Syria’s rebel fighters. Although Lebanon has remained relatively stable throughout the sustained violence next door in Syria, this discovery is the most recent reminder that the country is far from immune to the unrest plaguing its neighbour.
Q&A: Reviving the Spirit of Rio+20
- Inter Press Service
In the weeks and months leading up to the Rio+20 summit on sustainable development, groups spanning a wide spectrum of interests are doing everything in their power to ensure that the outcomes of the summit are actually carried out.
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