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Pakistan PM Found Guilty in Contempt Case
- Inter Press Service
Yousuf Raza Gilani, the Pakistani prime minister, has been convicted by the country's Supreme Court of having committed contempt of court in a case that could see him expelled from office.
CLIMATE CHANGE-CARIBBEAN: Low-Cost Adaptation Measures Needed
- Inter Press Service
As a result of climate change-related extreme weather events like a rise in the sea level and increasingly intense storms alternating with drought, Caribbean island nations are facing the challenge of adopting adaptation measures that could be too costly for their budgets.
DRC Cassava Farmers Reap Rewards from New Methods
- Inter Press Service
Farmers in the Democratic Republic of Congo are embracing a new variety of cassava which, in combination with improved agricultural techniques, easily outperforms yields from other popular types of this important crop.
Seedbed of Technology Flourishes in Guatemala
- Inter Press Service
'We're making a three-dimensional educational video game. The idea is to create virtual worlds where children can explore and interact with other people and objects,' said Carlos Villagrán, seated at a computer in the Campus Tecnológico in the Guatemalan capital.
Global Fund for AIDS, TB, Malaria 'Not in Crisis'
- Inter Press Service
Although coming off a rocky year in 2011, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria is 'not in crisis', according to the organisation's deputy general manager, Debrework Zewdie.
Trash Disposal Complicates Climate Change Fight in Jamaica
- Inter Press Service
For more than a week this past February, the city choked on the acrid smoke that forced schools and business to close. It racked up millions of dollars in lost production and an estimated 60 million dollars in firefighting costs as the city tried to combat yet another fire at Kingston's Riverton city dump.
Blue Crab Revival Offers Hope for Ailing Fisheries
- Inter Press Service
Authorities in Maryland and Virginia have rescued the Chesapeake Bay's blue crab from the brink of collapse, tripling its population in five years, by using methods that emerging crabmeat-exporting countries in Asia and Central America could emulate, scientists say.
PORTUGAL: Legacy of Carnation Revolution Withers under Austerity Measures
- Inter Press Service
For the first time in 38 years, the former soldiers and officers who opened the doors to democracy in Portugal did not take part in the official celebration of the Carnation Revolution, which toppled Europe’s longest dictatorship in 1974.
U.S.: Occupiers Confront Wells Fargo Shareholders
- Inter Press Service
More than 1,000 people took the Occupy Wall Street Movement message straight to the one percent Tuesday, most of them rallying outside the Wells Fargo stockholders meeting in the heart of San Francisco's financial district - and some 30 of them 'mic-checking' inside the meeting.
Majority May Soon Enjoy State-Run Health Coverage
- Inter Press Service
Within a decade, 'most' of the global population could have access to affordable basic health care — if a series of 'ambitious' programmes are put into action around the world. This is according to a new report released by the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) here on Tuesday.
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