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After Turtle Hatchlings Destroyed, Trinidad Govt Defends Its Actions
- Inter Press Service
, Jul 16 (IPS) - PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, Jul 13 2012 (IPS) - Ordinarily they live for at least half a century. But at least 20,000 leatherback sea turtle hatchlings never made it past their nesting ground at Grand Riviere, a stretch of shoreline along Trinidad’s north coast, in what’s been described as “an engineering disaster” last weekend.
To Aid Afghanistan, Offer Less Aid
- Inter Press Service
KABUL, Jul 16 (IPS) - It is customary to focus on the amount of money the international community offers Afghanistan: the higher the sum and the longer the commitment, the lower the risk of further destabilisation. And so the 16 billion dollars pledged by the donors for the next four years at the Tokyo conference earlier this month has been widely welcomed. But such aid may not be quite the virtue it seems.
Shipping Canal Threatens Culture, Ecology, Livelihoods
- Inter Press Service
RAMESHWARAM, Jul 16 (IPS) - One hundred and fifty years ago, the British colonial administration in India proposed a shipping canal project that would allow cargo vessels, commercial liners and large ships to cut through the Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park in the Palk Straits between India and Sri Lanka, thereby slashing 424 nautical miles (about 780 kilometres) off the traditional shipping route around Sri Lanka to the Far East.
Canada Targets Traffickers, With a Close Eye on Sex Work
- Inter Press Service
TORONTO, Jul 16 (IPS) - The arrests last week of the three remaining perpetrators of the alleged Opapa human trafficking ring, which forced 19 people recruited from Hungary to endure long work days, poor living conditions and no pay in the Canadian construction industry, has cast a light on Ottawa’s new measures to combat the crime.
‘Israeli Bouazizi’ Raises Questions
- Inter Press Service
TEL AVIV, Jul 15 (IPS) - During a march Saturday marking one year since social protests engulfed Israel, a man silently set himself on fire, leaving behind him a painful “I accuse!” letter that exposes widespread disillusionment in the face of the immense expectation for change, and the abyss between the people and the State.
Chile Debates Control over Lithium Production
- Inter Press Service
SANTIAGO DE CHILE, Jul 15 (IPS) - The Chilean government's decision to invite companies to tender offers for mine lithium resources has been widely rejected by mining trade unions and legislators of the opposition.
Brotherhood Wins, Military Prevails
- Inter Press Service
CAIRO, Jul 15 (IPS) - The first major confrontation between Egypt's new Islamist president and its quasi-ruling military council – fought over the issue of legislative authority – appears to have been won by the latter.
Vietnamese Girls Grapple With Changing Sexual Climate
- Inter Press Service
HANOI, Vietnam, Jul 15 (IPS) - Conservative attitudes toward women die hard in Vietnam, as seen in the country’s worsening sex ratio at birth (SRB). Yet, social mores have relaxed sufficiently for women to tune in to late night TV talk shows to learn about the acceptability of one-night stands.
Women’s Inequality Linked to Soaring Population
- Inter Press Service
, Jul 14 (IPS) - The world’s population now stands at about seven billion, and by 2050, this figure will hit a whopping nine billion. Conservationists Urge Ban on Trade of Turtle Eggs
- Inter Press Service
KUALA LUMPUR, Jul 14 (IPS) - Age-old customs and traditions that allow licenced traders to collect and sell marine turtle eggs to locals and tourists alike are driving the creatures to extinction, Malaysian conservationists charge.
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