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Malaria rates have decreased by one third in past decade
- Inter Press Service
Every minute, one child dies from malaria, yet the malaria rates have decreased by more than a third in the past decade, the World Health Organization WHO reports in the wake of World Malaria Day on Tuesday.
General Assembly President Elected IPS Chair
- Inter Press Service
Ambassador Nassir Abdulaziz al-Nasser, president of the current 66th session of the U.N. General Assembly, was unanimously elected chairman of the Board of Directors of Inter Press Service (IPS) news agency last week.
European Refugees Meet Austerity-Era Hostility
- Inter Press Service
As the economic slump drags on in Europe, refugees and immigrants are keeping a wary eye on state budgets, as governments in the throes of austerity slash the social protections and public services that minorities rely on.
Kenya 'Becoming Economic Heartbeat of Africa'
- Inter Press Service
When Kenya’s newly announced geothermal power generation project comes online, it will turn the East African country into an economic powerhouse in the region.
Coming Together for Environmental Restoration in Haiti
- Inter Press Service
In honour of Earth Day, we run an interview with Yves-André Wainright, who discusses ways that poor governance and the role of foreign donors have contributed to the country's environmental catastrophe.
Future of UNCTAD in Balance at Doha
- Inter Press Service
Profound discord between industrialised nations and developing countries is threatening to ruin the UNCTAD meeting being held this week in Doha, and may even endanger the survival of this United Nations body that defends the interests of the developing nations of the South.
Legal Challenges Counter Plans for New Nuclear Reactors
- Inter Press Service
Until this past February, the last time new nuclear power construction was approved in the United States was in 1978. But when the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) approved two proposed nuclear reactors at Plant Vogtle near Augusta, Georgia, on February 9 in a four to one vote, it took less than a week for the legal action to begin.
European Refugees Meet Austerity-Era Hostility
- Inter Press Service
As the economic slump drags on in Europe, refugees and immigrants are keeping a wary eye on state budgets, as governments in the throes of austerity slash the social protections and public services that minorities rely on.
OP-ED: Nobel Laureates and Students Defending Human Rights, One Step at a Time
- Inter Press Service
I spent Monday morning in the library of Chicago's Lincoln Park High School, listening to students talk about what the word 'hero' means to them. This wasn't any normal school day — in a few moments they would meet Dr. Muhammad Yunus, the father of micro-lending and 2006 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate.
Brazilian Mining Giant under Fire for Deaths, Environmental Damage
- Inter Press Service
Social movements from several countries accused Brazil’s Vale, the world’s second largest mining company, of causing serious environmental and social damage, as well as the deaths of 15 workers in labour accidents between 2010 and 2012.
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