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Maldivian Women Fight for Rights
- Inter Press Service
Maldivian women, long used to taking a backseat in the Muslim-dominated Indian Ocean country, say they are determined to ensure that they are not deprived of their rights under the new regime of President Mohammed Waheed Hassan.
When Europe Develops, and Israel Destroys
- Inter Press Service
The European Commission has released a document that lists projects it funded that were destroyed or damaged by the Israel Defence Forces between May 2001 and October 2011.
Afghan Women Victims Not Perpetrators of ‘Moral Crimes’
- Inter Press Service
Mursal, a beautiful 19-year-old girl who has run away from home to escape a mentally ill husband, is just one of many Afghan women and girls who are now considered criminals under the country’s laws on ‘morality.’
U.S. Praises Myanmar Poll
- Inter Press Service
The administration of U.S. President Barack Obama Monday hailed Sunday's parliamentary by-election in Myanmar, also known as Burma, which the opposition National League for Democracy (NLD) led by Nobel Peace Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi won in a landslide.
More Cell-Phones than People, and No E-Waste Treatment in Guatemala
- Inter Press Service
The lack of adequate management of electronic waste in Guatemala is posing a serious threat to the environment and health, as demand for electronic devices has soared to the point that there are more cell phones than people.
Argentina Insists, UK Resists Talks on Malvinas/Falklands
- Inter Press Service
Three decades after Argentine troops disembarked in the Malvinas/Falklands Islands, the government of President Cristina Fernández is pressing Britain to negotiate the sovereignty of the islands, which have been under British occupation since 1833.
BRICS Ministers Say New Trade Narrative Sinks Development
- Inter Press Service
Trade ministers of the BRICS countries - Brazil, Russia, China, India and South Africa — say that at the G20 trade ministerial summit later this month in Mexico they will try to ensure that attempts by industrialised countries to frame a new trade agenda do not drown development-led trade liberalisation and the World Trade Organization talks.
Liberia’s Government Finding a Way to End FGM
- Inter Press Service
'There were three people. One person was holding me down; one person was holding my hand; and the other person was doing the job. They lay me down, and…' Fatu said of the female genital mutilation she underwent as an eight- year-old in Liberia.
Wind Turbines Bring Relief and Resentment to Pakistan
- Inter Press Service
'I still cannot fathom how electricity can be produced by the wind,' said a nonplused Mohammad Ahmed, a 55-year-old local baker, as he gazed up at a row of giant wind turbines.
Payments for Environmental Services Skip Rural Women in Mexico
- Inter Press Service
Despite the key role they play in caring for natural resources in the face of climate change, rural women in Mexico do not benefit from payments for environmental services, say activists and experts.
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