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Plunging Oil Prices Won’t Kill Vaca Muerta
- Inter Press Service
BUENOS AIRES, Apr 10 (IPS) - Despite the precipitous fall in global oil prices, Argentina has continued to follow its strategy of producing unconventional shale oil, although in the short term there could be problems attracting the foreign investment needed to exploit the Vaca Muerta shale deposit.
Opinion: Moment of Truth for the Nobel Peace Prize
- Inter Press Service
OSLO, Apr 10 (IPS) - The Nobel Peace Prize is about to bow out to critics. As of Jan. 1, the Oslo-based Norwegian Nobel Committee that selects the winners has a new secretary, Olav Njølstad, who announced that "changes loom" in a recent interview.
781 Million People Can’t Read this Story
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Apr 10 (IPS) - If you are reading this article, consider yourself one of the lucky ones; lucky enough to have received an education, or to be secure in the knowledge that your child will receive one. Lucky enough to be literate in a world where – more often than not – the ability to read and write can mean the difference between a decent life and abject poverty.
Opinion: Shared Action for a Nuclear Weapon Free World
- Inter Press Service
TOKYO, Apr 09 (IPS) - From the end of April, the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference will be held in New York. In this year that marks the seventieth anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, I add my voice to those urging substantial commitments and real progress toward the realisation of a world without nuclear weapons.
In Belize, Climate Change Drives Coastal Management
- Inter Press Service
BELIZE CITY, Apr 09 (IPS) - A five-year project launched here in Belize City in March seeks to cement a shift in view of climate change and its impact on Belize's national development.
State of Palestine in Overtime
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Apr 09 (IPS) - The large majority of countries, and most of the people in the world, already recognise Palestine as an independent state.
U.N. Rapporteur Calls for Action on Discrimination of Roma
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Apr 09 (IPS) - The United Nations rapporteur for minorities has anti-Roma and anti-'Gypsy' bias in her sights.
At Least 18 Already Killed in Yarmouk Attacks: Amnesty International
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Apr 09 (IPS) - At least 18 civilians have already been killed in the attack on the Syrian refugee camp of Yarmouk, according to Amnesty International.
In Bangladesh, Gender Equality Comes on the Airwaves
- Inter Press Service
DHAKA, Apr 08 (IPS) - Judging by how often they make headlines, one might be tempted to believe that women in Bangladesh don't play a major role in this country's affairs.
From Punta del Este to Panama, the End of Cuba’s Isolation
- Inter Press Service
HAVANA, Apr 08 (IPS) - U.S. President Barack Obama was only four days old when Comandante Ernesto "Che" Guevara publicly castigated the United States' policy of hostility toward Cuba at an inter-American summit, reiterated then Prime Minister Fidel Castro's willingness to resolve differences through dialogue on an equal footing, and held secret conversations with a Washington envoy.
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