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  1. Cancer Locks a Deadly Grip on Africa, Yet It’s Barely Noticed

    - Inter Press Service

  2. “Drastic Decline” Seen in World Press Freedom

    - Inter Press Service

    UNITED NATIONS, Feb 13 (IPS) - A leading advocacy group warns of a "worldwide deterioration in freedom of information" last year.

  3. Marshall Islands Nuclear Proliferation Case Thrown Out of U.S. Court

    - Inter Press Service

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    UNITED NATIONS, Feb 12 (IPS) - A lawsuit by the Marshall Islands accusing the United States of failing to begin negotiations for nuclear disarmament has been thrown out of an American court.

  4. Warming, Wildfires and Worries

    - Inter Press Service

    UNITED NATIONS, Feb 12 (IPS) - World leaders from government, finance, business, science and civil society are attempting to negotiate a legally binding and universal agreement on climate change at the upcoming 21st United Nations Climate Change Conference being convened in Paris in December.

  5. U.N. Climate Talks Further Link Between Gender and Climate Change

    - Inter Press Service

    GENEVA, Feb 12 (IPS) - This week in Geneva, Switzerland, the U.N. climate negotiations have begun in what looks set to be a busy year. In order to reach an agreement in Paris by December, negotiators will have to climb a mountain of contentious issues which continue to overshadow the talks.

  6. Women Pick Up the Slack as Fishing Declines on India’s Southern Coasts

    - Inter Press Service

    NAGAPATTINAM, India, Feb 12 (IPS) - Geeta Selvaraj and a few other women take turns to prepare meals with just one large gas cooker in a tiny shop.

  7. Money Pipeline Flowing Between U.S. Congress and Big Oil

    - Inter Press Service

    NEW YORK, Feb 12 (IPS) - With battle lines sharpening over the stalled Keystone XL pipeline, a new analysis details the intense industry lobbying of both houses of the U.S. Congress since 2013 – to the tune of 58.8 million dollars by five refinery companies alone.

  8. Cuban Agriculture Needs Better Roads

    - Inter Press Service

    CAUTO CRISTO, Cuba, Feb 11 (IPS) - When it rains, trucks get stuck in the mud on the poor roads in this rural municipality in eastern Cuba. The local population needs more and better roads to improve their lives and help give a much-needed boost to the country's farming industry.

  9. U.N. Touts 2015 as Milestone Year for World Body

    - Inter Press Service

    UNITED NATIONS, Feb 11 (IPS) - The United Nations, in a sustained political hype, is touting 2015 as a likely breakthrough year for several key issues on its agenda - primarily development financing, climate change, sustainable development, disaster risk-reduction and nuclear non-proliferation.

  10. Mass Rapes Reported in Darfur as Conflict Escalates

    - Inter Press Service

    UNITED NATIONS, Feb 11 (IPS) - More than 200 Darfurian women were reportedly raped by Sudanese troops in one brutal assault on a town in October 2014, with the conflict in war-torn Darfur escalating to new heights.

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