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U.S. Farmers Report Widespread GM Crop Contamination
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Mar 03 (IPS) - A third of U.S. organic farmers have experienced problems in their fields due to the nearby use of genetically modified crops, and over half of those growers have had loads of grain rejected because of unwitting GMO contamination.
Vegetable Gardens Ease Poverty in El Salvador
- Inter Press Service
, Mar 03 (IPS) - Vegetable growing is flourishing in Cuscatlán, the smallest department in the tiny country of El Salvador, with the help of a national programme to promote family agriculture and lift hundreds of thousands of people out of poverty.
OP-ED: The Care Imperative
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 03 (IPS) - As the debate about a future global development agenda to succeed the Millennium Development Goals in 2015 gathers pace, there is broad agreement that gender equality and women's empowerment are crucial components.
Defying Elders and Changing Zambian Tradition
- Inter Press Service
LUSAKA, Mar 03 (IPS) - David Mubita has long been known in the family as a fool for starting trouble. The latest was getting circumcised secretly and nearly cast out by Grandfather Ndumwa. But Mubita may turn out to be the wisest in the family.
Political Wrangling Stymies CAR Peacekeeping Force
- Inter Press Service
, Mar 03 (IPS) - Budget constraints in Washington and obstinacy at the highest levels of the African Union (AU) have combined to dangerously delay a possible U.N. peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic (CAR), according to sources close to negotiations currently underway in New York.
Death Penalty - A Long and Constant Path Towards Abolition
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Mar 03 (IPS) - Until the late 1970s, only 16 countries had abolished the capital punishment for all crimes. Today, abolitionist nations are the overwhelming majority. More than two-thirds of nations, over 150 of the 193 members of the United Nations, have now rejected the death penalty or do not carry out executions.
Taiwanese Saved a Little From Wiretapping
- Inter Press Service
TAIPEI, Mar 03 (IPS) - Taiwan's national legislature has taken a small but important step to curb rampant government surveillance of citizens and politicians through revisions of the Communication Security and Surveillance Act and the criminal code.
Hope for Justice ‘Disappears’ With Victims
- Inter Press Service
SRINAGAR, India, Mar 02 (IPS) - Upon meeting an acquaintance after a long time, a young man at a Srinagar drug store asks: "Where did you disappear?" The innocuous question elicits an unexpected reply from the other: "Weigh your words. There are people whose loved ones have really disappeared."
Resolving Nuclear Arms Claims Hinges on Iran’s Demand for Documents
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Mar 01 (IPS) - The Barack Obama administration has demanded that Iran resolve "past and present concerns" about the "possible military dimensions" of its nuclear programme as a condition for signing a comprehensive nuclear agreement with Tehran.
Emerging Economies - From Easy Money to Hard Landing?
- Inter Press Service
GENEVA, Mar 01 (IPS) - Before the world economy has been able to fully recover from the crisis that began more than five years ago, there is a widespread fear that we may be poised for yet another crisis, this time in emerging economies.
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