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Major Parts of World Ignored by U.S. TV News in 2013
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jan 11 (IPS) - If people outside the United States are looking for answers why Americans often seem so clueless about the world outside their borders, they could start with what the three major U.S. television networks offered their viewers in the way of news during 2013.
Blackouts in Argentina Highlight Failings of Privatisation
- Inter Press Service
BUENOS AIRES, Jan 10 (IPS) - Record temperatures at the start of the southern hemisphere summer in Argentina have been accompanied by highs on the thermometer of social discontent, as consumption peaks left thousands without electricity and threw into sharp focus the failings of the privatisation of the power industry in the 1990s.
U.N. to Seek Billions for Syria at Kuwait Conference
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jan 10 (IPS) - When Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon chairs a U.N. pledging conference next week for urgently needed aid to Syria, he is expected to warn the donor community that the humanitarian crisis in the politically-troubled Arab nation is threatening to reach biblical proportions.
Four Years Later, USAID Funds in Haiti Still Unaccounted For
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jan 10 (IPS) - As the fourth anniversary of the devastating earthquake in Haiti approaches on Jan. 12, development analysts are decrying an ongoing lack of transparency in U.S. foreign aid to the country, even as those assistance streams are drying up.
Impunity Stinks in Havana’s Quibú River
- Inter Press Service
HAVANA, Jan 10 (IPS) - The stench hits as you walk through the door of one of the pleasant houses along the Quibú river in the Cuban capital’s Náutico neighbourhood. “The garbage piles up, it stinks, and there are even rats,†said MarÃa Angélica Suárez, a local resident who is tired of living this way.
Many Kenyan Children Miss Out on Life-Saving Drugs
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Jan 10 (IPS) - Thanks to antiretroviral drugs, HIV-positive children can now live to adulthood. Yet a significant number of children living with HIV in Kenya will die due to delay in receiving anti-retroviral drugs (ARVs), inconsistent use of ARVs or, simply, no ARVs.
Gaza Loses an Underground Lifeline
- Inter Press Service
GAZA CITY, Jan 10 (IPS) - The border between Egypt and the Gaza Strip used to buzz with activity until a few months back as traders brought in an array of Egyptian goods â€" from food supplies to raw material - through hundreds of tunnels.
Small-scale Organic Farming in Peru Gets a Boost
- Inter Press Service
LIMA, Jan 09 (IPS) - A new institution set up in Peru will strengthen small-scale organic farming, providing support to some 43,000 exporters of ecological products and another 350,000 who supply the domestic market with environmentally-friendly products.
The Virtual Doctor Will See You Now
- Inter Press Service
CHILANGA, Zambia, Jan 09 (IPS) - There are thousands of miles between Chanyanya Rural Health Clinic, a basic medical centre in Zambia's rural Kafue District with no resident doctors despite being the main centre for nearly 12,000 people, and the New York University (NYU) Teaching Hospital, one of the world's most prestigious medical schools.
Fashion Backward: Cambodian Government Silences Garment Workers
- Inter Press Service
PHNOM PENH, Jan 09 (IPS) - “Cambodian garment workers have two handcuffs and one weapon . One handcuff is a short-term contract . Even if they get sick, if they get pregnant they feel they have to get an abortion so they don’t lose their jobs.
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