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MEXICO: Peanuts in Times of Food Crisis
- Inter Press Service
Yandi Condado and a small group of farmers in the southern Mexican state of Puebla decided a few years ago to process their peanuts as an economic boost -- and to defend this traditional crop against the advances of more profitable options.
EGYPT: Military Under Mubarak's Shadow
- Inter Press Service
Egypt's armed forces, the de facto rulers of the country since last week’s ouster of President Hosni Mubarak, have already met several longstanding demands of the opposition, including the suspension of the constitution and dissolution of parliament. Some critics, however, say more must be done if the Mubarak regime’s authoritarian structure is to be satisfactorily replaced with a democratic one.
BAHRAIN: U.S. Faces New Test Over State Violence
- Inter Press Service
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Thursday expressed 'deep concerns' about the deadly attack on hundreds of sleeping anti-government protestors carried out by Bahrain's security forces at a central square in the capital, Manama, Wednesday night.
U.N. Chief Rebukes Repressive Middle Eastern Leaders
- Inter Press Service
As the military and the police try to violently suppress demonstrations spreading across Bahrain, Yemen, Libya, Iraq and Iran, a usually reticent U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon is taking a hard line against the oppressive authoritarian regimes in the politically volatile Middle East - and specifically against unrelenting leaders cracking down on protesters.
ECONOMY: Size Is Key Factor in Emerging Powers
- Inter Press Service
Two decades ago, Japan was the main threat to U.S. global economic dominance, but this challenge waned before the advent of the 21st century. Now China and India are the new champions of growth, with the clear implication that population size is a decisive factor in their rise to power.
Permafrost Melt Soon Irreversible Without Major Fossil Fuel Cuts
- Inter Press Service
Thawing permafrost is threatening to overwhelm attempts to keep the planet from getting too hot for human survival.
CLIMATE CHANGE: In Europe, Pollution Is a Masculine Noun
- Inter Press Service
Many aspects of gender inequality are well known and well documented. But there seems to be little awareness that male behaviour leads to greater emissions of climate-changing gases.
EGYPT: Wave of Strikes Challenges Military
- Inter Press Service
The iron fist that has kept a tight grip on Egypt’s labour movements for nearly six decades relaxed this week, unleashing a wave of wildcat strikes that is testing the resolve of the country’s new military rulers.
UZBEKISTAN: EU Accused of Backing Child Labour
- Inter Press Service
The EU is facing accusations of tacitly supporting child labour after its main decision-making body approved a trade agreement with Uzbekistan on textiles — an industry known to involve at least one million child labourers a year.
PERU: Rural Girls Face Barriers to Education
- Inter Press Service
'My classmates from Utupampa had to walk an hour to get to school,' said Yasmín Sena, a young woman from a village in Peru's highlands. 'That community is way up in the mountains; no cars can go there.'
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