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U.S.-EGYPT: Obama Calls for Transition 'Now'
- Inter Press Service
Hours after Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak vowed to stay in place until September's elections, the Barack Obama administration sent its strongest signal yet that the aging autocrat and one-time staunch U.S. ally must relinquish his hold on power sooner rather than later.
Q&A: ‘Responding As We Would To A Friend In Crisis’
- Inter Press Service
Working with grassroots organisations is the only viable way to genuinely help people, according Yifat Susskind, the newly appointed Executive Director of the New York-based women’s organisation MADRE.
EGYPT: A Million Voices, One Message
- Inter Press Service
Organisers called it Egypt’s 'million man march'. Whether they achieved that targeted head count is unclear, but their message was unequivocal.
EGYPT: A Revolution, Unplugged
- Inter Press Service
Despite the Hosni Mubarak regime's attempts at muzzling communication and dissent, and the reportedly government- sanctioned shutdown of Egypt's last standing Internet service provider to individual users Monday, Egyptians are still managing to get their voices heard and mobilise - both through advanced technical workarounds and older, traditional technologies.
TRADE: Doha Round Tariffs Cuts 'Will Still Hit' Poor Countries
- Inter Press Service
To allow least developed countries (LDCs) to protect nascent industries, they are not required to cut tariffs for industrial goods and fisheries in the Doha Development Round. However, tariffs cuts will affect them if they are members of customs unions where some of their neighbours are larger developing countries without LDC status.
HEALTH-PERU: Cost of Medicines Out of Control
- Inter Press Service
When the price of medicines for treating cancer soared by up to 64 percent in 2010, the Peruvian government set up a watchdog commission that will also monitor prices of drugs for diabetes and HIV/AIDS.
SRI LANKA: Press Freedom Burns in Colombo
- Inter Press Service
At 2 a.m. on Monday morning, the headquarters of one of Sri Lanka's leading bilingual news sources, Lanka E-News (LEN), was burned down in the predawn darkness.
U.S.-EGYPT: Obama Looking Beyond Mubarak
- Inter Press Service
With new anti-government demonstrations expected in Cairo and other Egyptian cities Tuesday, the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama appears to have concluded that the 29- year reign of President Hosni Mubarak is coming to an end.
MALAWI: Women's Voices to the Fore in New Development Policy
- Inter Press Service
As Malawi works on its second development blueprint, the Malawi Development and Growth Strategy (MDGS II), the country’s women are hoping health and education will be prioritised and given proper attention in implementation.
SWAZILAND: Heavy Rains Welcome in the Mountain Kingdom
- Inter Press Service
There's nothing quite like the enthusiasm that rises from the earth when rains come at last to a drought-stricken region. While heavy rains have caused extensive flooding across Southern Africa, with fears of worse to come, in at least one corner of the region the community is gazing with joy at an overflowing dam.
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