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Health System Failing Nigeria's Youngest Citizens
- Inter Press Service
Despite some progress, Nigeria is lagging behind its peers in reducing deaths among children under five. The mortality rate remains worryingly high for newborn infants - 700 children less than 28 days old die in the country every day.
Clinton Raises Curtain for Upcoming Hu-Obama Summit
- Inter Press Service
Ahead of a key bilateral summit between U.S. President Barack Obama and Chinese leader Hu Jintao, which begins here Tuesday, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton gave a sweeping China-U.S. policy speech Friday, setting the tone for next week's meet.
PHILIPPINES: Designing Defence Against Climate Change
- Inter Press Service
As the impact of climate change worsens around the globe, a disaster-resilient village is poised to be a solution for urban poor battling the constant floods and typhoons that hit the Philippines.
MALAYSIA: Muslim Gay Faces Govt Wrath
- Inter Press Service
Muslim engineer Azman Ismail has sparked a huge storm of criticism, invited official censure and even death threats by going on YouTube.com and confessing that he is a gay.
U.S.-TUNISIA: Obama Applauds People, Urges Calm
- Inter Press Service
Several hours after Tunisian President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali fled his country in the face of massive protests, U.S. President Barack Obama applauded 'the courage and dignity of the Tunisian people' and appealed for calm and 'free and fair elections in the near future'.
U.N. to Host Slew of Talkfests Through 2011
- Inter Press Service
Living up to its reputation - or notoriety - as one of the world's quintessential talking shops, the United Nations has scheduled a slew of high-level meetings and international conferences through December this year.
SOUTH SUDAN: Looking to the Future
- Inter Press Service
The peaceful achievement of an independent South Sudan could have economic and security benefits for its East African neighbours in particular. Analysts say it may also shift the balance of power in controlling vital water resources in the region.
U.S.: Sick Gulf Residents Beg Officials for Help
- Inter Press Service
In an emotionally charged meeting this week sponsored by the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, fishermen, Gulf residents and community leaders vented their increasingly grave concerns about the widespread health issues brought on by the three-month-long disaster.
China Moves to End ‘Modern Slavery’
- Inter Press Service
Authorities in remote Xinjiang province rescued a group of mentally ill men last month. The men had been sold by a shelter operator and forced to work in a factory. The rescue shone a light on the darkest side of China’s rapid economic growth — slavery.
India Gathers Military Might
- Inter Press Service
Russia’s President Dmitry Medvedev signed a large number of contracts with India during a two-day visit to New Delhi in December. These deals were part of a series of agreements that have placed India in progressively more advantageous positions in global arms markets.
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