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ELECTION-WATCH: Stakes High in What Might be Africa’s 55th State
- Inter Press Service
India Emerges as the World’s Suicide Centre
- Inter Press Service
'India has become the suicide capital of the world,' says Daya Sandhu, a counselling psychology professor at the University of Louisville in the U.S.
ECONOMY: South Africa Prepares to Head Into the BRIC fold
- Inter Press Service
SUDAN-U.S.: Referendum May Be Only the Beginning
- Inter Press Service
Amid growing certainty that the much-anticipated weeklong referendum on independence for south Sudan will indeed begin Sunday as scheduled, U.S. officials and independent experts are warning that the situation in both the north and the south is likely to remain very fragile for some time to come.
Pressure Mounts on Security Council to Rein in Israel
- Inter Press Service
Calls are growing for a swift international response to the situation in the Middle East, as Israel continues to build new settlements in Palestinian territories with increased military actions against civilians.
HAITI: Women Wonder if They'll Ever Feel Safe Again
- Inter Press Service
Up a rubble-strewn street, turn right past a crumbled house, and 60 men and women are in the yard and parlor of the offices of the Commission of Women Victim-to-Victim (Komisyon Fanm Viktim pou Viktim, KOFAVIV) association.
ECUADOR: Keeping Age-old Weaving Technique Alive
- Inter Press Service
Outside the modest two-story adobe house, a flag of Ecuador flutters alongside a large sign that reads 'Ikat: weaving demonstrations and sales.' Hanks of yarn and colourful fabrics hang from the handrail running around the edge of the courtyard and balcony, and weaving looms can be seen inside.
HAITI: The Year of Living Dangerously — Part 1
- Inter Press Service
Dieula Rosemond is tired. A lone swaying palm tree yields a little shade over her plastic chair. Her hands are folded in the lap of her white dress. Little girls play with a ragged, pale-faced doll behind her.
KENYA: No Easy Path for Disabled Women with Political Dreams
- Inter Press Service
EGYPT: Shark Attacks Bite Tourism
- Inter Press Service
The beaches of Egypt's Red Sea resort city of Sharm al-Sheikh are tentatively back to normal after having recently been the site of five separate shark attacks, one of which proved fatal. While the phenomenon's precise cause remains undetermined, local experts fear that the spate of attacks could have dire consequences for Egypt's vital tourism industry - especially in the event of another incident.
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