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TRADE: Time for Fairer Trade, Indonesia Tells EU
- Inter Press Service
Business people and officials are demanding more fair trade from the European Union, arguing that its policies, including those that come in the guise of climate change concerns, make it difficult for the country’s products to compete in EU market.
Drought Hits Middle East Farmers, Again
- Inter Press Service
Anxious farmers gather in their field on a warm, clear day in Syria’s arid northern region of Al-Raqqa, near the banks of the Euphrates River. The ground in this corner of the ‘fertile crescent’ is barren, save for a small herd of sheep on the ten-hectare farm.
Yemen Funneled U.S. Aid to Insurgency War
- Inter Press Service
Yemen is diverting U.S. military counterterrorism assistance to an abusive military campaign unrelated to terrorist threats, a prominent human rights group has learned from Wikileaks.
CLIMATE CHANGE: As Andean Glaciers Recede, Region Steps Forward to Adapt
- Inter Press Service
The mountainous areas of South America's Andean nations supply water to the coastal cities, provide habitat to important biodiversity, and serve as natural barriers, but global warming threatens those regions, which are home to millions of people.
HAITI: Ambassadors and Poll Officials Try to Defuse Tensions
- Inter Press Service
After almost a week of violent protests over preliminary elections results that left at least five dead, Haiti awoke to an eerie and tense calm Monday after a well-coordinated trial balloon was launched late Sunday night.
ETHIOPIA: Saving Rural Mothers’ Lives
- Inter Press Service
Nigist Abebe has grown in confidence over five years on the job. Today she is one of 34,000 rural health extension workers at the heart of Ethiopia's primary health care strategy.
CHINA: As Poverty and Privilege Clash, Social Tensions Rise
- Inter Press Service
In late October, a speeding Volkswagen struck two students as they roller skated on the grounds of Hebei University, leaving them motionless in a pool of blood. Security guards intercepted the driver as he attempted to flee, but he refused to leave the car. 'Sue me if you dare,' he warned, 'my father is Li Gang!'
GUATEMALA: Forgotten Promises Leave Indigenous Peoples Poorer and Hungrier
- Inter Press Service
Nearly three years into President Álvaro Colom's presidency, Guatemala's indigenous people have seen little improvement in their lives -- and they represent approximately half the country's population.
CLIMATE CHANGE: Emissions Punted to Durban, Breakthrough Seen on Forests
- Inter Press Service
If success is measured by delaying difficult decisions, then the Cancún climate meeting succeeded by deferring crucial issues over financing and new targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to the next Conference of the Parties meeting a year from now in Durban, South Africa.
CLIMATE CHANGE: Summit Ends Without Solving Emissions Puzzle
- Inter Press Service
'We are the coldest country in the world... so global warming is good for us. The warmer it is, the bigger the harvests... They talk about stopping deforestation of the tropical jungles to fight climate change, but we don't have tropical jungles.'
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