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Judge Declines to Rule on Targeted Killings of U.S. Citizens
- Inter Press Service
A federal judge Tuesday dismissed a court challenge to the policy of the administration of Barack Obama to target and execute U.S. citizens outside combat zones who do not pose an imminent threat.
WEST AFRICA: New Vaccine For Mass Campaign Against Meningitis
- Inter Press Service
More than 20 million people will be vaccinated between now and the end of the year in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger as a mass vaccination campaign using a new conjugate vaccine unfolds across West Africa. Manufactured in India, MenAfriVac offers health authorities a powerful weapon against a deadly disease.
OP-ED: Stimulate the Green Race to Tackle Climate Change
- Inter Press Service
While negotiators in Cancún are struggling to make progress, there is something interesting happening in the world. And, it is good news. Countries have started to recognise and act upon the economic value in meeting the demand for green technology.
DR CONGO: Vaccinations: Forewarned Is Forearmed But For Lack of Funds
- Inter Press Service
Health officials' fears that insecurity and a lack of resources could lead to fresh outbreaks of preventable diseases are being proved painfully accurate in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Polio - thought to have been eradicated in DRC five years ago - has made a frightening reappearance in Central Africa.
Latin America Puts Bamboo's Climate Virtues to the Test
- Inter Press Service
While a global agreement to fight the climate crisis may be off the table for now, many activists and experts are focusing on options for mitigating climate-changing gas emissions and the impacts of increasingly extreme weather. One such alternative is bamboo.
CLIMATE CHANGE: Protesters Say 'No' to Climate Market
- Inter Press Service
The short-cuts that the United Nations system is offering companies to profit from strategies against global warming were the target of loud protests on the Day of Action for Climate Justice.
SENEGAL: Funding Could Weaken Campaign Against Maternal Mortality
- Inter Press Service
Senegal's efforts to improve maternal health and reduce child mortality are hampered by a lack of health centres and poor care in those that do exist. But the government faces a major financial hurdle in financing the Bajenu Gox initiative - a community health programme intended to address this.
SENEGAL: Maternal Care Not Up to the Mark
- Inter Press Service
The Gaspard Kamara maternity centre in Dakar was not especially full on Nov. 25, but the medical staff seemed overhwhelmed. Midwives, nurses and gynecologists rushed in all directions dealing with women in difficult labour.
AFGHANISTAN: For HIV Care, Cross Over to Pakistan
- Inter Press Service
After testing positive for HIV, which caused him to be deported from the United Arab Emirates, Nazarullah probably found little reason to feel fortunate.
CLIMATE CHANGE: Juggling Carbon Consumption and Social Gains
- Inter Press Service
The economies of Latin America are caught on the horns of a dilemma: how to reduce their carbon consumption without sacrificing economic and social development. Subsidies for the development of renewable energies and for learning new technologies need to be increased urgently, experts say.
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