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EGYPT: Soaring Food Prices Squeeze Poor
- Inter Press Service
Prices for most basic food commodities in Egypt have finally returned to earth - more or less - after soaring to unprecedented levels over the summer. But steadily rising food costs in recent years, along with the government's seeming disinclination to take effective steps to regulate the market, continue to be the source of mounting public anger.
Lebanon Pressured to Improve Palestinians' Lot
- Inter Press Service
Abu Yussif doesn't want to talk about his work any more. 'It's not going to help and nothing will change anyway,' he says. The tall, white-haired Palestinian has just returned from work and relaxes in his little garden in the refugee camp Bourj ash-Shamali near the southern Lebanese city of Tyre.
CHINA: Magazine Closure Setback for Cultural Revival
- Inter Press Service
When ‘Soho Xiaobao’ magazine suddenly announced in October that it was ceasing publication, it marked a huge setback for privately funded efforts to breathe fresh air into contemporary Chinese culture.
BANGLADESH: School’s In To Drive Poverty Out
- Inter Press Service
Since her admission in January 2009 into Kurmitola government primary school in the Khilkhet district of capital Dhaka, 10- year-old Anju Aktar has never missed a day of class. In fact, Aktar’s mid-term report card shows that she is one of the school’s top students.
World's Poorest Nations See a Glimmer of Hope
- Inter Press Service
When the U.N. General Assembly recognised a special category of member states ranked as Least Developed Countries (LDCs) back in 1971, there were only 25 which qualified for the dubious distinction of being the 'poorest of the world's poor'.
Cracks in Costa Rica's Green Image
- Inter Press Service
For many, Costa Rica embodies the notion of a country committed to taking care of its natural environment. But Costa Rican activists beg to differ, and have a list of the actions that contradict the country's green 'for-export' image.
BRAZIL: Cattle Ranching Areas in the Amazon Industrialise
- Inter Press Service
The agricultural frontier state of Rondonia in Brazil is a byword for deforestation in the Amazon jungle, much of which has been cleared in the northwestern state for cash crops and a cattle herd that has grown to 12 million head.
Fooling Fish to Grow and Multiply
- Inter Press Service
Surrounded by glass jugs and beakers full of bubbling green slime, Mohamed Ashour appears to be experimenting with a new formula for pea soup. As part of his daily rounds, the Egyptian researcher checks the valves on the tubing connecting each vessel, ensuring their verdant-hued contents are adequately aerated.
RIGHTS-ZIMBABWE: 'Sanctions Are Hurting the Right People'
- Inter Press Service
The word 'sanctions' was among the first five words mentioned to the new European Union (EU) ambassador to Zimbabwe Aldo Dell Ariccia when he first arrived and met with government officials in Zimbabwe a few months ago.
RIGHTS-PAKISTAN: Educated, Glamorous and Wearing A Hijab
- Inter Press Service
They are young, educated, urban women who frequent cafes, shop at ritzy fashion outlets, and go to yoga classes whenever they have time off work.
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