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ECONOMY-BALKANS: 'How Did We Become So Poor?'
- Inter Press Service
Almost two decades after Yugoslavia fell apart, the majority of the defunct socialist country’s people are insecure and uncertain for their future with the booming economy and rapid development that capitalism promised remaining a pipe dream.
Advantage GM in Europe
- Inter Press Service
Leading biotechnology companies have been granted privileged access to the European Union's policy makers as part of their efforts to speed up the approval of new genetically modified (GM) crops.
MIDEAST: Chomsky - Latest Jewish Thinker Savaged by Israel
- Inter Press Service
When internationally renowned linguist, philosopher and political analyst Noam Chomsky was barred from entering the West Bank, he joined a chorus of Jewish intellectuals savaged by the Israeli government for outspoken criticism.
PAKISTAN: TB-Afflicted Women Struggle to Overcome Social Stigma
- Inter Press Service
Abdul Wahid’s wife had been unwell for two years, showing symptoms of a chronic infectious disease such as prolonged coughing, before she finally decided to see a doctor.
Football Fortunes for Mexican TV
- Inter Press Service
Horacio Ramos is not bothered about paying an extra 50 dollars on his television subscription so that he can watch the entire FIFA World Cup, which kicks off Jun. 11 in South Africa.
Q&A: 'Old Rich' Countries Owe Debt for Climate Crisis
- Inter Press Service
Countries closest to the equator will suffer most from climate change, according to Gwynne Dyer, a geopolitical analyst and journalist who predicts catastrophic events over the next few decades if temperatures continue to rise.
BOLIVIA: Amazon Indigenous Communities Plan 1,000-km March
- Inter Press Service
The indigenous peoples of the Amazon region of Bolivia have declared themselves in a 'state of emergency' and announced that on May 20 they will begin a 1,000-kilometre march to La Paz to demand that the government defend their territory from being plundered by oil, logging and mining companies.
U.S.: Momentum Builds to Ratify Land Mine Treaty
- Inter Press Service
More than two-thirds of U.S. senators have signed a letter calling on President Barack Obama to develop a plan to join a 17-year-old international treaty banning the production, transfer, and use of anti-personnel land mines.
MIDEAST: Israel, Iran Talking War to Ward Off War?
- Inter Press Service
Suddenly, the Middle East is awash with talk of war this summer. Or, is the talk of war merely meant to keep war at bay?
SWAZILAND: Activist's Funeral Postponed As Police 'Suppress Terrorism'
- Inter Press Service
The Swazi government is determined that neither in life nor death will Sipho Jele's political colours be flown publicly.
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