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CLIMATE CHANGE: New Financial Scheme Turns Heat on Rich Nations
- Inter Press Service
A new financial mechanism to help the developing world deal with the challenges posed by climate change looms as a major hurdle on the road leading up to a United Nations summit in Copenhagen in mid-December.
EAST TIMOR: Slow Progress for Corruption Watchdog
- Inter Press Service
A lack of political will to tackle corruption in East Timor is holding the country back, said Sebastiao Ximenes, East Timor’s Ombudsman for Human Rights and Justice.
ENERGY: Crisis Has Hurt Investment in Renewables
- Inter Press Service
In Latin America, Brazil is the leader in the development of renewable energies, while nations like Mexico, Peru, Chile and Argentina are taking slow steps to change their energy mix.
RIGHTS: Police Force HIV Tests for Sex Workers
- Inter Press Service
It was, Malawian police say, a routine sweep for criminals at one of the country’s busiest border posts. They were looking for criminals.
COLOMBIA: US Should Opens Its Files on Palace of Justice Massacre
- Inter Press Service
A declassified U.S. State Department cable dated January 1999 blames Colombian soldiers for the killings of civilians rescued by the military operation to retake the Palace of Justice from guerrillas who had seized the building in November 1985.
BIODIVERSITY: Dwindling Fish Catch Could Leave a Billion Hungry
- Inter Press Service
Fish catches are expected to decline dramatically in the world's tropical regions because of climate change, but may increase in the north, said a new study published Thursday.
POLITICS: Obama (and Everyone Else) 'Surprised' by Nobel
- Inter Press Service
Friday's announcement that U.S. President Barack Obama had been awarded this year's Nobel Peace Prize barely nine months into his presidency drew an outpouring of formal congratulations from around the world, amid scepticism and speculation over whether the prize would ultimately prove an asset or liability.
TRADE: NGOs Welcome EU’s Vow 'not to push ACP into EPAs'
- Inter Press Service
Non-governmental organisations have expressed their satisfaction at the European Commission’s declaration that it would not put 'undue pressure' on African and other countries to conclude the controversial trade deals called economic partnership agreements (EPAs).
CLIMATE CHANGE: Four Degrees of Devastation
- Inter Press Service
The prospect of a four-degree Celsius rise in global average temperatures in 50 years is alarming - but not alarmist, climate scientists now believe.
SOUTHERN AFRICA: Lack of Clean Groundwater a Health Threat
- Inter Press Service
As the rainy season approaches, and sewage from pit latrines seep further into the Zimbabwe's groundwater, Irene Ngubeni will be at risk as the country faces another possible cholera outbreak.
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