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CAMEROON: Gearing Up for Copenhagen
- Inter Press Service
'Developed countries have failed to respect the Kyoto Protocol which compelled them to reduce latest 2008 emissions of greenhouse gases by five percent. There is therefore need for new engagements to be taken at the Copenhagen Summit.' Decisive words from Cameroon's minister for the environment, Pierre Hele.
TRADE: 'We Won’t be Frogmarched Towards a Doha Conclusion'
- Inter Press Service
In a rare meeting of minds, a parliamentarian, a civil servant and a trade unionist, all three from Africa, agreed that the current course of the World Trade Organisation’s Doha Round of trade talks is detrimental to the interests of African countries.
SOUTHERN AFRICA: Too Much Water and Not Enough to Drink
- Inter Press Service
Mmankosana Letsoela has been queuing since 5am to collect water. You would think that arriving so early at the bore-hole water pump; she would be the first in line.
VIETNAM: Preparation Mitigates Impact of Typhoon Ketsana
- Inter Press Service
Three days may have been a small window of opportunity, but it was enough time to save thousands of lives.
HONDURAS: Anti-Coup Resistance Movement 'Firmly United'
- Inter Press Service
The National Resistance Front Against the Coup d'Etat (FRN) in Honduras is carrying out a nationwide consultation among its members to establish its position with respect to the expected talks between ousted President Manuel Zelaya and the de facto government, the movement's leaders said.
POLITICS: Marching Round the World for Peace
- Inter Press Service
Activists from many nations will set out from New Zealand Saturday on a march for peace and non-violence that will cover more than 90 countries on five continents, winding up on Jan. 2 at the foot of Mount Aconcagua, in western Argentina.
POLITICS: U.N. Session Marked by Highs and Lows
- Inter Press Service
The two-week long high-level segment of the U.N. General Assembly, which concluded last week, was characterised by historic moments, political controversies, and at times, routine boredom.
BRAZIL: Olympics in Rio — 'Happiness' Trumps Wealth and Technology
- Inter Press Service
Brazil has 'the happiest and most creative' people in the world, and deserved this opportunity, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said in Copenhagen, celebrating Friday's election of Rio de Janeiro as the host of the 2016 Olympic Games.
IRAN: Non-Western Big Powers Enjoy Growing Influence
- Inter Press Service
Thursday's seven-party talks in Geneva on Iran's nuclear programme resulted in a breakthrough agreement on Russian enrichment of materials Tehran needs for nuclear-medical work.
ECONOMY: 'Too Early To Declare Success'
- Inter Press Service
The official opening of the annual meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is scheduled for Oct. 6, but political activities and tension have already taken control of the daily life of Istanbul.
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