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EASTERN EUROPE: Fair Trade Takes Off
- Inter Press Service
Fair trade is becoming popular in Central and Eastern Europe, as activist groups raise awareness of the region's responsibility towards the rest of the world, and open an increasing number of fair trade shops and cafes.
Q&A: 'Closer Now to a Nuke-Free World'
- Inter Press Service
A world free of nuclear weapons is no longer utopia - it is a concrete possibility, says Daisaku Ikeda, president of the Buddhist association Soka Gokkai International (SGI).
DEVELOPMENT: ‘Gender Is No Distraction in Climate Change Talks’
- Inter Press Service
As the countdown to the Copenhagen Climate Change Summit draws to a close, gender and climate change advocates are doubling their efforts to make sure that 23 gender-related paragraphs in the negotiating text will make it to the new treaty that will be hammered out in December.
AGRICULTURE: Can South Africa Afford to Export Virtual Water?
- Inter Press Service
Near the banks of the Orange River, farm manager Le Roux Viljoen sends off an SMS to a weather station and receives an almost instantaneous response telling him the temperature, wind direction and estimated evaporation index.
ZIMBABWE: Virgins Forced into Marriage to ‘Appease’ Evil Spirits
- Inter Press Service
Three years after being seized from their families and forced to marry and have sex with adult men in a Shona ritual to appease an avenging spirit, five teenagers are facing a dismal reality.
RIGHTS-JAPAN: Women Talk: ‘We Want Greater Gender Equality’
- Inter Press Service
'I hope to see a society where women can comfortably work and raise a family — at the same time.'
PERU: Fujimori Admits Wiretapping, Bribery
- Inter Press Service
Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori pleaded guilty Monday to wiretapping opposition lawmakers and journalists, bribing legislators to switch over to his side in Congress, and using public funds to purchase a cable news channel to back up his reelection campaign.
FINANCE: World Bank Head Acknowledges Shifting Global Order
- Inter Press Service
The world economic crisis has called attention to shifting international power structures as emerging economies gain more influence and the failure of globalisation to assist the poorest countries becomes clear, said World Bank President Robert B. Zoellick in anticipation of the bank's annual meeting in Istanbul, Turkey next week.
SOUTH AFRICA: Less Water More Money
- Inter Press Service
South Africans may have to start paying more for water if they do not manage their water resources efficiently.
SOUTHERN AFRICA: Orange River Marshes Need a Lifetime to Recover
- Inter Press Service
Much of the internationally-recognised wetland surrounding the Orange River mouth has lost its rich green colour. Situated close to long-standing diamond mining operations, the river's mouth has been treated with environmental disregard for decades.
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