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ARGENTINA: Poorest First Served with Free Digital TV
- Inter Press Service
In contrast to what has happened in most countries that have switched from analogue to digital television, in Argentina the technological leap has begun with the poorest households.
RIGHTS: Poor Foreigners Working Like 'Modern Slaves' in Mauritius
- Inter Press Service
Workers from Bangladesh have helped Mauritius to achieve the economic success and world market share that the Indian Ocean island state boasts about. But many live and work in conditions described as akin to 'modern slavery', apart from facing discrimination, the denial of labour rights and even violence.
UGANDA: Getting the Common Market to Benefit the Common Woman
- Inter Press Service
July 1 marks the moment when the East African Community common market protocol kicked into operation. But Ugandan women face several obstacles before they will benefit from the boost that the protocol gives to the free movement of goods, labour and capital.
POLITICS: U.S. Had the Last Word, But China Was the Winner at G20
- Inter Press Service
U.S. President Barack Obama may have squeezed in the last word as the G20 summit wrapped up recently in Toronto, but it was China that came away looking like the summit’s winner.
THAILAND: ‘Reforms’, Emergency Situation Weigh Heavily on Media
- Inter Press Service
Thailand’s media are not very happy these days, and it’s not only because of an emergency decree that turns three months old next week.
PERU: 'Don't Minimise' Impacts of Amazon Oil Spill
- Inter Press Service
Pluspetrol's Jun. 19 petroleum spill has left the Marañón River, in the Peruvian Amazon, with oil and grease levels thousands of times greater than the maximum allowed for human consumption, affecting more than 4,000 local residents.
KENYA: Tradition an Obstacle to Maternal Health
- Inter Press Service
Their kangas and heavy bead necklaces are the only colour in an arid landscape. The weary women waiting outside the Kangatotha dispensary have walked up to 50 kilometres to receive food aid; now they will walk home carrying their share.
ANGOLA: Drilling Ever Deeper, Hoping for the Best
- Inter Press Service
While BP struggles to contain an oil spill that U.S. government estimates indicate is now the largest ever in the Gulf of Mexico, questions are being asked about how well prepared Africa's oil-producing countries are for a similar incident.
URUGUAY: Women Join Forces in the Parliamentary Trenches
- Inter Press Service
Women lawmakers in Uruguay have joined forces across party lines, in spite of criticism from colleagues in their own parties, and have built majorities to approve laws in favour of gender equality and other rights that have been denied for years.
UGANDA: HIV-positive Teens Infecting Other Teens
- Inter Press Service
HIV-positive Phiona* (19) had unprotected sex with her best friend and she prays that she did not infect him with the virus. She knew she should not have let it happen but Phiona was too scared to tell him her status, and the teenagers did not have access to condoms.
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