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Obama Fails to Reverse Militarisation of Latin America Policy
- Inter Press Service
President Barack Obama has largely disappointed hopes for an 'equal partnership' with the countries of Latin America, according to the latest in a series of annual reports on U.S. relations with the region released here Monday.
How to Spend Environmental Funds
- Inter Press Service
The world's multilateral credit institutions have often faced the criticism that they cause more problems than they prevent. As the challenges increase, such as those posed by climate change, the debate is shifting to environmental financing.
U.N. Body Urges Caution on Synthetic Bacteria, Geoengineering
- Inter Press Service
Scientists announced the creation of first self-replicating synthetic life form last Friday, and a few hours later, a United Nations science advisory body meeting here urged countries to take a strong precautionary approach to avoid release of such entities into the environment.
BRAZIL: Report Challenges Rio Slum Evictions
- Inter Press Service
The debate surrounding the evacuation decree for eight 'favelas' or slums in this Brazilian city, ordered by the Rio municipal government citing the danger of landslides, has taken a new course with the release of a study that undermines the official argument.
Argentina's Dream of Equality Unfulfilled, 200 Years On
- Inter Press Service
As Argentina celebrates the bicentennial of the revolution that paved the way for independence from Spain, the promise of social progress remains unfulfilled for excluded and marginalised groups.
AFRICA: 'EU Subsidises Companies Guilty of Illegal Fishing'
- Inter Press Service
The European Union has for years been paying subsidies to the tune of one billion euro annually to industrial fishing companies based in its member states, including companies that have been caught fishing illegally in African waters.
AUSTRALIA: Debate Heats Up on Equal Representation of Women
- Inter Press Service
Australia may be the land of the ‘fair go’, yet not all seems fair where equal representation of men and women is concerned.
TRADE-NEPAL: Himalayan Nation’s Garment Industry in Tatters
- Inter Press Service
These days, First Vice-President of Garment Association (GAN) of Nepal Udaya Raj Pandey is mostly seen at the National Campus rather than the GAN office that he once frequented almost every day. The reason: He has shut down his garment company — Sirin Garments Industries Pvt Ltd — and invested in the educational institution.
BIODIVERSITY: Saving the Planet Can Be Fun
- Inter Press Service
Saving the planet from environmental catastrophe is undoubtedly very important, but one of the reasons many people are not doing their bit could be that being green does not seem much fun.
ROMANIA: Trade Unions Warn Against Unjustified Pay Cuts
- Inter Press Service
Romania’s trade unions have warned that a series of protests against drastic cuts in pensions and salaries would turn into full-fledged general strikes by month-end unless the government heeded to the needs of ordinary people.
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