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Malawi Gay Couple Found Guilty of Love
- Inter Press Service
On May 18, Steven Monjeza and Tiwonge Chimbalanga, the two men arrested in December after their traditional engagement party, were convicted of 'unnatural acts' and 'gross indecency' under colonial-era laws that remain in Malawi's penal code.
JAPAN: Gloom Grips the Land of the Rising Sun
- Inter Press Service
Mitsuko and Koji Iwatsuki, both in their senior years, spend their days taking walks, playing golf occasionally and going on foreign trips once a year.
ECONOMY-BALKANS: 'How Did We Become So Poor?'
- Inter Press Service
Almost two decades after Yugoslavia fell apart, the majority of the defunct socialist country’s people are insecure and uncertain for their future with the booming economy and rapid development that capitalism promised remaining a pipe dream.
Advantage GM in Europe
- Inter Press Service
Leading biotechnology companies have been granted privileged access to the European Union's policy makers as part of their efforts to speed up the approval of new genetically modified (GM) crops.
PAKISTAN: TB-Afflicted Women Struggle to Overcome Social Stigma
- Inter Press Service
Abdul Wahid’s wife had been unwell for two years, showing symptoms of a chronic infectious disease such as prolonged coughing, before she finally decided to see a doctor.
Q&A: 'Old Rich' Countries Owe Debt for Climate Crisis
- Inter Press Service
Countries closest to the equator will suffer most from climate change, according to Gwynne Dyer, a geopolitical analyst and journalist who predicts catastrophic events over the next few decades if temperatures continue to rise.
SWAZILAND: Activist's Funeral Postponed As Police 'Suppress Terrorism'
- Inter Press Service
The Swazi government is determined that neither in life nor death will Sipho Jele's political colours be flown publicly.
SRI LANKA: Tourists Return to Paradise Isle a Year After War’s End
- Inter Press Service
A year since Sri Lanka’s bloody civil war ended on May 18 last year, tourists are returning in huge numbers to a popular beach destination located over 300 kilometres from where the last battles were fought.
ECONOMY: Africa Has Less Say After Changes in World Bank Voting
- Inter Press Service
The World Bank has described its recent increase of 3.13 percent in the voting power of emerging economies as a reform 'to enhance voice and participation of developing and transition countries'. But the shift has actually decreased a third of African countries’ share of votes.
BULGARIA: Blue Danube Meanders Into Road Building
- Inter Press Service
The European Union Danube Strategy (DS), unfolding this year, is proving to be a litmus test for the viability of the concept of ‘green growth’ in Eastern Europe.
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