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LATIN AMERICA: Foreign Investment on the Rise, But Still 'Low-Quality'
- Inter Press Service
Foreign direct investment (FDI) flows to Latin America and the Caribbean, which fell 42 percent in 2009 due to the global economic crisis, will grow 40 to 50 percent this year, says a new report released by ECLAC Wednesday.
U.S. House Clears Haiti Trade Bill
- Inter Press Service
The U.S. House of Representatives Wednesday approved a major trade bill designed to boost U.S. and other investment in Haiti's textile and apparel industry following January's devastating earthquake in which at least 200,000 people are believed to have been killed.
MAURITIUS-POLITICS: Voting for the Future
- Inter Press Service
As Mauritians went to the polls to elect a new government for the next five years in a closely contested election, across the island women were voting for a better life.
SOUTH AFRICA: Teenagers’ Health at Tremendous Risk
- Inter Press Service
'I sometimes drink alcohol because it makes things funny,' said 15-year-old Senelo* giggles shyly. 'I go to unlicensed taverns. They sell alcohol without asking questions.'
The Bittersweet Dreams of Uruguay's Beekeepers
- Inter Press Service
Beekeepers in the small South American country of Uruguay are facing climate change and a complex web of problems that threaten their livelihoods.
ENVIRONMENT: Oil Spill Gives Urgency to UN Oceans Meet
- Inter Press Service
The disastrous oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has given increased urgency to the fifth Global Oceans Conference taking place here at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO).
INDIA: Mobile Phone-Based News System Gives Voice to Tribals
- Inter Press Service
The central Indian remote jungles of Chhattisgarh and the urban technology- savvy node of Bangalore are now linked by a mobile phone-based information system, a first in the world, called CG Net Swara.
UNASUR Bloc Lashes Out at EU Over Honduras
- Inter Press Service
The governments of the South American Union of Nations (UNASUR) confirmed their refusal to recognise the government of Honduras and named former Argentine President Néstor Kirchner (2003-2007) as the regional bloc's first secretary general Tuesday.
CUBA: Drought Looming — Again
- Inter Press Service
As Cuba feels the impact of a drought that is affecting the entire Caribbean region, authorities have stepped up calls for water savings in households and the public sector.
Broken Promises on Zimbabwe Press Freedom
- Inter Press Service
Fourteen months after Zimbabwe's government of national unity was formed, harassment, arbitrary arrest and general intimidation of journalists remains common.
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