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Volcanic Ash Clouds May Drive Changes in Air Traffic
- Inter Press Service
Iceland's volcanoes contributed to conditions that may have hastened the French Revolution, and could now speed changes in air transport, which not only is vulnerable to natural disasters but is suffering from heavy congestion of its routes in Europe.
Q&A: Coal, a Silent Killer
- Inter Press Service
Fatal accidents at coalmines, like the recent tragedies in China and the United States, cause great public alarm. But U.S. physician Alan Lockwood warns that many more deaths are caused by the pollution that comes from the use of coal as an energy source.
EGYPT: New Head of Al-Azhar Quits Party Politics
- Inter Press Service
When Ahmed al-Tayeb, the newly-appointed grand sheikh of Egypt's prestigious Al-Azhar religious institution, relinquished his membership in President Hosni Mubarak's ruling National Democratic Party (NDP), it carried significance.
MALAYSIA: Tougher Days Ahead for Ruling Coalition, Opposition
- Inter Press Service
A closely contested by-election over the weekend, which saw victory for the ruling coalition, shows that the political terrain in multi-ethnic Malaysia remains divided and raises searching questions for the opposing sides.
AFRICA: Fair Trade Farmers’ Exports Hit by Volcanic Ash
- Inter Press Service
African farmers are assessing the financial impact of the Icelandic volcanic ash clouds that led to a lockdown of Europe’s airspace, forcing fair trade flower growers from Africa to throw away 20 million roses that were meant for the European market.
Savings Spurned in Zimbabwe Water Purification
- Inter Press Service
Zimbabwe spends an estimated 100 million dollars a year importing aluminium sulphate for water treatment plants. But a local entrepreneur has developed a technique to extract the needed compound from kaolin and flint clays abundantly available within the country.
Fears of Military Takeover in Madagascar
- Inter Press Service
The deadline the Malagasy Armed Forces gave transitional authorities to find a solution to the political crisis that has paralysed Madagascar for over a year will expire at the end of April.
CUBA: Keeping the Festival Magic Alive
- Inter Press Service
As the cinema lights switched off, the groups of painters, impromptu filmmakers and craftspeople who filled the parks and plazas of this eastern Cuban town over the past week began to drift away. The musicians who played every night till dawn are gone, and so are the vendors of prawn cocktails, crabmeat pies and roast suckling pig.
Q&A: 'It's a Complete Reboot of How We See Things'
- Inter Press Service
The blockbuster, critically acclaimed film 'Avatar' portrays the ruthless plundering of a pristine ecosystem on a distant planet by greedy corporate interests — a scenario that is all too familiar to many indigenous communities here on Earth.
Sudan Election Results - Another Step Along Uncertain Road
- Inter Press Service
A convoy of Omar al-Bashir supporters, hooting and chanting party slogans as it drove through Khartoum, drew only disinterested stares en route to a celebration at party headquarters on Apr. 26
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